Dear Colleagues,
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.
Source: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2014/
With Regards,
Librarian
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