Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki, inventor of first efficient blue LED, dies at 92
Akasaki, a professor at the Meijo University, had been recognized for the invention, which has contributed to bright and energy-saving white light sources, widely known as LED lamps.
The U.S. National Academy of Engineering said Tuesday it has honored five scientists for their contribution to the development of light-emitting diodes, including the 2014 Nobel physics prize laureates Isamu Akasaki and Shuji Nakamura. The academy said they will give the five pioneer LED developers ...
The three Japan-born physicists who won this year's Nobel Prize in physics for inventing energy-efficient blue light-emitting diodes received their prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on Wednesday. The three are Shuji Nakamura, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who was born ...
The achievements of Nobel winners Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura highlight why scientific freedom and daring research should be encouraged in Japan.
