---
title: "New LED Technology Is Significantly Less Expensive and More Efficient"
description: "Engineers at Florida State University have revealed a new kind of light emitting diode that can be applied like paint and can can be used to make a light bulb."
date: "2015-09-01"
modified: "2015-09-01"
authors:
  - name: "Kif Leswing"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/kif_leswing"
url: "https://futurism.com/new-led-technology-is-significantly-less-expensive-and-more-efficient"
categories:
  - "Robots and Machines"
---

# New LED Technology Is Significantly Less Expensive and More Efficient

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- In a discovery published in Advanced Materials, the team describes its new material, which is a combination of "organic and inorganic" materials. It shines a blue, green, or right light.
- But one of the big jumps might be in manufacturing. Most LED materials require four or five layers. This team's discover only requires one.
- “It can potentially revolutionize lighting technology. In general, the cost of LED lighting has been a big concern thus far. Energy savings have not balanced out high costs. The new discovery could change that,” explained Zhibin Yu, the research lead.