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It’s sometimes thought that the creation of world-changing inventions is like lightning never striking twice, with one ...

1962: First light-emitting diode (LED) is invented While working for General Electric, Nick Holonyak Jr., invented the first visible-spectrum LED in the form of red diodes. Pale yellow and green ...

Bright ideas Saturday, December 21 is the shortest day of the year so we thought it would be a good time to appreciate the history of light bulbs. RELATED: Livermore’s 123-year-old Centennial ...

The invention of the blue diode in the 1990s quickly led to the discovery of white LEDs. Shortly thereafter, researchers demonstrated white light using red, green and blue LEDs.

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The school system accused Walmart of infringing four of its patents related to "filament" LED light bulbs invented at the University of California, Santa Barbara. It said the patents enable light ...

The University of California system has resolved a lawsuit accusing Walmart of infringing its patents related to energy-efficient LED light bulbs, one of several lawsuits it filed against U.S ...

Infrared lamps. Timeline of electric lighting legislation 1880: Edison patents the electric incandescent light bulb. 1976: First CFL is invented. 2002: White LEDs for residential use are introduced.

So long, in fact, that many Americans might not even realize that the old-fashioned filament bulbs — those invented by Thomas Edison in 1879 — aren't already banned.