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Nobel Prize in Physics


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Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura

 

“for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”

New light to illuminate the world

This year’s Nobel Laureates are rewarded for having invented a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source – the blue light-emitting diode (LED). In the spirit of Alfred Nobel the Prize rewards an invention of greatest benefit to mankind; using blue LEDs, white light can be created in a new way. With the advent of LED lamps we now have more long-lasting and more efficient alternatives to older light sources.

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2014/press.html

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2014/advanced.html


/aside I do remember the glee when I found that the on/off light of my ps2 was a blue led

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