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Rensselaer researchers identify cause of LED "efficiency droop"


July 30, 2013

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: A flaw called "efficiency droop" that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents.Full Story

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