February 18, 2005—More than 20 of Europes leading companies and research establishments in organic electronics and materials as well as lighting applications, have joined together in OLLA—an integrated research and development project to advance Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) technologies.
The project goal is to demonstrate in 2008 high-brightness white OLED light tiles for use in general lighting applications, with a long lifetime and high energy efficiency.
OLEDs are a new class of solid state light sources, which are opening up completely new applications in large area illumination. Since they are flat light sources, they could be made on flexible substrates. They could also be used in lighting systems with controllable color, allowing users to customize their light atmosphere at home. Furthermore, as a highly efficient light source, the technology has the potential of achieving substantial energy savings.
For more information, visit the OLLA Web site.
