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Why Blue LED Lights Won the Nobel
The 2014Nobel Prize in physics went to three scientists who gave lighting a big change by inventing blue LED lights．A big change in lighting efficiency is under way around the world．
Save and green
LEDs use less energy than other forms of lighting．A typical LED bulb（灯泡） can produce around 83lumens per watt-a measure of how much brightness you can get from a unit of electrical power-much more efficient than other lighting facilities．
LEDs produce light by passing electric current through a semiconductor，while traditional bulbs pass current through a wire．The wasted heat energy is chiefly why traditional bulbs are so much less efficient．
LEDs also last about 30times longer than traditional bulbs，and many LED bulb products promise up to 25，000hours of use-more than 17years if you used one for about four hours a day．
Lighting the world
The lighting transformation is not only in homes．LEDs are also being used for street lights，public holiday and decorative displays，commercial buildings，and other large energy users．
Car lighting is another application where LEDs are making progress．LEDs used to be used only for daytime running lights，but now many new cars have LED headlights for night-time use．
LEDs also hold promise for bringing light to the more than 1.5billion people around the world without access to electricity，the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences noted．Indeed，several proposed solutions to energy poverty include the distribution of LED lights，particularly solar-powered ones．
Digital displays
Without blue LEDs，the world wouldn't have back-lit smart phones，TV and computer LCD screens，blu-ray（蓝光） players，many forms of lighting，and countless other products．
In the electronics industry，LEDs provide back lighting for LCD screens in many smart phones，laptops，and televisions．The LEDs are more energy efficient and allow for very t