Basic Research: ‘What Has Physics Ever Done for Us?’
While the benefits of basic physics research may not always be so obvious, as the seed from which tomorrow’s big technological advances will grow, it must be nurtured.
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Hiroshi Amano: How Blue Light Changed the World
Finding a method to produce blue LEDs not only rendered flatscreen TVs and smartphones possible, among others. It also means lighting the world.Finding a method to produce blue LEDs not only rendered flatscreen TVs and smartphones possible, among others. It also means lighting the world.
Illuminated three times – Nobel Prize in Physics for the lighting technology of the 21st century
After decades of research Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura had a decisive breakthrough: The blue LED.
Nobel Prize 2014: Out of the Blue
This year’s physics prize has been awarded to three scientists responsible for developing blue LED diodes.