Glowing wallpaper to spell the end for light bulbs

A company based in Wales is developing the first glowing wallpaper that will replace the regular incandescent light bulbs.

The new technology involves applying a special chemical coating to wallpaper and adding a small electrical current to produce light evenly throughout a room.

Officials at Lomox Limited say the breakthrough is more than twice as efficient as Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and 90 percent more efficient than regular incandescent lamps, theoretically reducing a building's energy consumption by as much as 10 percent. Dimmer switches can be installed to control brightness.

Also the lighting quality is much higher, approximating glare-free ambient daylight, which will create additional gains in productivity and reduced costs for electrical fixtures and wiring.

Company officials say the revolutionary light emitting wallpaper would be available as soon as 2012, and could help cut Britain's carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 with the elimination of light bulbs.

The work is being funded with a £454,000 grant from the Carbon Trust -- a UK government funded organization working with companies to reduce carbon emissions.

Source: PressTV.
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