wherein the laminate is capable of being in electrical communication with the electrical interface thus when the lighting apparatus is functionally engaged to a power source and energized light is emitted from the laminate portion of the apparatus non limiting examples of a lighting apparatus include a light bulb a lighting fixture or a lighting sheet non limiting examples of an electrical interface include es e27 ses e14 l1 pl u2014 2 pin pl u2014 4 pin g9 halogen capsule g4 halogen capsule gu10 gu5 3 bayonet and small bayonet palo alto research center inc of palo alto calif usa may be able to make the laminate into a lighting apparatus example 1 is directed to a non limiting example of a cross section not to scale of a laminate capable of emitting light 1 according to the present invention a base layer 3 of mylar is provided forming an outer first side 21 of the laminate 1 a phosphor layer 5 forms an outer second side 25 of the laminate 1 a first conductive layer 7 containing silver as the conductive material is adjacent the base layer 3 a second conductive layer 9 is adjacent the phosphor layer 5 the second conductive layer 9 contains nano fiber silver as the conductive material the second conductive layer 9 is transparent having a transmittance greater than 95 the.