It was while working for Nichia that Nakamura invented the method for producing the first commercial high brightness gallium nitride (GaN) LED whose brilliant blue light, when partially …

Oct 9, 2014 · Discover the physics behind blue LEDs, honored with the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Nov 7, 2024 · Building up to a complex mixture of the sapphire substrate, buffers and other materials, Nakamura was the first man to create a blue LED by 1993. The result was 1,500 …

May 11, 2025 · It wasn't until 1992 that this problem was solved and a practical blue LED was created, a development that resulted in a Nobel Prize in Physics for Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi …

Feb 15, 2024 · Indeed, soon green and other colors joined the LED revolution, but not blue. Although some dim prototypes existed, none of them were practical enough to be considered …

Explore the endless possibilities of blue LED lights. Browse a variety of styles and features to find the perfect fit for your indoor or outdoor lighting needs.

Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura are rewarded for inventing a new energy-efficient and environment-friendly light source – the blue light-emitting diode (LED).

Apr 16, 2025 · Learn how blue LED technology works, its material science, and how it revolutionized lighting and display industries.

Mar 4, 2025 · Blue LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are semiconductor devices that emit blue light when an electric current passes through them. Their invention was a monumental …

Jun 30, 2024 · Although red and green LEDs were invented decades ago, the color blue was nearly impossible if it wasn’t for Shunji Nakamura making radical discoveries to invent the blue …