Energy efficient and long lived, LEDs can be used for hundreds, if not thousands, of important purposes. On the lighter side, these convenient little lights have been the center of many illuminated ...

Philips Electronics recently announced that its recently revealed LED replacement for the common household bulb was named one of the best inventions of 2009 by TIME magazine. The lamp was Philips' ...

London (Oct. 7, 2014)—The 2014 Nobel Prize for physics awarded today to three physicists for their invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) led to a significant breakthrough and paved the way ...

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that ...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the light-emitting diode, or LED, invention, the University invited speakers from around the world to speak at the LED 50th Anniversary Symposium. The ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Therabody, the global leader in wellness technology, is proud to announce that its TheraFace Depuffing Wand has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of ...

LED Inventor Nick Holonyak Reflects on Discovery 50 Years Later Celebrating 50 years since the advent of LED technology, Nick Holonyak compares his first visible LED invention to GE Lighting's latest ...