Engineers: Efficient Organic LEDs a Step Toward Better Lights.

Byline: University of Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- For those who love "green" compact fluorescent bulbs but hate their cold light, here's some good news: Researchers are closer to flipping the switch on cheaper, richer LED-type room lighting

University of Florida materials science and engineers have achieved a new record in efficiency of blue organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs. Because blue is essential to white light, the advance helps overcome a hurdle to lighting that is much more efficient than compact fluorescents -- but can produce high-quality light similar to standard incandescent bulbs.

"The quality of the …