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Light at the end of the tunnel LED lighting technology has the potential to slash electricity consumption by 15 per cent – reducing carbon emissions by an estimated 23 million tonnes. UK materials scientists from the University of Cambridge, supported by EPSRC, are ensuring this technology penetrates the domestic and office markets by increasing its affordability. The Cambridge team have developed a new way of producing gallium nitride which could mean cheap, mass produced LEDs become widely available within the next five years.
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