Staying off beaten track puts LED researcher a step ahead

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Nakamura was the first to develop a bright blue LED. A non-PhD working in a small laboratory, he tamed gallium nitride, a difficult material that others had given up on. His latest project is the blue laser, the last primary color, which when combined with red and green will produce white light.

Innovations, Light-emitting diodes, LEDs, Lasers, Materials research, Nakamura, Shuji, Blue light, Monochromatic light, Nichia Chemical Industries ltd.

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ISO peers into the cool corners of the universe

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Infrared astronomers have employed the European Space Agency's ISOCAM camera to measure rates of star formation said to exceed previous estimations by a factor of 10. The camera has also been used to detect brown dwarfs and to identify the composition of supernova remnants.

Observations, Stars, European Space Agency, Infrared Space Observatory (Artificial satellite)

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Academics see benefits in Hong Kong's new status

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Hong Kong research administrators and academic scientists predict continued cooperative projects with Chinese researchers following reunification with China. The terms of reunification give Hong Kong control of its education and science policy.

International aspects, Influence, Science and technology policy, Hong Kong, Education, Higher, Higher education, Science and state, Science policy, Distance education, Hong Kong-China reunification question

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