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Phosphors help switch on xenon

Apr 1, 1999

A phosphor material that emits almost twice as many photons as it absorbs has been discovered by researchers at Utrecht University in the Netherlands (R Wegh et al . 1999 Science 283 663). The discovery may lead to a new generation of highly efficient fluorescent lights and plasma displays that are also environmentally safe.

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