Scientists at MIT have used specialized nanoparticles to create light-emitting plants. The engineers then used an LED to charge the particles embedded in the plant’s leaves.

The flexible, light-emitting film stuck to the skin, showing a Stanford University logo. Zhitao Zhang and Jiancheng Lai, Bao Group Research Lab.

In a study that could result in a new era in illumination, scientists from Japan and Germany have built eco-friendly light-emitting electrochemical cells with the use of new molecules known as ...

Normally, organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are made with precious metals. Even some sensors can contain metals such as iridium. But the new material can be made without metal, ...