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For those who read only the 'Blue LED' part from the heading -- most white light produced by LEDs is actually just Blue LED light that mixes with yellow light,
by nnain 12y ago
For those who read only the 'Blue LED' part from the heading -- most white light produced by LEDs is actually just Blue LED light that mixes with yellow light, produced when it passes through a phosphor layer. The first blue LED was demonstrated in 1994! The 'white' LED saw mass production only in the last decade. So a phenomenal discovery indeed that touches physics, electronics and material science, and something that will keep revolutionizing electrical lighting in the coming days.
- analog31 12y agoIf I'm not mistaken, Nakamura was responsible for the white LED too -- Nichia Chemical made phosphors.