2015-10-27

Eliminating Global Poverty with Efficient Lights

The UN and The World Bank Group are seeking alternative clean lighting and solar energy to reduce global poverty, reported UAE media The National.
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2015-10-27

Top Three LED Lighting Challenge: Beam Quality

Soraa’s Chief Scientist Aurelien David shares his insight on LED lighting challenge beam quality in this latest blog entry.
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2015-10-27

Imec and Ghent University Present Thermoplastically Deformable Electronics Applicable for LEDs

At this week’s Meeting of the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS 2015), imec and CMST (imec’s associated lab at Ghent University) present a novel technology for thermoplastically deformable electronics enabling low-cost 2.5D free-form rigid electronic objects. The technology is under evaluation in Philips LED lamp carriers, a downlight luminaire and a omnidirectional light source, to demonstrate the potential of this technology in innovative lighting applications.
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2015-10-27

Boogie Dice Lets You Game with Hands Off

An Israeli design group kicked off a fundraising campaign for a sound activated gaming dice called Boogie Dice on Kickstarter, targeting a US $50,000 fund and has received US $113,842 so far.
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2015-10-27

Munich Subway Lit by Osram's LED Line Lights

The newly designed intermediate storey of the Marienplatz subway and metro station in Munich, Germany was inaugurated this Monday. The concept drawn up by the architects Allmann Sattler Wappner and the lighting designer Ingo Maurer gives the subterranean mezzanine a bright, clearly arranged and customer-friendly appearance following a construction period of three and a half years. Up to 200,000 passengers enter this traffic node daily, following modernisation by the Munich municipal authorities (SWM) and the Munich transport company (MVG). An essential element of the design is the orange-red light ceiling installed in the central ticket hall, where more than 1,000 Osram light lines have been installed for illumination.
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2015-10-27

v2 Lighting Group Appoints Michael Shelly to Central Regional Sales Manager

v2 Lighting Group, an innovator in the specification lighting market, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Shelly as the Central Regional Sales Manager. His industry experience and knowledge will promote v2 Lighting Group’s continued growth in the region.
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2015-10-27

CIRCADIAN ZircLight is to Adopt Plessey's LEDs for Smart Lighting Systems

Plessey announced today that it will provide CIRCADIAN ZircLight, a global leader in providing 24/7 workforce performance solutions, with an LED package solution for the development of circadian-modulated, smart LED lighting systems and lamps.
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2015-10-27

Cree's LED Lighting Brighten up Abby Wambach’s Portland Home

LED innovator, Cree, Inc. recently teamed up with soccer phenom Abby Wambach to champion the importance of determination, innovation and performance when breaking barriers to achieve your goals, kicking off with the “Light a Better Way” video this summer. Following the U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup win, Cree is taking the campaign off-field, upgrading Wambach’s Portland home with high-quality Cree® LED technology, demonstrating the impact of uncompromising performance in creating better experiences.
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2015-10-27

Lextar to Showcase Frameless LED Panel Light at HK International Lighting Fair

Lextar Electronics Corp, the LED vertical integration manufacturer, will release its new generation LED flat panel lights – ALLUXIA. ALLUXIA’s frameless visual effect can create flexibility for seamless connection of luminaires. With its simple and neat appearance, it opened a new era of LED flat panel light 5.0.  Lextar will unveil ALLUXIA at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair taking place during October 27-30, 2015.
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2015-10-26

[Breaking News] U.S. Regulators Oppose Philips Sale of Lumileds

Philips plan to sell Lumileds to Chinese investment consortium led by Go Scale Capital for US $2.8 billion might “unravel following opposition from U.S. regulators,” reported Bloomberg on Monday.
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2015-10-26

LandMark Optoelectronics Expands Production Capacity with AIXTRON MOCVD

AIXTRON, a worldwide leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that LandMark Optoelectronics Corporation, a supplier in gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium phosphide (InP) based epitaxial wafers for optical communication, industrial application, and special-purpose usage, has purchased another AIX 2800G4-TM system for the production of laser diode devices. The tool is due for delivery in the first quarter 2016. 
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2015-10-26

Canadian Researchers Use LED Lights to Activate Muscle Function

Neuroscience researchers at Dalhousie Medical School and the Brain Repair Center in Canada have found a way to bypass the nervous system to stimulate muscles that have lost their connection to the nervous system through injury or disease.
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2015-10-26

Australian Researchers Find Correlation between Light Exposure and Weight Gain in Children

A world-first study by Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) Sleep in Early Childhood Research Group has revealed pre-schoolers exposed to more light earlier in day tend to weigh more.
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2015-10-26

Seoul Semiconductor Package-less LED Gaining Traction in Lighting Market Applications

Chung Hoon Lee, CEO of world’s leading LED manufacturer Seoul Semiconductor (//www.seoulsemicon.com) announces that Wicop, following its massive success in LCD backlighting applications, is experiencing rapid adoption in the global lighting market after the September 2015 release thanks to its ultra compact size and outstanding efficiency.
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2015-10-26

Beneq Adds America II Electronics to Product Distribution Network

As Beneq continues to expand its business of Lumineq® displays for extreme conditions, there is a growing need for wider distribution of the company’s rugged thin film electroluminescence (TFEL) displays as well as the fully transparent TASEL® displays, which have a substantial installed base and range of interesting future applications in the defense, transportation outdoor instrumentation and medical electronics markets.
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2015-10-26

Eaton Introduces Controllable LED Lighting for Open Space Illumination

Power management company Eaton today announced the launch of its Ametrix ASYX 2.0 light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires, offering a wide range of asymmetric, scalable and controllable solutions for architectural indoor ambient and outdoor spaces. The high-performing, indirect-direct product family utilizes Eaton’s proprietary patented AccuLED Optics™ system for optimal beam control and efficiency in high-ceiling applications including airports, convention centers, lobbies, atriums, open offices, churches and natatorium or pool environments.
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2015-10-26

Xicato Adds New LED Source to Its Intelligent Module Portfolio

Xicato, a leading manufacturer of intelligent light sources, has established new benchmarks for dimming, flicker, color consistency and lumen maintenance with the release of its XIM Intelligent LED Modules. The company has announced the availability of higher lumen packages to fill out the portfolio, a 9mm LES option in addition to the current 19mm LES option, and a true and verifiable 50,000 hour warranty.
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2015-10-26

ADATA to Demonstrate New LED Lightings at HK International Lighting Fair

ADATA® Technology, a leading global LED lighting manufacturer, today announced its participation in the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair. The event is the biggest lighting trade show in Asia, taking place October 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. ADATA is focusing on the “Light Evolution Unlimited – Now and Tomorrow” theme, and will take this opportunity to unveil high efficiency T8 LED tubes and bulbs, high color rendering index (CRI) Linear Lights, MR16 lights, as well as advanced LED ceiling lights with remote motion sensing technology, and modular outdoor lighting. These state of the art LED lighting products serve to demonstr ate ADATA's strong research and development capabilities and distinguish it as a distinct brand dedicated to serving customers worldwide.
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2015-10-26

Energy Efficiency Crucial for a Sustainable Future

How much attention do you really pay to your energy use? “Lots of attention, I’ve installed a smart meter in my home,” you might cry. “It’s great, I’ve been able to see just how little it costs to run the tumble dryer!” See the problem here? We can develop all the technology in the world but we’ve still got a long way to go when it comes to overcoming the biggest barrier to a sustainable future – us!
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2015-10-23

Light Corporation Launches Under-Bin LED Light

Light Corporation, a leader in high-tech lighting products for office and industrial environments, has launched CLIQUE, the newest and most economically priced linear LED (light-emitting diode) fixture in the company’s under-bin lighting family.
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2015-10-23

Hot Picks of the Week Oct. 19-23

There has been a lot of LED streetlight upgrade projects rolled out in the North America market this week, most are concentrated in the U.S. market, with only one lighting case in the Canadian market. Unlike most countries where governments fund the streetlighting project, energy utilities company Xcel Energy is financing large scale streetlight conversion projects in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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2015-10-23

Haydale Granted Patent of Functionalisation Process for Graphene in Europe

Haydale, the group focused on the commercialisation of graphene and other nano particle products using its proprietary plasma process, is pleased to announce confirmation from the European Patent Office (“EPO”) of the decision to grant a European Patent to Haydale (“European Patent”).
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2015-10-23

Light Corporation Launches Low-Cost Under-Bin LED Light

Light Corporation, a leader in high-tech lighting products for office and industrial environments, has launched CLIQUE, the newest and most economically priced linear LED (light-emitting diode) fixture in the company’s under-bin lighting family.
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2015-10-23

Bridgelux's LED Arrays to Light up Italian UNESCO World Heritage Site

Bridgelux, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance, solid-state LED arrays, announced the selection of Bridgelux® Décor Series™ LED arrays for a new lighting installation at the Lower Basilica of San Francesco of Assisi in Italy, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Founded in 1228, the Basilica is decorated with frescoes painted by medieval artists, illustrating the unique development of Italian art. The new lighting system will highlight the unique quality of the stunning frescoes, while providing safe illumination over the delicate paint and colors.
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2015-10-23

Empire State Building to Throw on Annual Halloween LED Light Show

Empire State Realty Trust and iHeartMedia officially announced a Halloween "treat" with the annual Empire State Building (ESB) Halloween music-to-light show. The iconic landmark will synchronize its world-famous LED tower lights to spooky Halloween hits, broadcast on iHeartMedia's powerhouse radio stations Z100 and 103.5 KTU and via the iHeartRadio app at 6:45 p.m. and 10.pm. on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Renowned lighting designer Marc Brickman will choreograph the display to a soundtrack including fan favorites from previous Halloween shows as well as new additions "Disturbia" by Rihanna, "E.T." by Katy Perry and The Addams Family theme song.
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2015-10-23

ESI Designs Smart LED Chandelier for PNC Plaza in Pittsburgh

Created by pioneering experience design firm ESI Design for The PNC Financial Services Group, The Beacon, a first-of-its-kind, data-driven media installation located in The Tower at PNC Plaza, pulses with shifting light, color, and sound patterns to express energy and water consumption, water recycling, sun exposure, natural ventilation, waste, composting, use of artificial light, and other building indicators.
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2015-10-23

Walker Tower Façade Illuminates New York Skyline

The Walker Tower is close to Ground Zero in New York and was damaged during the 9/11 attacks in 2001. It was later converted from office space to a high-end apartment building. The Art Deco façade and spires have now been illuminated with ERCO projectors, without any spill light to detract from the view of the skyline.
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2015-10-22

Four Features of M&A in the Chinese LED Industry in 2015

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are occurring at a rapid pace in the LED industry. Based on incomplete statistics compiled by LEDinside editorial team in China, more than 37 mergers have occurred in the LED industry during first half of 2015, averaging three acquisitions per month. Acquisitions in the industry are maturing, and new M&A trends have emerged.
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2015-10-22

Everlight Refutes DIGITIMES Misleading Unpaid Leave Report

Taiwanese LED manufacturer Everlight has issued a statement Thursday rebutting a DIGITIMES report released a day before claiming it has forced employees to take one week unpaid leave in November.
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2015-10-22

California Proposed Lighting Standard Raises the Bar for Energy Efficiency

The California Energy Commission released a final staff report proposing the first standards for small-diameter directional lamps and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Directional lamps are often used in commercial track lighting, while LEDs replace screw-based incandescent bulbs and compact fluorescent lighting (CFL) typically found in homes. Prompted by legislation requiring the Energy Commission to adopt standards to reduce energy use of lighting in homes by 50% and businesses by 25% from the 2007 levels by 2018, the proposed standards will save energy and improve the quality of the light bulbs that Californians are buying every day.
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