Recently, ViewSonic has announced that all of its PC display products will feature LED technology by early 2011. According to Jeff Volpe, vice president and general manager, "Consumers are rapidly transitioning to LED display products because they allow for lower energy costs while delivering brilliant picture quality. ViewSonic is leading the way towards a greener, more cost efficient future by delivering an array of green LED products for our customers to choose from."

Designer Danilo Fedeli has created a range of LED showers as part of the Light series. Come in various shapes, ranging from oval to square and rectangular, the shower heads features a cascading effect along with the tropical rain effect, using color therapy to help you rejuvenate yourself after a particularly gruelling day at work.

There is a LED Piano Light which is inspired by the player piano. Designed to take advantage of the LED light's low-temperature characteristic, Piano Light's surface can be touched without causing burns.   Therefore this new light allows users to tickle the "ivories" of the light as if they were playing a grand concert. Not only is it fun to play with, but it also provides sufficient illumination for reading.

Massachusetts Congressional District Congresswoman Niki Tsongas has taken a visit to Luminus Devices at its corporate headquarters in Billerica, MA.

In 2002, right after 9/11, eight-year-old Veronica Granite from New Jersey began a petition drive to illuminate her hometown bridge with red, white and blue lights. She had recently seen tricolor lighting atop the Empire State Building during a visit to Liberty State Park and thought the Bayonne Bridge should be similarly decorated in patriotic lights. Bayonne Bridge Lit with Patriotic LED Lights custom designed by LEDtronics, Inc.

Skin cancer may be treated with light in the near future. A US study has show that a newly designed LED-powered device may be used in the treatment of skin cancer.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has added the OSLON Black Series to its successful OSLON family. The first member of the new series has a metal lead frame, a compact package and a tried and tested lens design. The LED can be used wherever there are large fluctuations in temperature and a large amount of light is needed from a small area.

GlacialLight, a division of GlacialTech Inc. and a global provider of PC Cooling, Power supplies, power drivers and LED lighting, extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display at the INTERLIGHT MOSCOW 2010, the 16th International Trade Fair for Decorative & Technical Lighting, to be held at Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow from 9-12 November 2010. Exhibition Date: 9-12 November 2010 GlacialLight Booth #: S51-52, Hall 7.2

HOME RESOURCE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. will show its LED Lamps at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show. LED Table Lamp Model No.:     TLED-13TL

Recently, CCFL lighting maker Wellypower Optronics’3Q10 revenues made a new record. The consolidated total revenues went up NT$2.27 billion, gross profit was NT$270 million with a 12% gross margin. Also, pure income reached NT$171 million (US$5.53 million), up 694% sequentially, EPS was NT$1.01, and operating incomer was NT$142 million.

Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp and Panasonic Corp are said to commercialize their straight tube LED lamps to replace fluorescent lamps within 2010. Toshiba Lighting & Technology plans to launch two types of straight tube LED lamps, whose brightnesses are equivalent to those of 20W and 40W fluorescent lamps, respectively, within 2010.   Also,Panasonic  intends to commercialize its straight tube LED lamps within 2010.

Precision Paragon, an energy efficient commercial lighting manufacturer, recently developed an online retrofit calculator. 

Albeo Technologies has supplied 7000 lumen T8LED Troffers to Butte College's student center, helping the college to deliver the highest light levels with quality illumination and an appealing look.

According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of Taiwan, it has worked out a set of draft standards governing intelligent LED illumination management and communications, and will team up with mainland China to jointly lead LED standards.

Rizwan Ahmad to Highlight How Smart Meter Technology Can Add Improve Control and Safety, Reduce Cost and Enhance Energy Management and Conservation Programs Recognized smart metering expert and Dialight’s Director of Global Business Development for Smart Grid and Metering technology, Rizwan Ahmad will be a featured presenter at the 2010 Smart Grid Electronics Forum set for October 18-20 in San Jose, Calif.

Luxury Lighting Companies Team Up With Leading Men's Magazine to Transform a Hollywood Hills Estate

Quarterly Revenue increased 59% year-over-year to $268 Million Quarterly Net Income increased 176% year-over-year to $58 Million

Providing design engineers with a worldwide source for optoelectronic components, TT electronics OPTEK Technology has partnered with global distributor TTI, Inc.

Eulitha AG, a Swiss based nanolithography company, has developed a proprietary photolithography technology for low-cost and high-throughput fabrication of photonic nanostructures. This solves a major ongoing problem faced in the fabrication of high-resolution photonic structures since standard photolithography equipment either lacks the required resolution or its cost is prohibitively high.

Astronics Corporation has launched its new cutting edge line of LED Landing and Taxi lights, which are capable of increasing life and reducing power consumption.

OSRAM adds to its product portfolio of LED solutions for the airfield market

OSRAM expands its product portfolio with LED solutions for the entertainment, architainment and special effects lighting market. With Zelion H, the company presents a robust LED module for variable use in a number of different applications. Zelion H modules are particularly energy-efficient robust solutions for entertainment lighting. Source: OSRAM

Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reported that Canandaigua in New York was the first OLED pilot manufacturing site in USA. The pilot line occupied 140,000-square-foot area. The Universal Display Corporation (UDC) who had been given $4 million by DOE was a member of the OLED pilot project. Also, UDC, MBT, New York’s Smart System Technology & Commercialization Center (STC) were partners on the project, which leverages an $11.5 million investment from MBT, state government incentives available through the STC, and municipal tax credits.

AIXTRON AG has announced a new order for an MOCVD reactor from MicroLink Devices, Inc., USA, a company engaged in the manufacture of HBT devices and the development of III-V solar cells.

Beautiful Light Technology Corp will bring its Globe Lamp to 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show. M-Type A35 ~ A65 Dimmable/Non-Dimmable Globe Lamp Input Voltage : 100~120VAC / 200~240VAC, 50/60Hz. Wattage : 4 ~ 10 W, upon different lamp type Luminous Flux : 260 ~ 750lm ( optional ) Color Temperature : 2600K~6500K ( optional ) C.R.I ( RA ) : +80 / +90 ( optional ) Dimming : Dimmable / Non-Dimmable ( optional )

Goldyear Industrial Ltd. will introduce its new 50W Liquid Cooling LED Stand Lamp and 16W Heat Column LED Pendant Lamp at 2011 Taiwan International Lighting Show. Founded in 1988 in Taiwan, Goldyear has been engaged in production and development of lightings and related components for over two decades.

Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched two collections of LED drivers, the 16-channel TC62D748 and TC62D749, which deliver constant currents between 1.5 and 90mA and offer high-speed serial data transfer rates up to 25MHz.   Both of them are designed for the control of LED modules and LED displays built around multiple LED strings.

A performance art group, Phase 7, has debuted their brand new interactive LED installation in Berlin, which brings LED lighting effects to the ground itself, which will interact with those who step on it. It's said that Phase 7 created something like this back in 2008. And this time, the performance group has unveiled the Onskebronn, which is Norwegian for 'wishing well.'

Korea-based LED lighting maker Seoul Display introduces its high quality LED light bulbs. Its LED light bulbs are designed to minimize the damages from the heat. The driver is optimized for LEDs to give the longest life span. The separation of the driver and the LED modules protects from heat building up.

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), a UK-based equipment maker, has launched the PlasmaPro NGP1000 HB-LED plasma production tools, which satisfies to the need of throughput with batch sizes from 61 x 2" wafers up to 7 x 6" wafers, coupled with high-quality device performance and yield for HB-LED manufacturing.   OIPT's PlasmaPro NGP1000 HB-LED plasma tool