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CIO confidence; a dead cat bounce?

At a time when banks are shedding IT roles by the dozen, it seems counter-intuitive that 83 per cent of the nation’s chief information officers should report they are confident about the future of their business to the extent that 45 per cent expect to hire IT staff in the first six months of the year. The question remains – is this a dead cat bounce?

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Philips makes first AC-powered OLED organic light

Science - Energy

Philips Research has developed the first white organic light emitting diode (OLED) module that is capable of being powered directly from a main electrical supply.

 


An OLED is a light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is a film of organic (O) compounds (which emits light when an electric current passes through it).

In the past, an OLED had to be powered from low-voltage direct current (DC) sources.

However, with this advancement by Philips Research, OLED modules can be run from alternative current (AC) sources.

Because there is not a need for a large power management device, according to Philips, the new OLED module can be plugged directly into a standard power outlet.

Consequently, the new OLED module will be less expensive to use by customers and will allow Philips to simplify its design.

A picture of the new Philips’ 230 volt AC-powered white-light OLED module is found in the LED-professional article “Philips Demonstrates World’s First Mains-Powered White-Light OLED Module.”

Page two concludes with comments made by Dr. Dirk Hente, one of the people involved in the new invention.

 

 



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