To demonstrate the potential of white organic LEDs to conserve energy in commercial and residential applications, Osram Opto Semiconductors of San Jose, Calif., has been awarded a $4.65 million grant from the US Department of Energy. The three-year project supports the government's plan for new, cost-effective, low-emission technologies. The company will accelerate its development of solid-state lighting, which is based on polymer organic LEDs, and will use proven techniques to enhance the efficiency of polymer light production while investigating other methods of producing full-spectrum white light. It will fabricate a 12-in.2 prototype based on the use of multiple discrete 3-in.2 devices, produced on glass substrates.