The AIST’s environmental chemical technology research division is developing fluorescent glass suitable for excitation by near-UV LEDs.
By combining this glass with LEDs, it’s possible to obtain transparent, flat light sources, which haven’t been available before. It’s thought that this glass can be used to develop see-through displays, as well as light sources and displays that use solar cells without modifying them.
The AIST has used this fluorescent glass, together with ultraviolet LEDs and field sequential liquid crystal, to fabricate a prototype see-through liquid crystal display.
Related Links :
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http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
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http://www.nanotechexpo.jp/en/index.html (nano tech 2010)
