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Severe jaundice in newborns is treated with blue leds http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/leds-used-to-help-babies-with-severe-jaundice.html http://www.t
by aortega 12y ago
Severe jaundice in newborns is treated with blue leds http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/leds-used-to-help-babies-with-severe-jaundice.html http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/leds-used-to-help...
Edit: LED lasers that enabled things like the Internet (Optical fibers often use DBF Lasers) were invented by Alferov and Kroemer that also shared the physics Nobel price in 2000.
- nsajko 12y agoCool. It works because bilirubin oxidises under blue light into a form more soluble in water. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neonatal_jaundice#Treatment