Marin Soljačić

Research and Education

Traditional light bulbs that produce light by heating a filament until it glows. They are known for being highly inefficient, with most energy wasted as heat.

A nanostructure that manipulates light. In this context, they surround the filament to capture infrared radiation and reflect it back.

Traditional light bulbs that were first commercialized by Thomas Edison. They are known for being inefficient, with most energy wasted as heat.