Thin-film solar panels, cell phones and the LED bulb lighting your home are all made using some of the rarest, most expensive elements found on the planet. The team has devised a way to make these materials from cheaper, more abundant elements.
Stephen R. Forrest, a scientist who has made breakthrough advances in understanding how the behavior of light and electrons may be controlled, has been selected as U-M’s 2020 Henry Russel Lecturer.
