solid state lighting

UV Lights the Way

Materials scientists work on the semiconductors that could transform how we disinfect surfaces, spaces, PPE
Filling a Gap

With a Ph.D. from UCSB, newly minted electrical engineer Anisa Myzaferi sets off on new adventure in education
Celebrating a Year of Light

Symposium on next-generation lighting and light-based research will feature talks by four Nobel laureates
A Global Laureate

Shuji Nakamura, who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, is named a 2015 Global Energy Prize Laureate
Building a Better LED

Ram Seshadri, professor of materials, and of chemistry and biochemistry, demonstrates the optimal structure for phosphors

By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED...

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