Even at the age of 84 Nick Holonyak Jr can still be found in his laboratory daily The 50th anniversary of the birth of the LED is being celebrated at the University of Illinois with participation from the LED inventor himself,Nick ...
The modern day LED was born 50 years ago this month.Jeanine Chrobak-Kando,Business Development Manager at Verbatim,describes how far the lighting technology has come in such a short time. Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have become an ...
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The annual Council of Fashion Designers of America's Womenswear Designer of the Year honors went to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen for The Row. CFDA Fashion Award is one of the most coveted awards of US fashion industry. The award for Menswear ...
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To commemorate Malt Master David Stewart's 50th anniversary, The Balvenie, the world's most handcrafted single malt Scotch whisky, launched The Balvenie 17 Year Old DoubleWood new expression, the first 17 Year Old expression to join The ...
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Iconic aviation timepiece Breitling Navitimer marked its 60th anniversary with a new version unveiled in Singapore by Breitling Ambassador and an aviation enthusiast John Travolta. Limited to just 500 pieces globally, Navitimer Blue Sky ...
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Japanese whisky distiller Suntory will release a special whisky for Rolling Stones 50th anniversary. Besides the precious whisky, the $6,300 (€5,208) bottle is the one who caught the worldwide attention. The recipient is featuring the ...
French carmaker Renault has unveiled the new Alpine A110-50 concept sports car to mark the 50th anniversary of the company's Alpine Berlinette sports car this year. The new sports concept, developed by Renault Sport Technologies, is ...
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An unusual new LED downlight fitting from Flos combines desirable beam characteristics with flexible aesthetic detailing through the use of acrylic 'pipes'. Peter Stuart sees BDP's Mark Ridler put it through a bench test ...
Australian-owned stationery manufacturer Plastafab marks its 50th anniversary this year with an expansion of its production facilities. Plastafab has been trading as a manufacturer of stationery, packaging and promotional products in ...
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The FESPA General Assembly has unanimously agreed to allow international Associate Members outside Europe full voting rights. This significant constitutional change falls on the 50th anniversary of the organisation. This latest structural ...
James McLeod … export award OEM Technology Solutions, a high technology Australian engineering and manufacturing company supplying electronic products to the international railway industry has been honoured with the Premier’s ...
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The Rockwell Automation Inc. clock tower has completed a massive conversion of its lighting system expected to reduce energy use by 81 percent and save about $750,000 over the life of the new lights, the company said Wednesday. The ...
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EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — October 9, 2012 — (NYSE:GE) — 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 GE ...
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Fifty years ago this month, GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED). In the five decades since, businesses and municipalities the world over have embraced LED systems for ...
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October marks the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the LED (light-emitting diode) by General Electric's Nick Holonyak, father of the GaAsP visible LED. That decade-old innovation in the lab is finally about to seriously disrupt ...
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