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The Potential
“Suppose that one could shrink a conventional fluorescent lamp in size by 3-5 orders of magnitude to yield lamps smaller than the diameter of a human hair? Suppose further that not just one, but thousands or millions, of these microscopic light sources can be built into the surface of a material by some of the very same large scale processes used in microelectronic circuit fabrication? This is precisely what has been accomplished in the emerging field of microcavity plasmas, or microplasmas for short. By successfully confining plasmas in arrays of microcavities, our team of scientists and engineers have realized light-emitting sheets that are thin and inexpensive, and hold considerable promise as the next generation of lighting technology.”
-- Gary Eden, Co-Founder of Eden Park Illumination and Gilmore Family Endowed Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
