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Dec 2024
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What are LEDs and how are they different...

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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#075 Rebroadcast

Happy holidays, we hope you have a wonderful season whatever you celebrate! We've got a holiday related episode for you: LEDs. Well I guess we use them all year round, but they get an extra spotlight this time of year. What are they? How do they work? How are they different from other lights? Let's find out!

References from this episode

  1. Inorganic Chemistry, Edition 4, Miessler and Tarr
  2. https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/leds-to-light-up-the-world/3004661.article
  3. https://cen.acs.org/materials/inorganic-chemistry/chemical-search-better-white-light/96/i46
 

 

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