Lighting Science Group Corporation®, one of the world's leading LED lighting technology manufacturers announced today it has been contracted by The Bionetics Corporation, a leader in space technology, to assist in the development of an LED lighting solution for the International Space Station (ISS). The Boeing Company, the primary contractor to NASA for the ISS, initiated the project with The Bionetics Corporation in order to develop a lighting system that will assist flight crews with circadian alignment while in residence on the Internati...

  For a pack of light bulbs, $200 is a lot of money. The new Hue LED light bulb system from Philips allows for a rainbow of color to expel from any lamp and is perfect for those interested in funky, high-tech gadgets. Philips says the bulbs can provide 16 million different colors and it is possible to customize the lighting in each corner of any room in a home. The product is only available through Apple and the Hue app lets you control up to 50 bulbs – it is even possible to light an entire home with them. Consumer Reports checked out the system and found t...

Rising Utilization Rates but still Limited Order Visibility Highest 2012 Order Intake and Revenues Recorded in Q4/2012 Management Focus on Cost Control and Cash Flow Continuing R&D Investments into Future Market Opportunities AIXTRON SE (ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6), a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced revenues of EUR 227.8m and an EBIT loss of EUR -132.3m for the fiscal year 2012. A slow recovery of revenues but a virtually flat order intake throughout the year reflects a relucta...

GaN Systems Sets up New UK base office facility located in Reading, England. "GaN Systems new office facility comes in response to a strong pull from our growing base of European customer partners," says Geoff Haynes, the company's UK based VP Business Development. "The company has a strong focus on collaborating across the manufacturing value chains for global power electronics markets to accelerate the adoption, and drive the cost of manufacture of GaN components. That can only be achieved through a strong local technical presence." I...

Lighting Science Group Corporation®, has been contracted by The Bionetics Corporation, a leader in space technology, to assist in the development of an LED lighting solution for the International Space Station (ISS). The Boeing Company, the primary contractor to NASA for the ISS, initiated the project with The Bionetics Corporation in order to develop a lighting system that will assist flight crews with circadian alignment while in residence on the International Space Station. With the absence of a 24-hour cycle based on the sun, astronauts currentl...

Royal Philips Electronics has been awarded a multi-year contract in partnership with French professional lighting company Step to light up the subway system in Paris with LED lighting solutions.   The switch to LED will reduce the energy needed to light up the Paris metro and suburban RER stations by more than 50%, while improving the light quality at the same time. The contract was awarded by Parisian transport company Groupe RATP for more than 85% of the lighting in metro and RER stations in the French capital. The tender is to replace the 250,000 lig...

AIXTRON SE announced that in the third quarter of 2012 long-term customer Formosa Epitaxy Inc. (FOREPI), Taiwan, placed a new order for multiple CRIUS II-L MOCVD production systems in a 69x2-inch configuration. All systems will be used for the manufacturing of ultra-high brightness (UHB) GaN-based blue and white LEDs. AIXTRON’s local service team has started installing and commissioning the new systems in the fourth quarter of 2012 at FOREPI’s new state-of-the-art factory in the Pin-Jen industrial zone, Taiwan. Delivery...

New GE Lights Result in Yearly Savings of US$300,000 GE Lightinghas replaced1,470 sets of halide lamps at Malaysia’sMASkargo Advance Cargo Centre with its Hi-Beam T5 High Bay system using GE’s technologically advanced system, a solution tailored for industrial vertical. The new lights significantly raised the level of illumination while generating a 50% reduction in energy usage. GE’s more energy-efficient solution, coupled with reduced maintenance, will result in savings totaling an estimated US$300,000 per year. GE Lighting has impl...

The University of Dundee is leading a European-wide research project to work on improving white LEDs that would be much more efficient than existing light bulbs. The project is being funded through a £7.2m grant from the European Union's FP7 programme. Currently, LED lights are only about 25% efficient and the researchers are hoping to improve that to 50-60%. Professor Edik Rafailov, NEWLED project leader based in the School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics at Dundee, said: "Common lightbulbs have a pretty low efficiency rating and e...

Scientists have developed multicolor LEDs without heavy metals. These nanocrystals consist of a few hundred to thousand atoms and have a considerable potential as highly efficient light emitters, as was demonstrated by the team of Professor Uli Lemmer and Professor Annie K. Powell from KIT as well as Professor Geoffrey A. Ozin from the University of Toronto. In a joint project, the scientists have now succeeded in manufacturing highly efficient LEDs from the silicon nanocrystals. So far, manufacture of silicon LEDs has been limited to the red visible spectr...

Zhaga has published its second interface specification, as part of its mission to enable the interchangeability of LED light sources. Products carrying the Zhaga logo are already available from various manufacturers.   The Zhaga Consortium has published its second interface specification for LED light engines. Zhaga Interface Specification Book 2 can now be downloaded from the organization’s website (//www.zhagastandard.org/specifications/book-2.html). In addition, Zhaga has created a database of certified products, which are all commercially available. T...

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) has illuminated the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Mt. Pleasant, WI with energy-efficient LED lighting. Cree® interior lighting products, including more than 400 CS18™ LED linear luminaires, will fully illuminate the Neighborhood Market – from the sales floor and pharmacy to restrooms, vestibules and backroom areas. Cree LED lighting will also be installed in the parking lot and exterior areas of the store. Walmart estimates that the CS18 luminaires, designed for low maintenance and long life, will save approxima...

Power Integrations announced RDR-347, an LED-downlight reference design. The new circuit demonstrates the capabilities of the recently launched LYTSwitch™ IC family. The RDR-347 12 W reference design, based on the LYT4313E, delivers a power factor greater than 0.95 and reduces total harmonic distortion (THD) to less than 10% - easily meeting EN61000-3-2C requirements. Efficiency is greater than 86% at 120 VAC – industry-leading performance for an isolated solution capable of operating with a wide range of dimmers. This performance is possible...

Excelitas Technologies, has launched its first UV LED solution, CurX for the printing and curing industry. The CurX UV-LED module is a linear, scalable, high-end UV LED curing “flood” module available in 365 nm, 385 nm and 395 nm ranges of UV output. It is well suited for demanding applications such as digital ink printing, screen printing, flexo printing, offset printing, and the curing of coatings, adhesives, glues, and varnishes. The CurX UV-LED module, which incorporates LED technology from Nichia, delivers up to 50 percent higher ir...

•    Green Product1 sales increased to 45% of total sales (EUR 11.3 billion) in 2012 •    Total investments in Green Innovation at EUR 569 million in 2012, mainly driven by investments in sustainable LED lighting •    Carbon reduction target achieved, with 25% decrease in operational CO2 emissions over five years   Today Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX:PHIA) reported Green Product sales of EUR 11.3 billion in 2012, marking 45% of total sales and moving the company significant...

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) announced that it will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), which will be held on May 3, 2013,  to amend the articles of association of the company to change the name of the company to Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips).   “Philips is a diversified technology company focused on delivering meaningful innovation in healthcare, energy-efficient lighting and consumer health and well-being,” said Philips Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten. “Our ...

Dialight (LSE: DIA.L), announced its innovation program has developed an industry leading solid state power supply with an expected life of 20 years.  Dialight’s new power supply technology guarantees long-life performance even in the most demanding applications. “Dialight has once again set the bar with our latest power supply design, providing our customers with reliable and efficient illumination for up to two decades in the harshest environments around the world,” said Roy Burton, Dialight’s Group Chief Executive. “Unexpected lightin...

Monocrystal introduces ultra-large high quality sapphire window. Advancements in the development of its proprietary crystal growing technology allow Monocrystal to meet increasing demand from the emerging optical markets for large size sapphire windows and blanks up to 12 inches. Advancements in modified KY method make it possible for Monocrystal to grow 120 kg sapphire crystals on scale. This technological advantage enables Monocrystal to offer a wide range of optical products which were not available on the market before. “We are happy to be the company pushing the...

HVPE system expected to lower the cost of LED production and accelerate adoption in commercial and residential lighting GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) and Soitec (NYSE Euronext: SOI), today announced a development agreement and a licensing agreement allowing GT to develop, manufacture and commercialize a high-volume, multi-wafer HVPE system to produce high-quality GaN epi layers on  substrates used in the LED and other growth industries such as power electronics. The higher growth rates and improved material properties made possible ...

There is an increasing demand for LED TVs in Vietnam. According to analyst firm GfK, there are over 730,000 units be sold in 2012, representing a 176% surge in volume sales compared with the previous year. GfK retail audit showed the LED TV segment in Vietnam started 2012 with less than 20% volume share of the overall TV market in January, and had consistently trended upwards in subsequent months to reach 66% by the year end. This reflects an annual average of 37% in 2012— a substantial increment from the previous year’s 11%. One of the key reasons fo...

GT Advanced Technologies announced the appointment of Linda Reinhard as vice president, new business development and product management for the company’s sapphire, DSS™ and HiCz™ products reporting to Dan Squiller, GT’s chief operating officer. Reinhard will be responsible for leading GT’s growth into new market segments and driving the product roadmap to capitalize on these new opportunities including sapphire for cover and touch screen applications. Dan Squiller, GT’s chief operating officer, said  “Linda’s i...

“Delta Electronics’ Ring of Celestial Bliss” was the most eye-catching lantern display at today’s official opening of the 2013 Taiwan Lantern Festival. Considered the world’s biggest lantern, the “Delta Electronics’ Ring of Celestial Bliss” is a 10m tall, 70m wide and 270° circular, high-resolution structure where visitors can enjoy two films: “Sun and Moon”” and “Four Seasons”. Based on the overall design concept of “Everlasting” the giant lantern encourages the public to protec...

US 101 west of Olympia is making LED makeover. Beginning Monday, Feb. 25, Washington State Department of Transportation crews will replace the high-pressure-sodium highway lighting with the LED lighting system on a state highway. The light installations along US 101 should be complete by Friday, March 1 followed by full operation of the adaptive system by mid-April. John Nisbet, WSDOT state traffic engineer, said the LED system uses new, state-of-the-art technology known as an “adaptive system.” This will allow WSDOT crews to remotely adju...

AOP, a professional designer and supplier of LED luminaires and services, announces its participation in the Tokyo Lighting Fair 2013 that will take place at Tokyo Big Sight West Hall 2, Japan, on March 5-8. AOP invites you to visit Booth LF906-2, where our team will gladly introduce you to our latest developments in the field of luminaire design and benefits, including: The latest module lightings with the innovation features of economic designs. ARTEMIS and AGLAIA series with high quality and performance. Indoor lighting series to fulfill various commercial and industrial applications

Enhance high value products such as fresh produce with high quality lighting Exact Effect, the new spotlight fitting for the grocery retail category from Philips, delivers excellent-quality light that helps improve the look of fresh food. It is available across a range of product specifications including track and surface-mounted options. Exact Effect is one of five key highlights in the new Philips UK Spring Collection 2013. Exact Effect features a highly efficient LED light engine and high-performance optics that bring out the detail of retailers produce by increasin...

Carved into a granite cliff in the North Okanagan in close proximity to Vernon, British Columbia, Sparkling Hill Resort is celebrated for its organic and modern flair-notably its creative use of $10 million in Swarovski Crystal elements that provide an atmosphere of calm and serenity. Setting its sights on newly engaging, more energy-efficient LED hotel lighting, the European-influenced resort and wellness center recently specified 2,500 GE LED replacement lamps for its award-winning facility. The switch means an annual 828,000 kilowatt hours (kWhs) energy reduction at...

Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. has received an additional $5 million investment from an affiliate of Aston Capital LLC. The investment will be in the form of convertible preferred stock and will be used to fund recent customer orders as well as to fund future growth.   The $5 million investment contemplated will be derived from the sale of a new convertible preferred stock to RVL Holdings, an entity managed by Aston Capital, LLC and controlled by Robert V. LaPenta. The preferred stock will be convertible into common stock at a price of $1.17 per share ...

Chinese InGaN LED epiwafer and chip maker Jiangxi Lianchuang Optoelectronics Science and Technology Co Ltd (Lianovation) has bought a PE9000C Series purifier from Power+Energy Inc (P+E) of Ivyland, PA, USA, which is engaged in palladium-membrane-based hydrogen purifiers for the compound semiconductor and energy industries. The Chinese company will use PE9000C Series purifier to support a process tool at its facility in the Nanchang High-Tech District in Jangxi, China. The 9000C Series purifier includes micro-channel palladium membrane techno...

Major step in joint partnership to develop market of GaN substrates for high-performance LED lighting applications. Soitec (Euronext), a world leader in generating and manufacturing revolutionary semiconductor materials for the electronics and energy industries, and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., a leading worldwide provider of compound semiconductor materials, have signed a licensing and technology-transfer agreement under which Sumitomo Electric will use Soitec’s proprietary Smart Cut™ technology to manufacture engineered gallium nitride (GaN) substra...

Over 300 Industry Bloggers Will Attend Conference Featuring Interior Design Lead Corbett Lighting, Hudson Valley Lighting® and Troy Lighting will participate as premier sponsors at the upcoming Design Bloggers 2013 Conference held from March 3-5 in the heart of Los Angeles at the Hilton/Universal City Hotel. Panelists and presenters will focus on best practices in social media as well as the role new media is playing and will continue to play in the world of interior design. Industry interior design gurus including keynote speakers Barbara Barry, desi...