How Blue LEDs Were Invented - LGR Tech Tales

The blue LED. Ubiquitous as they are now, they’re a relatively recent invention! Yet without them so much of our modern tech wouldn’t be possible, from cell phone displays, to energy-efficient light bulbs. Join me in LGR Tech Tales, looking at stories of technological inspiration, failure, and everything in-between! ● Consider supporting LGR on Patreon:   / lazygamereviews   ● Social links:   / lazygamereviews     / lazygamereviews   ● Music used in order of appearance: "Nautical 2" by Loscil    • Loscil - Nautical2   "Anekbah Theme"    • The Nomad Soul: Soundtrack - Anekbah Theme   Downtown Alley 1, Particle Emission 2, Smooth Deal http://www.epidemicsound.com "Twin Shine" https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/... ● Sources for this episode's info: https://web.archive.org/web/201410081... https://www.livescience.com/48193-how... http://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/... https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/200... http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/... http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/201... http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/ph... http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/1960.htm https://www.ecse.rpi.edu/~schubert/Li... http://www.industrialalchemy.org/arti... https://www.newscientist.com/blog/tec... https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/s... https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/t... https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_priz... https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_priz... http://www.commercialsihate.com/the-c... http://www.ledinside.com/news/2014/10... http://edisontechcenter.org/lighting/...   / why-blue-leds-are-worth-a-nobel-prize   http://www.popsci.com/article/technol... http://www.ifsc.usp.br/~lavfis2/Banco... http://www.nanophotonics.org.uk/niz/p...