The 6th International LED professional Symposium +Expo (LpS 2016) in Bregenz, Austria, from September 20th to 22nd, has increased the conference program to 5 parallel running tracks with 100+ lectures, 4 workshops, 3 forums and 3 top-level keynotes. The three days of the symposium have been divided into a “Strategy Day” followed by a “Technology and Design Day” and ending with a “Solution Day”. In addition to the outstanding conference program, over 100 exhibitors will present latest innovations and the current status of LED and OLED lighting in the 3,000 square meter exhibition area. The organizers are expecting more than 1,500 visitors from over 50 countries.

At the Bay Area Maker Faire held at San Mateo Event Center from May 20- 22, 2016, Hackday found Debra Ansell, who toured around the faire with a LED embedded Matrix hand bag.

Taiwanese LED luminaire manufacturer BrightYolk is preparing to introduce a more environmental friendly LED bulb, where consumers can directly replace broken bulb components.

Rubicon Technology, a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, optical and semiconductor industries, today announced that it has appointed a new independent director, Timothy Brog, President of Locksmith Capital, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. With the addition of Brog, the Board expands to six members, five of whom are independent.

Crystalplex, a pioneer in the development of high stability quantum dots, has announced a new development enabling increased brightness and color stability for LCD displays using cadmium-free Sapphire™ quantum dots.

Project Sumaary After more than 15 years, the skatepark in Otto-Dullenkopf-Park in Karlsruhe has been completely redesigned and expanded. Therefore, the architects in charge DSGN concepts searched for an energy-efficient and attractive modern full-area lighting solution. Floodlight 20 midi LED luminaires from OSRAM subsidiary Siteco now provide an innovative and flicker-free LED lighting solution that allows the new spectacular skatepark to be used until 10 pm, offering strong light on demand for the skaters.

Vishay Intertechnology introduces a new dual-color IR emitting diode designed to save space in wearable devices and medical patient monitoring systems. Offered in a compact 2 mm by 2 mm by 0.87 mm package, the Vishay Semiconductors VSMD66694 features wavelengths of 660 nm (red) and 940 nm (IR), and is built on SurfLight technology for best-in-class radiant power of 9.5 mW and 8.5 mW, respectively.

The ATIVO multisensor is specially designed for detecting light and the presence, or motion of, people or vehicles in rooms with high ceilings of up to 20 metres. The ATIVO sensor can be used in a wide variety of applications, from industrial, production and assembly halls, to high-bay warehouses and logistics centres.

Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips company and global leader in lighting, has illuminated the most recent addition of Paris’ world famous skyline, the façade of the ‘Le Vérone’ building, the headquarters of the vente-privée e-commerce company in Saint-Denis, Paris, France.

Based in San Diego, California, with manufacturing facilities in the US and Europe, DNSC specializes in developing and manufacturing digital inks, nano materials, and fluids for high-resolution, high-performance digital inkjet printing. DNSC provides unique ink development services, research, and turn-key ink supply and fulfillment solutions reaching end users, resellers and, printer manufacturers worldwide. DNSC has developed an extensive product line under the x-nano™ brand, providing a range of solutions including high-quality, low-cost black & color dye inks (Value-Series), pigment inks (Elite Series), special ultra-fast dry inks (S-Series), magnetic MICR inks (K-Series), invisible fluorescent color (RGB) inks, infrared-absorbing inks (I-Series), and special inks for food grade, textile, and special effect applications (F-, T-, and X-Series). The company’s digital inks target dot-on-demand inkjet applications based on thermal and piezo print heads using aqueous, oil, energy-curable (UV/LED), and eco-solvent based inks.

China is one of the world’s largest automotive consumer market, by late 2015 car ownership in the country reached 172 million cars, and the volume is accelerating. It can be projected in the next few years, Chinese market demands for automotive components and after sales services will increase, the automotive lighting market possesses huge market potential.

Epistar, a leading Taiwanese LED chip maker, is to be the first manufacturer that raise the price of heavily-oversupplied InGaN LEDs. The company plans to raise up to 15% of the price in order to profit.

France and UK recently sent recall notifications to the EU The Rapid Alert System for Non-food Dangerous Products (RAPEX) for LED luminaire products made in China, due to electric shock risks.

AIXTRON, a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Nanchang Kingsoon, a recently founded Chinese manufacturer of optoelectronic devices, has ordered multiple MOCVD cluster tools to expand manufacturing capacities in the area of gallium arsenide-based red, orange and yellow (ROY) LEDs and solar cells. All systems will be delivered in the course of the year.

In this GE blog entry, staff shed insight into how intelligent lighting can change our environment.

Many leading manufacturers that provide innovative technology displayed their up-to-date solutions at OPIE’16, which took place from May 18 - 20 in Yokohama, Japan. OPIE’16, which was jointly held with LASER EXPO 2016, IR-UV EXPO 2016, Space & Astronomy EXPO 2016, LENS EXPO 2016 and Optical Measurement & Positioning EXPO 2016, also co-located with the new Micro & Nano EXPO 2016.

While the term “Internet of Things” and “connected technology” grows increasingly familiar, leading technology giants strive to find out the next “thing” to be connected. Some bet it on the smartwatch while some go for lighting. Samsung locks its eyes on surfboard recently, reported the Verge.

Did you know that May 2016 marks Philips’ 125th anniversary? A milestone that is worth commemorating. Over the past century Philips has transformed unexpected opportunities into meaningful innovations. It is this history that will serve as Philips’ inspiration for the next 125 years.

Panasonic Vietnam (Panasonic) opened its newly designed corporate showroom, Panasonic Risupia Vietnam, in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the company’s establishment, today. The showroom has been renovated to showcase the latest Premium Lifestyle solutions and provide a more interactive experience for visitors.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) today introduced a new device in its VLMU35xx series of ceramic-based, high-power UV LEDs with silicone lenses that features a wavelength in the 365 nm range. Designed to provide a reliable, energy-saving replacement for mercury lamps, the Vishay Semiconductors VLMU3510-365-130 delivers an exceptionally long lifetime in a compact 3.45 mm by 3.45 mm surface-mount package for medical, industrial, and printing applications. The silicone lens of the VLMU3510-365-130 enables extremely long lifetimes up to 25,000 h, compared to the typical mercury lamp lifetime of 10,000 h. The environmentally friendly UV LED is free of heavy metals and provides increased reliability with its shock resistance and immunity to degradation from frequent on/off switching. While mercury lamps require complex drive circuits and need two to 15 minutes to warm up, the VLMU3510-365-130 allows for the use of simple low-voltage circuitry and requires no warm-up period. Built on InGaN (indium gallium nitride) technology, the device released today features typical radiant power of 690 mW at 500 mA and 945 mW at 700 mA in a wavelength range between 362.5 nm and 370 nm. The VLMU3510-365-130 offers an emission angle of 130° and radiant intensity of 315 mW/sr at 700 mA. The LED’s specifications make it ideal for UV curing in nail salon, dental, and poster printing applications; blood and counterfeit money detection; and photocatalytic purification. RoHS-compliant, halogen-free, and Vishay Green, the VLMU3510-365-130 is compatible with reflow soldering processes and features a Moisture Sensitivity Level of 3 in accordance with J-STD-020. Samples and production quantities of the new UV LED are available now, with lead times of six to eight weeks.

The Town of Berlin, locates in Connecticut, U.S., recently kicks of a LED light conversion project, targeting at switching about 2,500 streetlights.

The Bend energy Challenge has installed LED light bulbs in Bend, a city in Oregon, U.S., over the past six months. The 18,000 bulbs installed were assisted by two AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team.

The Pakistani government might include financial incentives for LED lights and solar panels in its annual federal budget 2016-2017, as the government aims to slash energy consumption while turning to alternative energy sources, according to a report by local media Business Recorder.

Pacific Crest Securities has highlighted several companies that might benefit from Apple’s decision to use OLED displays in next year’s iPhones, according to a report from Investor Business Daily.

An almost incomparable depth of experience in terms of light, successful products with strong brands and a high-impact sales team – these are the strengths the company of Ledvance will be focusing on from 1st July 2016. This is the day on which the current Osram Lamps business division will become legally independent and will therefore become Ledvance GmbH.

A major investment in new, hi-tech LED street lighting across Renfrewshire has got underway in Paisley.

Eating out has become increasingly commonplace in today’s busy life. This has triggered an urgent need for a sanitizing product that is portable, environmentally friendly, and leaves no chemical residue. ITRI developed a one-of-a-kind "Pocket Chopstick Sanitizer," which in just 90 seconds can kill 99.99% of E.coli and other pathogens. This innovation wins the COMPUTEX Best Choice Award 2016 and will be unveiled on May 31 at COMPUTEX Taipei. 

Access Fixtures, an industry leader in commercial and industrial LED lighting, is announcing the launch of new 2' and 4' new high-performance, purpose-built vapor tight linear luminaires with integrated LED arrays and drivers. In all categories, the 4' vapor tight linear luminaires exceed the performance of two-lamp T12 and T8 vapor tight linear fluorescent fixtures: they are dimmable, offer more lumens per watt, more overall lumens, and—perhaps most importantly—they are available from Access Fixtures at less than $90.00.

Commissioning and programming is both simple and intuitive, and various scenes, zones and effects are easily set using a rotary button. Programming knowledge or software is not required and the operating terminal designed for wall mounting features a high quality glass surface.

STG Aerospace, a leading aircraft cabin lighting OEM, announced that prestigious British charter carrier Titan Airways is the latest airline to install STG’s market leading liTeMood® retrofit LED mood lighting system on its Boeing 757 aircraft.