Sony has unveiled a "Crystal LED Display"--a 55-inch prototype TV that actually uses miniature LED in place of pixels at CES 2012. The Sony prototype uses 6 million LEDs (2 million each of red, green, and blue) mounted directly on the front of the display, which Sony says improves the efficiency of light output. According to the company,the technology is superior to both LCD and plasma, with higher contrast, a wider color gamut, and wider viewing angles. While the TV is nowhere near actual production, Sony says it could be used in a wide range o...

GlacialLight’s LED lighting products recently have lit up the M/s P.N.Gadgil & Co.Kothrud, Pune Showroom, located in theupper middle-class suburb of Kothrud, India. The Pune Showroom installed GlacialLights GL-DL06 overhead LED lights and GL-MR16-5W LED display lamps and saw over 72% in electrical savings. The GL-DL06 overhead LED lights and GL-MR16-5W LED display lamps shine bright, pleasing light for a minimum of 30,000 and 20,000 hours, respectively. With these long lives GlacialLight's LEDs will lead to lowered ...

Wavien Inc. has joined hands with WattWorks Inc. to introduce a LED Point Light, designed and manufactured by WattWorks, using Wavien’s proprietary LED Recycling Technology for Visual Inspection Applications. Wavien’s RLT technology allows narrow, high intensity beams to be generated. The recycling of light allows the otherwise wasted light to be directed toward the target, increasing the intensity. This technology has been applied to spot lights, flashlight, and projector applications. The application of the RLT technology to the Point Ligh...

"The high intelligent LED street lamp industrialization project” which was operated by SPARK was approved by the state ministry of science and technology currently, and was listed as the 2012 national torch project. It is marked that SPARK was not only becoming the leading enterprise who can supply LED street lamp solution project, but also consolidate the status of SPARK in semiconductor lighting industry. The Torch Plan is a guidance plan which develops Hi-tech industry in China, approved by the State Council in August 1988, organized and implem...

San Francisco based LED lighting company, Elemental LED announced that it is a sponsor of On the Green Road, a recent project by Bay Area-based environmentalists Cece Reinhardt and Brenda Daugherty who retrofitted a 2003 Airstream so that it could operate sustainably off the grid.   Reinhardt and Daugherty aim to travel around the U.S. in the retrofitted Airstream hauled by a bio-fueled Dodge Ram. Elemental LED outfitted the Airstream with LED lighting inside and out, which is integral to keeping the Airstream’s energy-consumption low. Reinhar...

OSRAM's Lab.Me laboratory has designed a new nice concept OLED lamp called the A4,featuring a single round Orbeos OLED lighting panel,which can be folded to fit inside an A4 envelope.

Unique tube assembly accommodates custom lengths for retrofit or new designs TT electronics Optoelectronics Business Unit today announced the OPA779 Series of display lighting for indoor illumination. The OPA779 delivers all of the benefits of LEDs namely energy efficiency, longer life and light quality ¬ in a unique tube assembly that makes it easy for manufacturers to make the leap from fluorescent to more energy-efficient LED based systems. Able to emit a uniform and consistent white lighting pattern within its length, the OPA799 Series provides exceptional...

GlacialLight’s LED Spotlights and Panel Lights have helped Gong Clinic in Kaohsiung go green. By changing their outdoor 250W mercury lights with GlacialLight’s GL-SP60 LED spotlights, the Gong Clinic has seen 76% reduction in their outdoor energy usage for lighting. Additionally, the Gong Clinic has reduced their indoor lighting energy consumption by 64% with the replacement of traditional T8 tubular lights with 10 GL-PL0606A LED panel lights. Including the fact that these GlacialLight LED lights have a minimum life span of 30,00...

Lately, American designer Victor Vetterlein has created a fresh LED desk lamp. According to him, the design is inspired by tall wet grass, where the water droplets amplify sunlight and the grass stems bend downward from the weight of the moisture. The stems of FRESH are bendable in all directions to direct prismatic light as a group or individually. The lamp is composed of a rubber coated metal base, neoprene coated solid aluminum arms, and a dimmable LED light source with an acrylic magnifying lens. The power voltage converter necessary for operating the low ener...

Arizona based health science research organization, Science of Light (SOL) has begun accepting pledges for its green schools indoor environmental project - Enlightened Schools: “Smart Lights = Smart Kids.” According to research studies, lighting in schools can dramatically affect children’s health and their ability to learn. Children spend up to 40 hours per week in school buildings. Much of this time is spent under fluorescent lighting that emits hazardous radiation and radio frequency waves that contribute to a toxic “light polluted” indoor e...

The Everett School District has led LED revolution. James Monroe Elementary is believed to be the first public school to go almost entirely LED.   Schools are seeing LEDs in a whole new light. Many teachers at the school say the LED light is a "warmer light," better for teaching and learning. One kindergarten teacher said she no longer needs her reading glasses in the classroom. Although LEDs cost more at the front end, administrators say they will make up for it in energy and replacement costs.  ...

Tech Lighting announced its breakthrough on new 13-inch and 19-inch Unilume LED Undercabinet System fixtures for residential and commercial use. The company prepares to showcase the new products at the Dallas International Lighting Market, January 19 - 23. The Unilume features an Intematix ChromaLit(TM) remote phosphor light source to produce an even, glare-free wash of light along its entire length. It uses 30 LEDs per foot, a 98% reflective mixing chamber and a remote phosphor element, which illuminates as a single crisp bar of light. This is both attractive...

AWARD-winning LED lighting specialists MHA Lighting has expanded its product range for 2012. Experts at the Greater Manchester-based lighting manufacturers have unveiled their RodLite GRP range which acts as a direct replacement for fluorescent tubes – but has all the benefits of LEDs. The RodLite GRP’s patented LED technology creates glare-free uniformly distributed light and achieves LG Standards Lux levels – but typically uses 80% less energy. It is ideal for any internal or external application where fluorescent tubes are cu...

Scientists at UC San Diego have made a breakthrough on making millions of flourescent E. coli bacteria flash all at once, creating a sort of living LED screen. Jeff Hasty, a professor of biology and bioengineering led the research team in the university's Division of Biological Sciences and BioCircuits Institute.   It took him and his team about five years and a series of papers to develop what he calls the "biopixels" that make up the living LED screen. Firstly, date back to 2008, Hasty and his team published a paper that showed how they built ...

LG Electronics will showcase the world's largest OLED TV with 55 inches they claim at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.   The new LG OLED TV generates the most natural colors of any TV set at a much lower price point than could have been achieved using the standard manufacturing process.   What sets LG's TV picture apart from other OLED TVs is 4-Color Pixels and Color Refiner which work together to generate natural and accurate colors that are sharp and consistent. The 4-Color Pixels feature allows for mor...

Recently, a German company has utilized LEDs to create ‘virtual sky’ of passing clouds for office workers. The Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO replicate the feeling of spaciousness and freedom what we experience outdoors into indoors: a luminous ceiling that extends across the entire room simulates lighting conditions which resemble those produced by passing clouds – conveying the impression that you are sitting outdoors. The innovative luminous ceiling, which was developed by the Fraunhofer researchers and their partn...

Ecosystem company ZigBee® Alliance, has announced it is developing ZigBee Light Link™, a new open standard designed for LED lighting control, to help manufacturers develop a variety of lighting and control products for the home. According to the company, ZigBee Light Link™ will be as easy to use as a common dimmer switch. Light bulbs, LED fixtures, sensors, timers, remotes and switches built using it will not require special devices to coordinate in a home's network. Consumers will be able to easily install and add extra devices to their home light...

London Mayor Boris Johnson says he has a “spectacular” view of the picturesque Tower Bridge from his office. That view will soon get even better. GE and its UK partner EDF Energy have received a formal approval to install GE’s new energy efficient LED technology and a cabling system to illuminate the 800-foot bridge. The new lighting will replace a 25 year old legacy system and help cut the amount of energy required to light the landmark by 40 percent. GE and EDF, a top supplier of electricity in London, are sponsors of the 2012 Olympic and P...

Viper Networks, Inc. joined hands with LEDs America, Inc., and recently due to Viper’s escalating sales of the LED-O® lighting products along with a higher sales forecast for the next two quarters, LEDs America is expected to expand their production capabilities with their newest LED-O tube products to replace fluorescent T8 and T12 tubes. LEDs America broke through the 100Lm/watt barrier by establishing a new standard of energy use of T8 light tubes down to a remarkable 14.6 last year. Indeed, the new standard for 4 foot T8 light tubes is now 14.6...

Recently, the Kampala, Uganda Sheraton replaced many of their traditional lights in their interior as well as in the accompanying Green Restaurant with GlacialLight GL-MR16-5W LED lamps . Fitting into existing lighting fixtures, the Sheraton and their Green Restaurant did not need additional equipment for the LED upgrade. Coupled with the fact that GlacialLight's GL-MR16-5W LED lamps shine for a minimum of 20,000 hours equated to even more savings in maintenance and replacement cost. Not only did GlacialLight's GL-MR16-5W LED la...

Following EPISTAR LAB’s recent 216 lm/W record-breaking achievement, Epistar introduces three LED chipset products with 100, 120, and 150 lm/W package efficiency, respectively. The three chipsets are named Standard Set, Premium Set, and Deluxe Set; all feature with CRI >85 and 2700-3000K CCT: Aiming at the final system efficiency greater than 80 lm/W, the Premium Set emphasizes its  impressive package efficiency with affordable cost for 60W bulb and high performance T5 tube repleacement. Pointing towards the final system efficiency...

Recently, Lighthouse and TS Sports have helped redecorate Texas Christian University's Amon G. Carter stadium with two giant IMPACT 16 LED video screens, under a part of a $105 million renovation project. Lighthouse’s wildly popular outdoor LED video solution IMPACT 16 was installed in Amon G. Carter Stadium. The IMPACT 16 uses the first outdoor SMD LED chip and features intelligent IM design for superior flatness. Exceptional color reproduction and clarity come standard, and image quality and uniformity are delivered with Light...

The vehicular mounted LED Lighting company Rigid Industries, has won the GM Design “Best New Chevrolet Truck” at the 2011 SEMA Show for their Project Chevrolet “Baja” Silverado in Las Vegas, Nevada. The concept behind the new “Baja” Silverado was to build the best off-road vehicle possible. And the GM Design Awards are an annual program that recognizes SEMA show exhibitors who showcase the most outstanding combinations of innovation, creativity, personalization and performance in their vehicle and product designs. ...

LG has announced the world’s largest OLED display at 55 inch, marking that we are much closer to getting mass produced OLED displays. The new TV features a ‘wider’ color gamut than LCD screens and is impossibly thin — only 5mm. Additionally, it can have amazing response times that can skirt 0.01 millisecond and refresh rates of 100,000hz as a result. It has a response time of 2-8 milliseconds and hence are capable of refresh rates of about 200Hz. OLED’s also have better contrast. LG’s 55inch behemoth has a contrast ratio of 1...

Amerlux has introduced SmartSite™, SmartSite™, powered by Intellistreets and network control system which integrates LED lighting technology. SmartSite is a 24/7 area-wide system that offers architectural luminaire styles, a robust platform, digital wireless solutions, Wi-Fi capabilities, and a myriad of homeland security features. It also offers multimedia solutions that can upgrade an existing infrastructure to provide information, advertising, security and entertainment for public spaces with streetlights that automatically adjust the lighting to illuminate t...

Recently, Researchers from Dresden's University of Technology (TU Dresden) have made a breakthrough on a highly efficient white top-emitting OLED design that feature "outstanding" color quality, and is compatible with flexible OLEDs. In this new design a refractive index matched microlens film was laminated to the top-emitting OLED to form direct optical contact. It has a CRI of 93, CIE coordinates of (0.472, 0.430) and an emission from 410 to 750 nm that almost spans the complete visible spectrum (380 to 780 nm). The efficiency is up to 30 lm/W...

Energy Focus has completed an installation of more than 600 new LED lighting fixtures for USS Chafee (DDG 90). According to a recent Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) press release, "The new fixtures have a minimum 50,000-hour lifespan compared to the 1,000-hour incandescent globes and 7,500-hour fluorescents. The ship is expected to save more than $50,000 per year using the new lights. Savings are expected to exceed $100,000 per ship per year when the scope is expanded to include the T12 fluorescent fixtures. In early 2012, USS Preble (DDG 88) is ...

CSL’s Concealed LED Lighting Sets the Stage for James Wall’s Covered Terrace Installation in Acclaimed Magazine’s Second Showhouse Endeavor   CSL® (Creative Systems Lighting), leaders in energy-efficient LED downlighting and concealed lighting, is featured in ELLE DÉCOR’s 2011 Showhouse, presented as an official satellite exhibit of Design Miami/ during Art Basel from Dec. 3 to Dec. 19. CSL’s 12-V Ultra Compact PDQ Strip Lighting and Invizilite Generation 2 concealed lighting—inclu...

Carmanah recently has received nearly $400,000 orders for EverGEN 1530 solar LED outdoor lighting system from a nuclear power facility, aiming to increase the security of the site by providing backup safety lighting in the event of a power failure. The solar energy-powered lighting system is designed for industrial-scale applications including parking lot and perimeter lighting, which have the ability to meet the security functions mandated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, through Lemnis Lighting's "buy one, give one" campaign, s...

EPISTAR LAB announces its highest efficacy with warm white high voltage chipset. With its outstanding efficacy, higher CRI, and competitive lm/$, the solution of direct red platform is widely used in warm white application. Recently, EPISTAR LAB has successfully achieved the warm white efficacy     of 216 lm/W at an operating current of 5 mA and CRI of 87 Ra at CCT of 2700K. Under a typical driving current of 15mA (or about 1 W operation equivalent), the luminous efficacy of 197 lm/W was achieved. EPISTAR LAB’s ...