Paralimni-Deryneia mayor Giorgos Nikolettos and Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) director-general Adonis Yiassimidis signed an agreement to replace the energy-intensive streetlights in Paralimni with smart LED lighting. According to a statement released by the municipality, the project will begin immediately and aims to significantly improve street lighting services while reducing energy consumption and contributing to smart city infrastructure development. The agreement also includes the installation of 11 electric vehicle chargers, seven in Paralimni, two i...

The underpass at Main Street, between Jackson and Hancock, now includes color-changing LED lights, unveiled by Louisville leaders on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (WDRB photo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The city of Louisville is letting its lights shine. Thursday, Mayor Craig Greenberg and Rep. Morgan McGarvey joined officials from Metro Public Works, the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Downtown Partnership to highlight one of the city's newest projects. The underpass at Main Street, between Jackson and Hancock,...

Samsung Electronics added a new dimension to cinematic storytelling with The Wall Micro LED display at this year’s world famous Venice Biennale Art Festival. At the festival, The Wall Micro LED is showcasing director Marco Perego’s latest film Dovecote, starring Zoë Saldaña. Dovecote is a poignant film about a woman’s emotional journey as she leaves the prison and the deep bonds she formed with fellow inmates. The screenings, scheduled until the close of the festival on November 24, take place in a unique setting at the Vatican&...

San Jose, CA – September 30, 2024—Efficiency and energy sustainability are key drivers of LED selection for industrial and outdoor lighting applications. With its introduction of LUXEON 5050 HE Plus, Lumileds can deliver 199 lumens per Watt and 746 lumens of high-quality light output and reduce application power consumption by 18% or more in critical infrastructure applications common to cities and businesses around the world. Further, the lower energy consumption of LUXEON 5050 HE Plus supports the transition to low-carbon or no-carbon electricity ...

ATLANTA, October 15, 2024 – Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) launched today, Nightingale™, a new brand of innovative, patient-centric lighting solutions that focuses on the patient experience while balancing the functional needs of professional caregivers. Drawing on decades of lighting expertise, Nightingale solutions combine the best of design and illumination engineering to provide a more comforting and reassuring patient experience that emphasizes wellness. “Our mission with Nightingale is to advance the role and purpose of lighting in patien...

Adjusted forecast is caused by lower-than-expected production volumes, customer-related postponements of series launches as well as customer and product mix effects Measures to further improve cost structures, particularly in Europe, and to grow business in the American and Asian markets are being accelerated Lippstadt, 26 September 2024. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA ("FORVIA HELLA") today announced the adjustment of the company outlook for the fiscal year 2024 (1 January to 31 December 2024). The reason for this is, on the one hand, the lower...

Rear lamp is used in the new all-electric luxury C-class sedan Z10 of LYNK & CO from the car manufacturer Geely Auto Group RGB LEDs generate 256 different color variants and thus create completely new individualized lighting functions Rear combination lamp addresses increasing demand for new opportunities for brand differentiation and personalization Lippstadt, 19 September 2024. Global automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA has brought an RGB LED rear combination lamp with full-color light animations into series production in China for the...

A state-funded lab in China has announced a breakthrough in chip-design technology. - SCMP WUHAN (SCMP): A state-funded semiconductor lab in China said it has achieved a "milestone" in the development of silicon photonics, which could help the country overcome current technical barriers in chip design and achieve self-sufficiency amid US sanctions. JFS Laboratory - based in Wuhan, capital of central Hubei province and a national base for photonics research - was able to light up a laser light source integrated with a silicon-based chip, the first tim...

The old globe lights on the left, compared to the new LED models on the right. Birkenhead town centre’s streets are now safer and more inviting for pedestrians and motorists thanks to a major upgrade to its lighting systems. The joint project between the Birkenhead Village Business Association, Kaipātiki Local Board and Auckland Transport was completed in late September. “The old heritage style globe lights in the town centre had been in disrepair for years with some broken and others producing lights of different shades,” explains Local Board ...

Commenting on the work that has been completed so far by its officials, Limberg said that she was happy with the progress made. Picture: supplied Cape Town - The City of Cape Town’s Directorate for Energy’s R3.5 million investment in energy-efficient LED lighting for Khayelitsha, aiming to enhance safety and reduce energy consumption has begun to pay off. City officials report steady progress as they work to upgrade 222 high-mast street lights, marking a significant step towards a brighter, more secure community. According to the city, its working teams...

Lights at three fields and the parking lot at the Ralph Schumacher Soccer Fields will be replaced with new LED lighting. The new lights will use less electricity and reduce utility costs at the site. GCM Staff Report Foley's soccer fields are set to shine brighter and more efficiently following City Council's approval of new LED lighting for several facilities. The council voted to install the upgraded lighting at three soccer fields in Ralph Schumacher Soccer Park, with plans to extend lighting to the adjacent parking lot. Mayor Ralph Hellmich ...

Opel Growers installed LED grow lights in its germination chamber and tissue culture acclimation room to increase the number of useable, uniform plants that could be transplanted. Opel Growers in Hudsonville, Mich., specializes in the production of over 1,000 perennial varieties along with woody ornamentals, annuals, ornamental grasses, succulents, and herbs. Its finished crops are marketed in a variety of container sizes to independent garden centers and landscaper wholesalers. Three years ago, Paul Pilon, the company's director of growing, began looking for ways to i...

AEM10941-based solar lamp illuminating a dark room Image: University of Buea, scientific reports, Common License CC BY 4.0 Scientists from Cameroon have designed a novel solar-powered lighting system for rural areas. The proposed system is based on the commercially available solar energy harvesting integrated circuit (IC) solution AEM10941 developed by Belgium-based E-peas. The AEM10941 system is an integrated energy management circuit that extracts DC power from up to 7-cell solar panels to simultaneously store energy in a battery and supply the system wi...

Recently, the 2024 winners of the globally prestigious "MUSE Design Awards" were announced. Ledman’s Z Series outdoor LED display won the Gold Medal of 2024 MUSE Design Award in the U.S., thanks to its outstanding technical strength and innovative design capabilities. MUSE Design Awards in the U.S. Founded in 2015 by the International Awards Association (IAA), it is one of the most influential international awards in the field of creative design. Known for its strict judging system and high-quality evaluation standards, it aims to ...

This autumn, BeyondUV Semiconductor Co., Ltd. marks a major milestone, introducing a revolutionary high-efficiency UV device that’s now ready to hit the market. Building on the solid foundation of our reliable V1 chip, the R&D team has reimagined the design, optimizing both the process and structure. After extensive testing and breakthroughs, we proudly unveil the mass-production-ready V1Pro UV device, delivering an impressive wall-plug efficiency (WPE) of 7%. As a leading manufacturer with large-scale production capabilities in the UV device sector, B...

The Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office has dismissed the patent invalidation lawsuit filed by Everlight, a company that has been infringing upon Seoul Semiconductor’s "No Wire" LED technology. This ruling confirms Seoul Semiconductor's victory, solidifying the strong rights of the "No Wire" patent family across 18 countries under the Unified Patent Court (UPC) system in Europe. Patent lawsuits aren’t just for the benefit of our company but for young people and companies to continue to innovate creatively. &...

LG Electronics announced a strategic plan to focus on its Business Solutions division, with an aim to double its sales to $7.5 billion by 2030. The division is in charge of businss-to-business (B2B) and signage displays, commercial TVs, IT devices such as laptops and monitors, robots and EV chargers. LG says that for its commercial and signage displays, it will focus on premium fine-pitch LED displays, which include its microLED Magnit models. Indeed LG says that "MAGNIT Micro LED display will be at the forefront of this expansion". The com...

SEOUL, Oct. 10, 2024 — LG Electronics (LG) held a press conference today at LG Digital Park in South Korea to share its future vision for the B2B sector with domestic journalists. The company outlined its goal for the LG Business Solutions (BS) Company to achieve KRW 10 trillion in annual revenue by 2030. At its 2024 Investor Forum in August, LG highlighted the acceleration of its B2B operations as one of the central components of its business portfolio innovation strategy. By 2030, the company expects that its B2B concerns will account fo...

Lidwave secured $10 million in seed funding as 4D LiDAR technology continues to draw interest. Lidwave, a three-year-old start-up based in Jerusalem that is developing “4D-lidar-on-chip sensors,” announced $10 million in seed funding led by Jumpspeed Ventures and Next Gear Ventures, with a strategic investment from an unnamed Swedish truck manufacturer. While Intel’s Mobileye recently shuttered its internal development of 4D frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) lidar technology, 4D lidar continues to draw interest in automotive and other...

WHU team improves light extraction efficiency of AlGaN-based deep-ultraviolet LEDs via SiO2 insertion structure Researchers from Wuhan University in China have unveiled a new approach to boost the performance of AlGaN-based deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diode (DUV LED) by employing tailored quantum wells and SiO2 insertion structure. “We combine bandgap engineering with device craft to improve the radiative recombination efficiency and light extraction efficiency of the AlGaN-based DUV LED. Introducing the tailored quantum wells suppresses...

On October 11, 2024, Nichia Corporation ("Nichia") filed Patent Infringement Lawsuits in Germany in the Düsseldorf Local Division of the European Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Munich District Court against Endrich Bauelemente Vertriebs GmbH ("Endrich"), a German electronic components distributor, for selling certain automotive LED products manufactured by Malaysia-based LED manufacturer Dominant Opto Technologies Sdn. Bhd. ("Dominant"). In the lawsuits, Nichia is seeking permanent injunction, rendering acc...

The camera in action: Despite the headlights, the pedestrian at the side of the road is barely visible. Only the thermal imaging camera makes him clearly visible. Credit: Fraunhofer IOF Fall is here, bringing rain, fog, and early darkness. For road users, this means heightened caution, as visibility conditions increasingly deteriorate. Thermal imaging cameras that can reliably detect people even in poor or limited visibility conditions can ensure greater safety here. This is particularly true for autonomous vehicles where there may not be a human constantly observing the road...

Image credit: Draper With the goal of improving customers’ travel experiences, airports are increasingly relying upon curved video walls to convey immersive entertainment and information. “It creates an immersive experience when walking into the space,” Alex Wade, project manager at Ford AV said. “Enveloped by the imagery, it captures the visitor’s attention immediately, highlighting the content and messaging simply because it surrounds you.” And it’s not just happening at the country’s busiest commercial airline hubs; cargo f...

Representative Image GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to unveil the first phase of the Smart Street Lighting Project with Centralized Control and Monitoring Systems (CCMS) in Guwahati today. The inauguration ceremony will be held at Nandi Mikir Primary School, Chachal, Guwahati in the presence of Ashok Singhal, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, and Mrigen Sarania, Mayor of Guwahati Municipal Corporation. The project, under which over 11,000 energy-efficient LED street lights will be installed, aims to...

Today’s leading brand in innovative and sustainable LED lighting, Luceco has launched a new range of commercial highbay LED which is not only easy to install but offers the greatest flexibility for the end user currently on the market. Called the Titan All in One, it offers not only colour and wattage choice, but also beam angle change all in one unit without the need for added accessories. This is a first for the category, making Titan All In One the perfect solution for warehouses, factories, and any other similar industrial or commercial setting. Unique R...

Citrus Heights Community Center. // SB Williams By Sara Beth Williams– The Citrus Heights City Council on Wednesday approved a $194,000 retrofit project to install energy-efficient lighting fixtures at the Citrus Heights Community Center. According to the city, replacing current light fixtures in the Community Center with LED lighting will “provide significant energy savings,” and LED lighting will last longer. The project was brought forward to address strategic plan objectives that call for tackling multiple deferred maintenance proj...

Agricultural researchers from the UPCT have created a portable prototype of LED lights that combines different wavelengths for use in greenhouse crops. Their goal is to study the effect that the application of light pulses in certain phenological stages has on plants, especially when they're irrigated with low-quality water with a high percentage of salinity. Researchers chose to carry out their test on pepper crops, as previously demonstrated the effectiveness of the treatment on young seedlings. "We observed an increase in production in the test subjects compared to ...

ams OSRAM and LEONHARD KURZ will introduce their jointly created demonstrator at SIA VISION in Paris. ALIYOS™ technology enables ams OSRAM to apply LEDs onto a thin, flexible and transparent substrate. This advancement paves the way toward revolutionary designs where light emerges from surfaces, offering a truly fascinating and interactive experience. With the latest demonstrator, ALIYOS™ LED foils are integrated behind various covers. The In-Mold Decoration (IMD) and Functional Foil Bonding (FFB) technologies o...

Pedestrian bridge connects high-use sidewalks across Florida Interstate 4 at Maitland Boulevard. When the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) wanted to erect a new pedestrian bridge crossing Interstate 4 at Maitland Boulevard, it had two primary criteria in mind: First, the bridge had to be highly functional, and second, it needed to appear aesthetically pleasing at night. Ultimately, the I-4 bridge project became a reality to create a safer and more convenient route for pedestrians and bicyclists to cross the busy highway. It also became an attractive additio...

Access Fixtures is thrilled to announce the relaunch of one of its decorative street lighting solutions: the VILI LED post top lights, featuring selectable wattage and selectable Kelvin options. The VILI, a classic-styled post-top LED light has two versions; the VILI 30/50/60 watts, producing 3,300, 5,500, or 6,600 lumens, and the VILI 60/80/100 watts, producing 6,600, 8,800, or 11,000 lumens respectively at 110 lumens per watt. Being selectable, the watts used can be changed in the field with a simple flick of a switch on the post light. The Kelvin is also se...