Green LCD Rentals Power Themselves With Polarizing Organic Photovoltaic

In a world gone mad, it seems like green initiatives are falling by the wayside. But not for long, if a new development from UCLA is any indication.

iPads, monitors, printers, televisions, video walls and LCD rental offerings of any kind will soon be able to power themselves. This new capability comes to the world thanks to developments in polarizing organic photovoltaic technology. We’ll call it PoP LCD for now (take note, marketers!).

Where traditional LCDS have polarizers that block and absorb light, these new PoP polarizers will harvest the light and convert it over into energy. Not only will these new-age LCDs convert sunlight, but they will also grab 75 percent of the energy generated by backlights. By way of comparison, a device’s backlight hogs about 80 to 90 percent of the energy produced.

In the case of LCD’s, we’re almost at zero-point energy.

While no official conversion rates have been released, this innovation stands to make large changes in the way devices are manufactured.

Yang Yang, a professor of materials science at UCLA’s engineering school, came forward to recognize the importance of this discovery. Yang said, "In the near future, we would like to increase the efficiency of the polarizing organic photovoltaics, and eventually we hope to work with electronic manufacturers to integrate our technology into real products." Yang added, we hope this energy-saving LCD will become a mainstream technology in displays."

Energy-saving LCD rentals sound good to us, especially in a global recession. And it seems the technology is a lot easier to embrace than one might think. Yang broke it down in common speak: "I believe this is a game-changer invention to improve the efficiency of LCD displays. The next time you are on the beach, you could charge your iPhone via sunlight."

Rui Zhu, another of the researchers, has stated that the special coating can be applied over large-areas – so it may eventually extend past just LCDs.

Either way, we’re happy here at Vernon, as we have over $45 million worth of inventory in stock – and many of them are LCDs.