The Nobel Prize in Physics this year is to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, and Shuji Nakamura, for the blue LED. Seems like a small thing, but it is hugely important for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the issue of producing energy efficient light sources for everyday use. We’re all benefitting from this recent discovery (how to actually make them!) already.
See the Nobel Press release here, and Congratulations to the winners!
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Nobel Prize for a Bright Idea! http://t.co/Az6zeEqcv1 via @Asymptotia