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Materials

Bayer lights up

April 17, 2006 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 84, Issue 16

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Credit: Bayer Materialscience Photo
First use of electroluminescent film lights pocketbook interior.
Credit: Bayer Materialscience Photo
First use of electroluminescent film lights pocketbook interior.

Bayer has begun a new company to produce electroluminescent films, with a $30 million investment in Lyttron Technology, which will be part of Bayer MaterialScience. The company is exploring applications for film that lights up when electric current is applied; the Lyttron technology enables films to be molded into any shape.

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