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Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED (youtu.be)

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The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

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[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago

I made a hobby PCB with indicator LEDs and I have to admit that was the reason for my choice. The surface mount frosted "milky" ones look especially great, where they have the diffusion layer so it's not a harsh glare.

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