Physics Nobel Prize Awarded For Blue LEDs
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 - 10:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura have been award the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources". Using blue LEDs, white light can be created in a new way and that means LED lamps, which are longer-lasting and more efficient than incandescent sources. read more