Rohm Co Ltd has developed the SML-L1 and SML-J1 series of side-view and top-view high-output surface-mount LEDs designed to provide autofocus flash functionality and auxiliary lighting in low light conditions for increasingly compact digital still and video cameras.

Artist Leo Villareal has completed a light sculpture along the walkway connecting the East and West buildings of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The work, called Multiverse, uses about 41,000 LEDs that run along the 200-foot-long corridor.

Beijing Huasun Optoelectronic Science Co., Ltd has developed a new kind of product — Flexible LED displayer, a flexible LED curtain, soft LED display, that can be folded, curved and transformed, as like the following picture.

Nexxus Lighting, Inc. has completed an extensive lighting project as part of the iconic Fontainebleau® Miami Beach $1 billion renovation. Nexxus Lighting’s LED light fixtures were used to put the "blue” in the Fontainebleau's signature Bleau bar by creating a dynamic effect within the bar’s translucent floor. Nexxus Lighting’s Fiber Optic solutions were also used to create a back-lit effect on glass panels throughout the hotel’s main lobby and entrance.

Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX16834, a current-mode, high-brightness LED (HB LED) driver for boost, buck-boost, SEPIC, and high-side buck topologies.

It’s reported that The U.S. Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C., is one of the first offices to use Cree’s LR24, a new 24-inch square LED luminaire. So far, about 1,000 LR24 have been installed in pilot accounts.

Photovoltaic Technology Show 2009 Europe will be on March 4 – 6, 2009 in Munich, Germany.

It’s reported that GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia will use more than 18 miles of LED strands in its 500,000+ light display.

Shenzhen Bang-Bell Electronics Co., Ltd (BBE LED), a leader in the LED technology industry, announced that it has completed a project based on LED traffic light in Indonesia. LED technology is increasingly being used in traffic applications due to its longer life and energy-saving qualities. Compared to an incandescent Traffic Light, an LED Traffic Light will last up to 50,000 hours and significantly reduce light pollution.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has released its first series of high-intensity white power SMD LEDs in the CLCC-2 flat ceramic package to offer InGaN/TAG on sapphire technology.

AIXTRON AG, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, is pleased to announce an order for a MOCVD system from Showa Denko K.K., a Japan based leading manufacturer of Ultra-High-Brightness (UHB) LEDs received in the first quarter 2008.

PV Expo 2009 will be on February 25-27, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.

LEDs are emerging as the hottest choice in illuminating homes and businesses due to their Energy efficient. Now, LEDs are on the verge of a revolution, according to E. Fred Schubert, professor of electrical engineering and physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute New York, there are tremendous opportunities that open up with LED.

The following is a LED shower light, which may install to standard shower pipes. The shower measures approximately 4 inches in diameter and is powered by an internal turbine and doesn't require batteries. It also includes a flow regulator that limits maximum water flow to 2.5 gallons per minute at 80 psi. Turn the shower on and a blue light tells you the water is cold. A red light means it has warmed to 89°F. The light goes for $39.99.

Recently, Pegasus Associates Lighting introduces four new LED lights to its web site in light of ever increasing popularity of its selection of LED products. Three new battery operated LED products and a new LED Recessed Mini Bullet Light join a wide assortment of quality LED fixtures for the home, office, and outdoors.

Osram announces that it will set up a joint venture with Traxon Technologies Ltd., Hong Kong, a LED system and solution specialist, to strengthen its portfolio in the field of professional LED lighting systems and solutions.

Strategies in Light 2009 will be on February 18-20,

Cree, Inc., a market leader in LED lighting, announces the volume availability of the LR24, a 24-inch square, recessed LED luminaire. The light fixture produces energy-efficient LED light, replacing traditional lighting such as linear fluorescents, also known as lay-ins or troffers.

Photonics West 09 will be on January 24 – 29, 2009 in California.

Chinese LED lighting maker Everlite LED Lighting Co., Ltd, has launched its full range high power LED street lights including 30w, 42w, 60w, 84w, and 120w in terms of led power. All of them can be made into AC universal input voltage 85~265V, and also low voltage 12V/24Vdc for applying to solar lighting systems.

Permlight for Signs™, a division of Permlight Products, Inc., announced that it has expanded to the United Kingdom to manage increased demand for LED signage solutions from overseas customers. The company named Guy Young as national sales manager for the United Kingdom to support the expansion.

Recently, Supertex, Inc. introduced an LED driver- the HV9919, which designed to drive LEDs using a buck topology. The company said it is well suited for a variety of solid-state lighting applications, such as: industrial, architectural, signage, or decorative lighting; indicator or emergency lighting; and as a general purpose constant current source.

Taiwan LED lighting makers estimate LED market to take off in 2009 in spite of the ongoing financial crisis. In Taiwan, several significant LED lighting projects have launched by governments. The Taichung City government installed 5,000 streetlights by the end of October, the largest number of all. The Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced it will budget NT$150 million (US$4.5 million at US$1:NT$33) in 2009 to finance local governments on the island to erect a total number of 12,500 LED streetlights islandwide.

THE 2009 LASERS & PHOTONICS MARKETPLACE SEMINAR will be on January 26,

9th FIBER OPTICS EXPO is Asia’s largest exhibition for optical communication and NGN, it will be on Jan 21 – 23 , 2009 in Japan.

CML Innovative Technologies (CML-IT), one of the largest worldwide suppliers of miniature lighting components and systems, introduces a new 1 metre long double LED strip light unit complete with mounting base, screw holes and lens to replace fluorescent for general illumination, signage, retail lighting and transport lighting applications.

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced its intelligent lighting solutions - PSoC Designer(TM) 5.0 visual design software and the CY3265N-RGB evaluation kit support the Power LED series from Nichia Corporation.

The following picture is an interesting LED lamp, which is designed by Young Bok Kim. This lantern concept puts a modern twist on the ancient hourglass by draining the light from LEDs instead of sand.

Spanish enterprise LUXINTEC, specialized in the design, R+D and manufacturing related to LED systems, that is, electronic parts, optical parts, and mechanical parts involved in the final LED lighting solution, which aims to achieve increased manufacturing capacity, higher speed of response and full control over in-house manufacturing processes of LED systems by incorporating an “pick and place” line in its factory in Spain.

Talee Star Place was grandly opened the other day. The splendid and impressive LED wall attracts numerous people, the various changing lights and shades presents an extremely different vision effect on the exterior of the construction, which is now the new landmark of Kaohsiung city. The case is completed after two years of cooperative planning by UN Studio in Holland and domestic LED lighting manufacturer, AOP. While AOP is responsible alone for the LED lighting design and manufacture, control system, and program development.