GE ceases investing in incandescent technology
It was the idea of ideas, the spark that created one of the world's largest companies. Now, General Electric is leaving it behind (and maybe they should've done it a little sooner). It's the incandescent light bulb, which most industrialized countries are looking to ban completely in the next few years.
GE was actually working on a program to make incandescents more efficient. But now they have completely ceased all research and development into the bulb.
Instead, GE will redouble its efforts on LED and OLED technology (pictured), which they hope to have for sale by 2010. OLEDs have the ability not just to kill the bulb, but to kill the entire idea of a lamp, as they can be flat, bendable and even transparent.
Oh and, of course, they can be even more efficient than CFLs.
Via OLED Info
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