Power management company Eaton today announced that its Neo-Ray Index light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires are helping to improve the lighting performance while lowering energy usage in the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Recently completed on its first floor, this LED lighting upgrade will help the university reduce its annual energy consumption for the floor significantly.

GlacialLight, the LED lighting division of GlacialTech Inc., debuts its Track Lighting range with the GL-TSL30 LED spot light. This powerful track lighting fixture uses efficient thermal design to produce up to 2800 lumens with just 30W, and is compatible with popular 3-Circuit lighting tracks.

LEDinside team was at TILS 2015 for most of this week, so apologies for the low article volume. There will be more articles coming up next week about some of the trending technologies and products at the show, so please stay tuned for more. Philips is working on a Philips Hue App for the Apple Watch, which allows the smart watch to also work as a controller.

Most of Everlight products highlighted at Taiwan International Lighting Show 2015 (TILS 2015) were for retail and office lighting applications, but it was its smart LED streetlight product that stood out the most at its booth.

Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaNTM LED technology, announced today that it has added to its full visible spectrum LED product portfolio a PAR20 lamp with incredibly high CBCP, flawless beam definition and edges, and outstanding color and whiteness rendering. Ideal for both commercial and residential applications, the PAR20 features the company’s POINT SOURCE OPTICSTM and Violet-Emission 3-Phosphor (VP₃) COLORTM and VP3 WHITETM technologies—providing a superior replacement for 75W to 90W legacy products.

Developments in the sapphire industry might become more unpredictable with the launch of the sapphire display glass equipped Apple Watch, said a Yole sapphire specialist at a sapphire and patterned sapphire substrate (PSS) forum during second day of the Taiwan International Lighting Show 2015 (TILS 2015), which runs from March 25-28 at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.

Young Living Essential Oils is world renowned for its essential oils and oil-infused nutritional supplements. The company has recently opened a new showroom in Tokyo, Japan that helps to rediscover peace, balance, and joy.  A well-designed, flourishing living wall is featured in the showroom which provides a strong impression of natural life. Ten pieces of Traxon Nano Liner XB-27 RGB are used to illuminate the living wall of dried lavender,the most popular fragrant essential oil of the company, that adds additional color and texture that would not go out of fashion.  

Backlight orders have eased this month, but will rebound in April, a UDN report cited Epistar Chairman B.J. Lee saying at Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS) 2015.

Taiwan International Lighting Show 2015 (TILS 2015) will be featuring its first OLED platform and a lighting design zone, said organizers during the opening ceremony at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall today.

Makers of directional lamps now have a more affordable LED option that offers single-source beam control: the Philips Lumileds LUXEON 5258. This multi-die emitter enables the most cost effective design of PAR 16, PAR 20, MR16 and GU10 lamps using existing drivers at 24V and 96V. 

Finding Nemo has never been this easy and capturing colourful memories has never been such an indepth experience as with SeaLantern's brand new Flame Angel video and sport lights just launched on Kickstarter, boasting an extreme 300 meter depth rating and unrivalled effortless operation due to a new type of switch technology they've developed. Anyone can make a flashlight, but not just anyone has the passion to make them intensely bright, reliable, robust, versatile and stunningly beautiful all at once, except well for SeaLantern of course, leaving you feeling at ease due to the design efforts that Australian founded SeaLantern takes with their creations.

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has been selected by the city of Szczecin in Poland to renew its street lighting system with LED technology. By September 2015, Philips will replace 5,000 existing street lights with new LED luminaires, reducing the city’s total energy bill by EUR 360,000 per year. The project is executed within “SOWA – energy efficient street lighting” run by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Poland.

C3 Lighting Solutions has developed the first Advanced Digital Classroom Lighting System that can address lighting and acoustics, both necessary for improved learning.  “Imagine the impact on a child’s academic career if they attended a school where the classroom lighting reduced their test errors by 45% and increased their reading speed by 35%” said Rick Farrell, President of C3 Lighting Solutions. 

Everlight founded the brand "Everlight Lighting" to provide the superior LED lighting products and services to customers. A variety of intelligently controlled lamps, 60Z bulbs and streetlights will be announced first time at 2015 Taiwan International Lighting Show, along with European-style residential lighting to answer customer demands.Everlight Lighting not only delivers outstanding energy saving performance, but also offers more convenience in life and fun with smart control features.

Bad LED streetlight installations can be a nusiance for local residents, as seen in the latest complaint from residents in Windsor Terrace, New York, U.S.

Traditional methods of learning to play an instrument can be frustrating for beginners, especially when it comes to memorizing instrument key position and music scores.

Rubicon Technology, a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, semiconductor, and optical markets, today announced that it will showcase large-diameter patterned sapphire substrates (PSS) as well as its line of 4” and 6”polished sapphire wafers for the LED industry at LED Taiwan 2015. The event will be held at TWTC Nangang Exhibit Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, March 25-28, 2015. Rubicon will exhibit its line of sapphire products in Booth #N0326 & N0328.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announced that Wells Lighting, a Korea-based light manufacturer, will locate its first North American headquarters in Millen, creating more than 200 jobs and investing $30 million into the project over the next two years.

A Brazilian research group recently may have found out the reason behind why certain mushrooms glow in the dark, but what does this mean for LED manufacturers?

“Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away.” The swing music of Frank Sinatra resonated throughout the new terminal of McAllen Airport, in McAllen, Texas. Lighting designer Daryl Vaughan was running tests on the new water feature at the center of the terminal, making sure all the elements were working correctly. Meanwhile the feature came to life with dancing lights and bubbles coordinated to the catchy tune. That’s when Vaughan noticed the two young children staring at the feature in absolute awe with their eyes and jaws wide open.

Everlight Electronics, a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, introduces a new member of its ITR series of reflective sensors for use in printers, copiers, scanners and for non-contact switching environments like a proximity sensor.

The Apple Watch that Apple launched earlier this month will also act as a controller for Philips Hue LED lights, reported Trusted Reviews.

India’s Uttar Pradesh State power department will be rolling out a plan to supply LED bulbs to household consumers at nominal cost throughout Varansi and Sangam city in April and May respectively.

You may have recently encountered “GaN,” which is replacing silicon (Si) in some key applications for power conversion. In this blog series, “How to design with GaN,” I will take a look at how gallium nitride (GaN) is different from Si and what the key considerations are when creating a power design with GaN.

From the first emails to Web 2.0 to the cloud and mobile access, the Internet has made spectacular progress over the past decades. One of the things that the future has in store is an “Internet of things”: connected appliances and machines that dynamically and intelligently adapt to users’ needs and preferences. In these developments, light may play a crucial part.

Luxonic’s new Alterlux® surface range consists of LED surface luminaires that are suitable for a variety of applications due to their wide range of outputs. The sleek appearance offers a stylish light fitting that can subtly integrate with the ceiling thanks to its shallow 90mm depth and simplistic design aesthetics.

Avlite Systems announced the release of the solar LED Elevated Runway Guard Light ERGL. Airfield ground lighting teams have been demanding a compliant solar LED system that is affordable, portable and requires minimal maintenance and Avlite has responded by delivering a solar ERGL.

After completing a successful lighting upgrade at its sister property, the Meyer Center, MaxLite and Cool City Lights were called upon to retrofit the YMCA of Edwardsville, Illinois ESIC Center and Early Childhood Development Center with energy-efficient LED lamps and luminaires.

A surprising contender has emerged in the bid for Philips Lumileds and automotive lighting business this week. Chinese startup Lattice Power seems to have submitted a bid price, which the company CEO Min Wang appears to have indirectly admitted. At the moment, the odds seem to be in favor of private equity firms CVC and KKR, who are offering to buy 80% of the lighting component business for $2.7 billion.

KKR & Co. and CVC Capital Partners are nearing an agreement to buy Philips Lumileds, lighting components unit, a Bloomberg report cited a source saying.