Don Barnetson, CTO of Lunera Labs outlines five major lighting control and sensor technologies currently on the market, and compares how each measures up in real-life lighting situations.

Philips Clue 02 first prize winner Yeonho Lee sheds light about his winning design in an exclusive interview with Philips Social Media Manager Monique Cousineau.

Panasonic Corporation announced it has developed a light diffusion type polypropylene (PP) resin molding compound, called “FULL BRIGHT”*1 PP, which can extend the operating life of LEDs. The industry’s first*2introduction of a material applicable for injection stretch blow molding enables the formation of complex shapes and contributes to greater product design freedom for customers.

Mimaki USA, a leading manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, today announced the UJV55-320 super wide format UV-LED printer, a 128-inch roll-to-roll model featuring seven ink colors including white for printing on transparent or colored media. It will be on display at various worldwide expositions including in the Mimaki USA booth 1770 at the upcoming International Sign Expo, April 21-23, in Orlando.

Videssence Studio Lighting reveals alliance with Hitachi to create a lively, stimulating Main Camera Stage at this month’s NAB Show. Hitachi Kokusai will utilize LED studio lighting from Videssence to vibrantly illuminate the main stage where featured cameras are displayed and demonstrated.

Energy Focus, Inc. (“Energy Focus”) promises to provide a hassle free warranty to the original end user (“Customer”) for its LED Lighting Products (“LED Product”) wherein the LED Product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of ten (10) years from the date of purchase by the Customer (the invoice date); provided the LED Product is installed to the specifications provided in the corresponding Energy Focus Product Specification Sheet. It is the responsibility of Customer and Installer to obtain Specification Sheet from Energy Focus prior to Installation.    The above ten (10) year warranty applies to the following LED Product series:    ‧LEDFL Tubular LED Lamps, ‧LEDDL LED Dock Lights, ‧EFO-LEDSG & EFO-LEDLG Globe Lights, ‧LEDGL LED Hazardous Globe Lights, ‧LEDWP & LEDRFK Retrofit Kits

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and OLEDWorks LLC announced today that OLEDWorks is developing a new lighting prototype with support from NYSERDA that would save energy and not disrupt sleep patterns for patients in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. OLEDWorks will collaborate with Highland Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center, which has formed a team of doctors and nurses to provide feedback on the innovative white and amber OLED lighting system.

Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX, PHIA) company and global leader in lighting, unveils new additions to its Entertainment range of Platinum lamps and Showline luminaires at Prolight + Sound 2016. The lamps and luminaires will provide creative tools for lighting designers and are part of the immersive 'be inspired by light and create great experiences' stand concept being showcased at the exhibition. Visitors to the Philips stands will be able to meet Mark Wynn-Edwards, lighting designer for acts from Grace Jones to Jamiroquai, who has created a range of stunning natural scenes such as ‘Walking through the Woods’ featuring the newly-launched lamps and luminaires at the show.

The ONICO LED luminaire family provides new scope for the effective visual presentation of a wide range of goods in the Shop and Retail sector. The modular concept enables the optimum LED module to be combined with the appropriate reflector to meet the demands of specific lighting tasks. The clear, consistent design of the luminaire and the integrated converter add further weight to this holistic approach.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) announced that ANSI Accredited Standards Committee C12 revised ANSI C12.1-2014 Code for Electricity Metering. This standard establishes acceptable performance criteria for new types of alternating current (ac) watthour meters, demand meters, demand registers, pulse devices, and auxiliary devices. It describes acceptable in-service performance levels for meters and devices used in revenue metering.

EarthTronics introduces high lumen, high efficiency LEDs as an energy-efficient solution for replacing High Intensity Discharge lamps (HID) for interior and exterior applications in parking garages, site and security lighting, high bay warehouse fixtures and post lights. These commercial quality lamps feature high-power LED, durable construction and advanced electronic drivers that provide extended performance life and full omni-directional light output. EarthTronics high lumen, HID replacement LEDs offer 50,000-hour rated life, 5-year warranty and energy savings that exceed 80 percent to provide a solid return on investment.

SYLVANIA Automotive Lighting, the leader in automotive lighting solutions for the automotive aftermarket and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), is supporting the Car Care Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating motorists on the importance of regular vehicle care, by commemorating National Car Care Month throughout the month of April.

Several tragedies struck the industry this week. Renowned architect Dame Zaha Hadid, known for her bold modern building designs unfortunately passed away at the age of 65 from a sudden heart attack on April 1, 2016. Sadly, this is no April Fools prank. Hadid’s design firm confirmed that the architect died in Florida, U.S.

TM-209M Multi-LED Light Meter Model No.: : TM-209M

An entomologist at the research on the physiological characteristics of mosquito mosquito (and many bugs, moths, etc.) found particularly sensitive to certain light and liking, particularly aversion to other light.According to this principle, the company researchers developed a mosquito will the special optical light source materials of disgust mosquitoes away.

Dame Zaha Hadid, the renowned Iraqi-born architect, who designed the London Olympic Aquatic Centre, has died after a heart attack, reported the Telegraph.

Foxconn’s acquisition of Sharp could help Apple reduce its dependency on Samsung for OLED display panels, analyzed 9to5Mac.

Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., together with its parent company, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), has announced that the Solid State Lighting & Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC), the world renowned research center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, installed an SR-4000HT grade gallium nitride (GaN) metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) reactor for its continued compound semiconductor device developmental work for UVCLED. SSLEEC is co-directed by Nobel Prize-winning Professor Shuji Nakamura and Professor Steven DenBaars.

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) announces that it, through Taiyo Nippon Sanso (China) Investment Co., Ltd., has invested in Jilin OLED Material Tech Co., Ltd. (Jilin OLED), a Chinese venture company based in Changchun engaged in the development of high-purity OLED materials. Through this investment, TNSC has acquired the exclusive sales rights to Jilin OLED’s products in the global market. Details are as follows.

LED Engin, Inc. announces the world’s first 7-color, high power LED to be produced on a single emitter. The compact LZ7-04MU00 emitter enables the design of stage or architectural lighting that produces sophisticated effects over the full color spectrum. Its RGBW die are complemented by phosphor-converted (PC) amber, cyan and violet to provide richer, wide-ranging color effects. PC amber delivers the same saturation as regular amber but with 5 times the flux at temperature, cyan fills the spectrum gap between blue and green, and violet enables black or crisp white lighting effects. Typical stage and studio applications include moving heads with zoom optics and round wash lights. In architectural lighting, the emitters enhance the performance of everything from static lights to linear wash lights.

Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lighting platforms, today announced new products and partnerships that extend the connectivity and modularity of its patented LED Troffer Retrofit (LDR®) product suite.

Affected by the uncertain economic outlook, Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight’s business operations in 2016 lacked strong growth momentum, reported Taiwanese media UDN. Waning consumer consumption led to sliding revenues in the backlight market, which has neutralized lighting market growth. 

The city of Phoenix in Arizona, U.S. is asking for public input on the appearance and use of energy-efficient LED technology for street and park lighting.

LED headlights found in 31 different midsize car models evaluated delivered a relatively mediocre performance out in the first headlight ratings conducted by The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the U.S.

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Conditions Index (EBCI) for current conditions in North America surged in March, climbing to 64.7 from 44.4 the previous month as more panelists reported conditions improved than eroded. Compared to February, a larger share of the survey panel reported that business conditions improved (41% in March compared to 22% in February) and a smaller share reported that they deteriorated (12% in March compared to 33% in February). Forty-seven percent claimed conditions were unchanged in March, similar to the share holding this view a month ago.

Two towns Tiverton and Crediton located in UK will be among the first locations in Devon County to receive LED streetlight upgrades, reported The Gazette.

Chicago’s Garfield Park Conservatory is presenting an interplay of light and color in a lovely exhibit called Solarise: a sea of all colors. Designed by multi-media artists Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero of the Chicago-based Luftwerk studio, the Solarise exhibit is a series of light and sculptural environments emphasizing the Conservatory’s historic architecture and complimenting their beloved plant collection. Solarise explores the contemporary relationship between nature and technology.   Luftwerk artists, Sean Gallero and Petra ...

In my last blog post, I walked you through a hands-on project: dimming a lamp with a gallium nitride (GaN) power stage, a Hercules™ microcontroller and a scroll wheel. I covered setup, design and how to drive the power stage the right way.

LED lamps have recently hit the lighting market and attracted a lot of consumers’ attention. But the professionals of interior and exterior design have been using them for ages bringing out even the most unrealistic ideas. Let’s see what LEDs can do when they fall into hands of nonconformist creators.

The facility is the culmination of many years’ of planning with lighting manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and wholesalers and will provide the industry with a cutting edge testing and certification service helping grow exports and improve product compliance.