Polish researchers have discovered a cost-effective way to produce high quality crystals of pure gallium nitride.  Before you look away, you must realize this could revolutionize the manufacture of several high-technology products.

Polish crystal to revolutionize hi-tech products

Gallium nitride is a semiconductor commonly used in bright light-emitting diodes (LED). It can emit the whole spectrum of colors including violet, green, red and blue. A gallium nitride violet laser diode in used in the Blu-ray disc technologies and in game consoles. “Soon gallium nitride will be used to produce miniature laser TV projectors built in laptops, mobile phones or watches which will emit HD images,” Robert Dwilinski, Ammono’s president and founder, told IEEE Spectrum. “Laser projectors will probably oust big, energy consuming and expensive LCD TVs. It is estimated that the demand for laser TVs will reach up to two billion a year,” adds Dwilinski.  From thenews.pl.