eMagin issued a press release today regarding their OLED lighting project they are conducting together with the University of Rechester. eMagin says that the partnership will seek to drastically improve the amount of useful light emitted from the device by developing technologies that use nano-particle based plasmonic scattering of light.
So this is an OLED lighting project, and it doesn't seem directly related to microdisplays (although eMagin does say that this can lead to more efficient microdisplays, too). In fact eMagin comments that "Success in this research effort has the potential to revolutionize the multi-billion-dollar markets for home, commercial and industrial lighting systems....We look forward to working with our partners at the University of Rochester to advance the next generation of OLED technology for lighting solutions with an eye toward commercialization.
So are eMagin planning to enter the OLED lighting market? It seems that the company will not only work on the technology, but actually sees product commercialization in the future.
