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Published online 3 October 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021001-9
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Light-induced conversion of an insulating refractory oxide into a persistent electronic conductor
Ultraviolet light turns a transparent insulator into a conductor.
Liquid-crystal displays might one day be printed in a flash. A transparent material that turns from an electrical insulator into a conductor when exposed to ultraviolet could make them cheaper and easier to manufacture1.
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