Something "news" in Light Emitting Diodes...

[Maxmars]

This is potentially useful to say the least...

The “impossible” LED breakthrough that changes everything

Reportedly, 
 

Researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge have discovered how to drive electrical current into materials that normally do not conduct, a feat previously thought impossible under normal conditions.

Admitting my layman status, I appeal to the many members who have a grasp of the molecular physics end of this...

It seems that by fusing certain materials together... meticulously... the result is the original surface of the base material.. with molecular hairs... tiny segments of the added material... dangling out from the base surface.

The precisely formulated and specifically intended 'dangling molecular antennae' respond to energy and can be made to emit specific frequencies near the infra-red (don't know if that's closer to microwave, or visible light.)

Seems to be a rather promising tech to explore....
 

Scientists have unveiled a technique that uses 'molecular antennas' to direct electrical energy into insulating nanoparticles. This approach creates a new family of ultra-pure near-infrared LEDs that could be used in medical diagnostics, optical communication systems, and sensitive detectors.

So any material can be made to be a conduit on transmitter of energy... even non conductive materials...

By attaching carefully chosen organic molecules that act like tiny antennas, they have built the first light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from insulating nanoparticles.

According to one post-doc researcher:

"This is just the beginning. We've unlocked a whole new class of materials for optoelectronics," added Dr. Yunzhou Deng, postdoctoral research associate at the Cavendish Laboratory. "The fundamental principle is so versatile that we can now explore countless combinations of organic molecules and insulating nanomaterials. This will allow us to create devices with tailored properties for applications we haven't even thought of yet."

[quintessentone]

I've only recently, within the last 10 years, learned that electricity's energy actually moves outside of the wires and that was only due to my interest in the electric universe. Seems I needed a quick Electricity 101 refresh.

So it makes sense that they would try to improve the existing state of the travel of energy and perhaps make it safer?

[MonkMode]

I've only recently, within the last 10 years, learned that electricity's energy actually moves outside of the wires and that was only due to my interest in the electric universe. Seems I needed a quick Electricity 101 refresh.

So it makes sense that they would try to improve the existing state of the travel of energy and perhaps make it safer?

Yeah I heard that too on the Veritasium YouTube channel, electric energy doesn’t flow through the wires, but in a field outside the wires.  I think the wires are just oscillating back and forth.  Pretty awesome discovery.