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September 2008
Microsharp joins European OLED projectMicrosharp is pleased to announce its participation in OLED100.eu, an important R&D project to develop OLED technology for utilisation by the European lighting industry. If you would like more information about the OLED100.eu or Microsharps' capabilities in optical film design and manufacture please contact us at info@microsharp.co.uk . Best regards David Brogden - Business Development Director, Microsharp Corporation Ltd Microsharp joins Pan-European OLED development project
Microsharp Corporation Ltd, a privately owned U.K. company with expertise in the development of specialist optical films, has joined the EU funded, OLED-100.eu R&D project as the only U.K. participant. The 3 year, 20 million euro project, which follows on from the successful "OLLA" project, is viewed as critical to the long term development of the European OLED industry. The OLED100.eu goal is to develop all the necessary technologies needed to produce efficient OLED products for exploitation by the European lighting industry.
The project has a set of challenging goals:
Artificial lighting consumes a significant part of all the electrical energy produced worldwide. In homes and offices from 20% to 50% of total energy usage is due to lighting. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are very promising candidates to substitute conventional light sources like incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes. The rate of OLED development is such that soon they will be more efficient than CCFL and they offer many advantages in ease of manufacture and in providing a variety of light form factors. Microsharp's contribution will be to develop optical film structures to enhance the efficiency and increase potential lifetimes through improved light outcouplings Other partners in the project include:
For more information on the OLED100.eu project: cordis.europa.eu/fetch or contact Microsharp at info@microsharp.co.uk . |
