Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Energy-Saving Light Invention

Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their invention of the blue light-emitting diode, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today (Oct. 7). The invention led to a new way to create white light. To get white light, three colors (red, green and blue) are needed. "The invention of the blue LED is just twenty years old, but it has already contributed to create white light in an entirely new manner to the benefit of us all," according to a statement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Read More http://ift.tt/1xlgaDC