The Volkswagen Group has been in a bad way before. It had rested on the success of the "Beetle" for far too long. With the first generation of the VW Golf and its notchback variant, the Jetta, the ...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are so ubiquitous that it's easy to forget just how much society relies on these underappreciated technological wonders. Yet, the history of the LED goes back further than ...

However, mass production was what Nakamura's employer Nichia was interested in. The aluminum nitride trick discovered by Akasaki and Amano could not be consistently produced – it had to work without ...

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Lighting is one of the most energy consuming technologies in use in our world. During 2012, about 12 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption was used for lighting; estimates of global energy use ...

Forget harsh bleach—scientists have discovered that powerful blue LED light can erase yellow stains from sweat, food, and oils without harming delicate fabrics like silk. By harnessing oxygen in the ...