
A day of light
James McKenzie celebrates the huge commercial success of lasers and light-emitting diodes, all of which has emerged from research into fundamental physics
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A physicist who has helped bring new many technology and products to market, James McKenzie is a contributor to the Transactions column for Physics World about physics in industry. He is writing here in a personal capacity
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