Flat light bulb from Rohinni. It is not just flat, but also 3D printed..
We are used to the fact that the light in our house appears thanks to rounded bulbs. Even small New Year’s garlands (which, by the way, it’s time to buy), have small LED lamps of a rounded or oblong shape. A startup Rohinni from Idaho, USA, decided to make a flat light bulb. And not just make it, but print it on a 3D printer.
Rohinni startup has created an ultra-thin light bulb. The company says it can be 3D printed and applied to any surface, including as surface lighting, inside cars or as part of smartphones, and many other uses..
A thin light source is obtained by 3D printing on a conductive layer using ink and small LEDs. Both materials are placed between two layers and sealed together. Small diodes, about the size of blood cells, are randomly distributed throughout the material. These diodes light up when current flows through them..
The firm says it has no plans to compete with products in the LED TV or OLED TV markets. They are interested in the niche of lighting fixtures, mobile phones, car headlights. The product was named Lightpaper (translation: «Glowing paper») and will be launched in mid-2015. This is said to be the next big thing in the lighting industry..
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