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Energy efficient and long lived, LEDs can be used for hundreds, if not thousands, of important purposes. On the lighter side, these convenient little lights have been the center of many illuminated ...

The first Christmas card with the words 'A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to You." Artist John Callcott Horsley via Wikimedia Commons It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like ...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that ...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the light-emitting diode, or LED, invention, the University invited speakers from around the world to speak at the LED 50th Anniversary Symposium. The ...

Japanese scientists Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano and American Shuji Nakamura won the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics for inventing the blue LED. "In the spirit of Alfred Nobel the Prize rewards an ...

London (Oct. 7, 2014)—The 2014 Nobel Prize for physics awarded today to three physicists for their invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) led to a significant breakthrough and paved the way ...

The researchers of blue light-emitting diode (LED) are the recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics. The winners are Isamu Akasi, a professor at Meijo University and Nagoya University, Hiroshi ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Therabody, the global leader in wellness technology, is proud to announce that its TheraFace Depuffing Wand has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of ...

Three scientists who succeeded in inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) where many companies had failed have won the Nobel Prize in Physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on ...

LED Inventor Nick Holonyak Reflects on Discovery 50 Years Later Celebrating 50 years since the advent of LED technology, Nick Holonyak compares his first visible LED invention to GE Lighting's latest ...

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s a common seasonal refrain: “Christmas just isn’t like it used to be.” This is not a new complaint. History shows that Christmas traditions are just as subject to change as any ...