[Good news! received from the AAPT on Oct. 9, 2014. -- Jane J]
The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics has been presented "for the invention
of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and
energy-saving white light sources."
In celebration of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, AAPT presents a
new resource for members to use in teaching about the physics behind
the Nobel Prize, Diodes: Articles for Physics Educators ...
http://www.aapt.org/Resources/Diodes.cfm
Two articles that anyone can FREELY download are:
* Light-Emitting Diodes: A Hidden Treasure
by G Planinsic and Eugenia Etkina. Phys. Teach. 52, 94 (2014)
* Reindeer Diode
by Jukka O. Mattila. Phys. Teach. 51, 12 (2013)
plus two more from The Physics Teacher that are free only to AAPT members.
Also, a dozen recent articles from the American Journal of Physics.
including the FREE article in pdf from PHYSICS TODAY:
* The promise and challenge of solid-state lighting
by 4 scientists in the private sector:
Arpad Bergh, George Craford, Anil Duggal and Roland Haitz
Physics Today 54 (12), 42 (December 2001)
Arizona State University physics professor Fernando Ponce
collaborated with the three Nobel prize winners. He posted to the ASU
physics faculty and staff on Oct. 7:
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It gives me a great pleasure to learn that my friends and
collaborators, Professors Akasaki, Amano, and Nakamura, have won the
Nobel Prize in Physics. The initial nomination was made in 2001. So,
the 2014 award comes almost as a surprise.
The development of the nitride semiconductors has provided us with
highly efficient illumination technologies that have a significant
environmental impact.
In 1997 I was invited to write the history of this (see
attachment), describing the development of the nitride semiconductors
and its chief contributors.
It is wonderful to have participated in this adventure.
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