The road to creating a blue LED was long and rough, but in 1993, it burst onto the scene. Learn about the struggles and ...

The Volkswagen Group has been in a bad way before. It had rested on the success of the "Beetle" for far too long. With the first generation of the VW Golf and its notchback variant, the Jetta, the ...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are so ubiquitous that it's easy to forget just how much society relies on these underappreciated technological wonders. Yet, the history of the LED goes back further than ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Three scientists have jointly earned the Nobel Prize in physics for ...

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded Tuesday to the inventors of the blue light-emitting diode, or LED, shining a light on the creation that solved the final puzzle piece to energy-efficient ...

Researchers have designed and tested ‘human-centric’ LEDs that emit different wavelengths of blue light depending on whether it’s daytime or nighttime, reducing the disruptive effect artificial light ...

Their inventions have found their way into bedside lamps, television screens, and smartphones, and have the potential to give light to the 1.5 billion people who don't have access to electricity grids ...

Found in smartphones, computer screens and energy-efficient bulbs, blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are everywhere. That they have now earned three Japanese-born inventors the 2014 Nobel Prize in ...