Recently, staff from the Department of Electronic Engineering of the Institute of Telecommunications, Radio Electronics and Electronic Engineering had the opportunity to meet with 9th–10th grade students of the Vasyl Symonenko Lyceum of the Lviv City Council. Serhii Melnykov, an assistant at the ELI Department, gave an exciting lecture on OLEDs – a technology that is changing perceptions of modern lighting – and shared the secrets of their manufacturing process.
During the meeting, interesting questions regarding energy and alternative light sources were discussed:
- how OLEDs work and what their advantages are over other light sources;
- what materials and technologies are used in the production of organic light-emitting diodes;
- how science and technology become tools for creating environmentally friendly and energy-efficient solutions.
Also, department staff introduced the students to their international project HELIOS, which brings together researchers from APP and leading European universities.
During the meeting, students asked many questions, including:
- why are OLEDs so thin and flexible?
- is it possible to create an OLED at home?
- what is it like to be part of an international scientific project?
Teachers of the ELI Department were pleasantly impressed by their interest and desire to learn more about modern science.
“These meetings are our contribution to the development of youth. We believe that such events will help schoolchildren find their calling, and perhaps even start their path into great science,” noted Serhii Melnykov.
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