New lighting tech beats fluorescents

Organic light-emitting diodes, a technology that is being hailed as the future of home lighting, have surpassed fluorescent lights in energy efficiency, according a US company.

Universal Display Corp. said on Tuesday that it has created an OLED panel that produces 102 lumens, a measure of light output, per watt of electrical power.

Most fluorescent tubes yield 50 lumens to 90 lumens per watt, compact fluorescents less and Tungsten light bulbs the least - about 13 lumens per watt.