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DoE to Spend $5M for Solid-State Lighting Research

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2006 -- The US Department of Energy's (DoE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will spend nearly $5 million for solid-state lighting (SSL) research in nanotechnology, it was announced last week. The research will be conducted by DoE's Sandia, Oak Ridge, Los Alamos and Argonne national laboratories, with Sandia's four projects receiving approximately half of the funds. DOE Secretary Samuel W. Bodman announced the selection of the seven projects, saying SSL has the potential to more than double the efficiency of general lighting systems, reducing overall US energy consumption and...Read full article

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    Published: October 2006
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    nanotechnology
    The use of atoms, molecules and molecular-scale structures to enhance existing technology and develop new materials and devices. The goal of this technology is to manipulate atomic and molecular particles to create devices that are thousands of times smaller and faster than those of the current microtechnologies.
    plasmon
    Calculated quantity of the entire longitudinal wave of a solid substance's electron gas.
    quantum dots
    A quantum dot is a nanoscale semiconductor structure, typically composed of materials like cadmium selenide or indium arsenide, that exhibits unique quantum mechanical properties. These properties arise from the confinement of electrons within the dot, leading to discrete energy levels, or "quantization" of energy, similar to the behavior of individual atoms or molecules. Quantum dots have a size on the order of a few nanometers and can emit or absorb photons (light) with precise wavelengths,...
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