UV/LED nail lamp
device · 1980 · Digital age
A UV or LED lamp that hardens gel polish in about a minute.
What it is made of
- LED — has part. Modern lamps get their light from ultraviolet LEDs: the same semiconductor diodes as in a traffic light, just at a different wavelength.
Principles and materials it uses
- Ultraviolet — uses. Ultraviolet light starts polymerisation: liquid gel polish hardens in a minute.
- Polymer — uses. Gel polish is a liquid of monomers that link into a solid polymer under the light.
How important it is
Rank in the importance rating of inventions: 1934 of 2848, score 25.8 out of 100. Direct links to other things: 2; fields of technology it appears in: 2; things built directly on it: 0. Hall of fame of inventions.
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What it has in common with other things
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