Printed Sheets of OLED Lights Will Light Up Your Life

Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 11:30 PM on October 11, 2008 CNN reports that General Electric has created a giant OLED panel printer to be specifically used for lighting. The "semi-trailer" sized machine prints out thin layers of flexible plastic, covers them with chemicals, and seals them with foil, so they'll glow a frosty blue-white if an electrical current is applied. But these OLED sheets aren't exactly lightbulb substitutes. Our current incandescent and CFL bulbs are super bright and super small, which is why we have to artfully cover them with lampshades or, in... [read full story]