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Medina, Ohio-based
Darkside Scientific, creators of LumiLor Light
Emitting Coating, is working with European aircraft
manufacturer Airbus to create electroluminescent
exterior markings for aircraft.
LumiLor is the
world’s first and only patented electroluminescent
paint. The product allows manufacturers to design
with light in ways previously impossible. It
produces a single-color light that is visible at
long distances and shines through many types of
atmospheric conditions such as fog, snow and smoke.
Airbus Innovation
leaders say they’re impressed with the technology
behind LumiLor and see promising possibilities for
the future.
“This is an
exciting new product that can turn surfaces into
functional elements in an unconventional way,” said
Vincent
Loubiere,
lead technologist at Airbus. “Darkside Scientific
has the spirit we look for in our partners -
dedication, reactivity, rapidity in developing and
testing concrete solutions.”
Unlike many light
sources such as LEDs, the brightness of LumiLor is
distributed across the coating and appears the same
from all angles of view. Simply put, anything you
paint with LumiLor can be turned on and off as easy
as a light bulb.
Researchers at
Darkside Scientific have perfected the formula to
withstand the harsh elements of jet travel, company
leaders say.
“LumiLor has met
the standards needed to be flown on the outside of
commercial aircraft,” said
Shawn Mastrian,
chief executive officer at Darkside Scientific.
“This creates new opportunities for Airbus to
identify, promote, and differentiate its aircraft
for its customers.”
Beyond the
aerospace industry, LumiLor is being used
successfully in a variety of industries including
automotive, architecture, transportation and
emergency lighting. |
