firefly light Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:19:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Firefly-Inspired Researchers Invent New Lighting Nanotechnology https://www.greenoptimistic.com/firefly-lighting-nanotechnology-syracuse-20120615/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/firefly-lighting-nanotechnology-syracuse-20120615/#respond Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:19:31 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25039 A new method of lighting based on how fireflies produce light has been discovered by scientists at Syracuse University. Their quantum nanorod chemical lighting system could one day replace LEDs and run without electricity – just like fireflies, only better. The breakthrough system is said to be 20 to 30 times more efficient than previous […]

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