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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: The University of Mississippi - Department of Physics and Astronomy - pn Junction Devices and Light Emitting Diodes. | Oct 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Photonics - Effects of light-emitting diodes on cell biology. | Jan 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Organic light-emitting diodes formed by soft contact lamination. | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cambridge - History of light-emitting diodes (PDF). | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Mississippi - Department of Physics and Astronomy - pn Junction Devices and Light Emitting Diodes. | Sep 06, 2024 | ||
| Article updated and revised. | Jul 17, 2024 | ||
| Revised to modernize spellings. | Jun 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - LED working and advantages. | Sep 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Light-emitting Diodes. | Apr 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Hyperphysics- Light Sources in Electronics. | Mar 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Engineering LibreTexts - Light Emitting Diodes. | Dec 23, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Aug 12, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Energy.gov - LED Basics. | Jun 26, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Edison Tech Center - LEDs and OLEDs. | Jun 26, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 18, 2015 | ||
| Article title changed from "light-emitting diode" to "LED." | Jul 31, 2014 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 09, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin - Madison - Materials Research Science and Engineering Center - LEDs. | Sep 30, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Electronics - How Light Emitting Diodes Work. | May 24, 2009 | ||
| Article revised. | May 21, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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