Advances in materials are driving the proliferation of new technologies, from energy to smart phones and televisions to robotic surgery, MIT faculty and industry researchers said during MIT’s recent Materials Day Symposium, hosted by the Materials Processing Center. 

Here are the highlights from the symposium:

Phosphorescent organic LEDs
PHOLEDs are leading a new generation of vivid color and depth perspective in televisions, according to Michael S. Weaver, director of PHOLED applications engineering and development, for Ewing, New Jersey-based Universal Display Corp. Read more.

Colloidal quantum dots
Colloidal quantum dots hold the promise of changing the way we think about LED lighting, Professor Vladimir Bulovic, director of the Microsystems Technology Lab at MIT, said. “By changing the size of the dot, you can change the color of the dot,” he said. Read more.

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