#whiteled — Public Fediverse posts
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co-inventor of the blue LED, a major breakthrough in lighting technology. For this achievement, Nakamura, together with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuji_Nakamura
#ShujiNakamura #chemistry #chemie #physics #physic #led #blueLED #whiteLED #nobelPrice
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#Insects trapped by a #streetlight. A 5 second footage.
Now imagine all the street lamps that are also turned on. Imagine all the light sources that are turned on, dusk to dawn. Not for 5 seconds. All-night.
How can this be so underrated?
This is a clear example of a major #impact caused by a "convenience", not a necessity.
#Anthropocene #WhiteLED #LED #ALAN #ArtificialLlightAllNight #Biodiversity #LightPollution #PoluiçãoLuminosa #LEDbranco #LuzArtificialÀNoite #Biodiversidade #antropoceno