The Sterling Group consists of research-led UK universities which share a commitment to international excellence in Engineering research and teaching. The current membership is 24 institutions. The Group was founded around ten years ago to demonstrate to countries in South East Asia, particularly Malaysia and Singapore, that the highest...
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Over the years, the following public lectures have been given as part of the Sterling Group lecture tours. 2013: Vietnam Engineering Grand Challenges Prof Steve BullSchool of Chemical Engineering and Advanced MaterialsNewcastle University ——————————————————————————– 2008: Vietnam Materials, Mimicry and MEMS: the Future of Flight? Professor Julia King CBE FREng Vice ChancellorAston University ——————————————————————————– 2006: IndiaTangling with...
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The 2011 Sterling Group tour to Vietnam took place from 6 September to 14 September inclusive. Centres visited were Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City. There were seven tour party members. The tour party gave 54 lectures in 19 universities and public talks were given in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. ...
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Over the years, the following public lectures have been given as part of the Sterling Group lecture tours. ——————————————————————————– 2008: Vietnam Materials, Mimicry and MEMS: the Future of Flight? Professor Julia King CBE FREng Vice ChancellorAston University ——————————————————————————– 2006: IndiaTangling with Long Molecules Professor Dame Julia Higgins DBE FRS FREng...
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Conclusions We can increasingly design new materials for specific applications, for example GaN GaN-based blue and green LEDs have been designed and are already commercialised There is a wide range of other GaN-based devices with large potential market sales Further research into GaN-base materials and devices should yield ultra...
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Ultra-efficient White LEDs If we can make white LEDs 10x more efficient: Replace light bulbs with LEDs Substantial energy savings Reduced CO2 Power by solar cells/batteries Last 10 years continuously Last 60 years at 4 hours per day Huge world market Never change a light bulb! Previous slide Next...
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Domestic and Office Lighting In GaN blue LED efficiency: 1995 3 lumens/watt : 2000 10 lumens/watt White LED using phosphor efficiency 7 lumens/watt Light bulb efficiency 17 lumens/watt Fluorescent lamp 80 lumens/watt Red LED 100 lumens/watt Cost of white LEDs: 0.1 per lumen Previous slide Next slide Back to...
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Domestic and Office Lighting Tomorrow White light LEDs? Mix red, green and blue LEDs Use white phosphor on a blue LED Previous slide Next slide Back to first slide View graphic version
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Domestic and Office Lighting Today Light bulbs – lifetime 1,000 hours Fluorescent tubes – lifetime 10,000 hours Contain Hg. Toxic, ugly Previous slide Next slide Back to first slide View graphic version
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Domestic and Office Lighting Need to increase efficiency of white LED Decrease cost 20% of UK electricity is for lighting 40% of Thailand electricity is for lighting Previous slide Next slide Back to first slide View graphic version
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