Phosphor
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The blue light is just adjusted using materials called phosphors.
From BBC
The other is to use only blue LEDs but coat them with a type of fluorescent substance called phosphor.
From Scientific American
A byproduct of private and industrial food consumption and processing, sludge and compost can replace some of the nitrogen and phosphor from synthetic fertilizers.
From Salon
For example, he says, CMI developed a red phosphor for fluorescent lighting that does not require rare europium.
From Science Magazine
But Elbit’s latest device uses white phosphor, producing black-and-white images, which officers say creates more contrast and greater clarity at night.
From Washington Post
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