That way Philips can sell not just a bulb, but an entire lamp.

FORBES: Philips' LED Push

One promising way around this problem, being pursued by Philips Polymer Vision, Plastic Logic and other firms, is to make the transistors themselves out of plastic specifically, out of organic polymers.

ECONOMIST: REPORTS

Now, however, legions of scientists are racing the clock to develop new incandescents that will still meet the upcoming guidelines, with a Deposition Sciences technology paving the way for a post-2012 model from Philips.

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