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Business | Feb 22, 2023
Light + Building 2024: Be Electrified
Light + Building 2024: Be Electrified For the building sector, the target is set by the EU climate protection package by 2050: it is climate neutrality. The milestones on the way there include the expansion of renewable energies, the increase in efficient energy use and the expansion of electromobility. The basis for this is the electrification and digitalisation of houses and buildings. The necessary technical solutions will be on show at Light + Building from 3 to 8 March 2024 in Frankfurt am Main. Read more »
Horticulture | Feb 22, 2023
New LED Strategies Could Make Vertical Farming More Productive, Less Costly
New LED Strategies Could Make Vertical Farming More Productive, Less Costly Purdue University researchers have designed two simple LED lighting strategies to increase yield and reduce energy costs for the vertical farming sector of indoor agriculture. The close-canopy and focused-lighting strategies developed by PhD candidate Fatemeh Sheibani and professor Cary Mitchell, both in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture in Purdue’s College of Agriculture, capitalize on LED lighting’s special properties. Read more »
Appointments | Feb 22, 2023
Signify Appoints Nico van der Merwe as CEO for UK&I
Signify Appoints Nico van der Merwe as CEO for UK&I Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, has appointed Nico van der Merwe as Chief Executive Officer for Signify UK and Ireland, started 1 February 2023. Nico joins Signify from Schneider Electric, where he spent 15 years in various roles, most recently as Vice President for Home & Distribution UK&I. Read more »
Instrument Systems | ISO 17025 | Testing | Business | Feb 14, 2023
ISO 17025 Compliant On-site Testing at the Customer’s Premises
ISO 17025 Compliant On-site Testing at the Customer’s Premises As of January 2023, Instrument Systems optionally offers its ISO 17025 compliant illuminance and luminous intensity tests at the installation sites of its big AMS and LGS goniophotometer light measurement systems. Previously, the accreditation for on-site testing only applied for Instrument Systems’ DMS display measurement systems. The option to have equipment tested at the installation site in order to obtain an ISO 17025 compliant certificate, allows customers a nearly uninterrupted operation of their large systems, which are often continuously in use for quality control and COP testing. Read more »
Battery Technology | Trends | Feb 13, 2023
The Changing Landscape of Battery Technology
The Changing Landscape of Battery Technology While Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium batteries are still incredibly popular in emergency lighting, there is a definite shift towards Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) technology. When compared to the legacy technologies, this newer solution offers a number of benefits. Read more »
Trends | Laser Module | Feb 13, 2023
Pilot Photonics Announces World's Fast Switching Tunable Laser
Pilot Photonics Announces World's Fast Switching Tunable Laser Pilot Photonics announced the availability of a new widely tunable laser module. It is the only commercially available tunable laser that offers the elusive combination of nanosecond switching and narrow linewidth solving a long running challenge in the industry. Read more »
SSL | MetroSpec Technology | Khatod | FlexRad BoardOnCoil | Feb 13, 2023
MetroSpec Technology Launches FlexRad BoardOnCoil Minnie
MetroSpec Technology Launches FlexRad BoardOnCoil Minnie MetroSpec Technology® has leveraged its novel FlexRad® BoardOnCoil (BOC) technology to create the BOC Minnie. This new geometry can be used for pendant downlights, spot lights, sconces, acrylic rod lighting, and a wide variety of single-sided and double-sided directional fixtures. At less than 35mm in diameter and under 20mm in depth (including optic and heat sink), this light source is extremely compact. Powered up to 5 watts and capable of over 160 lumens per watt, the module is entirely self-cooled, requiring no separate heat sink. Read more »
Photonics Austria | Feb 09, 2023
Photonics Austria: Delegation Trip on May 15-17
Photonics Austria: Delegation Trip on May 15-17 A delegation trip will take place in Austria in cooperation with Photonics Finland, BW, Lithuania and France within the framework of the EU project "Photonics4Industry" and the "International Day of Light", as you can see in the attached flyer. Read more »
Trends | Signify | 5G | Feb 03, 2023
Smart Street Lighting Enables Wireless Broadband Connectivity
Smart Street Lighting Enables Wireless Broadband Connectivity Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting is helping the German municipality of Eichenzell become a future-proof smart city through the use of intelligent street lighting. Its BrightSites solution brings fast, wireless broadband connectivity to the municipality, allowing Eichenzell to cater for next generation IoT applications and future 5G densification. Read more »
Zhaga | Book 7 | IEC Standard | Smart Lighting | Feb 03, 2023
Zhaga Book 7 Available as IEC Standard
Zhaga Book 7 Available as IEC Standard The Zhaga Book 7 on linear and square LED modules has been published as IEC standard 63356-2. It is the first Zhaga industry specification that is available as IEC standard. Further Zhaga Books, such as 10, 12, 14, 18 and 20 have already been transferred to IEC and are in various stages of the adoption process. Read more »
Appointments | Feb 01, 2023
Alexander Everke Hands Over ams OSRAM CEO Position to Aldo Kamper
Alexander Everke Hands Over ams OSRAM CEO Position to Aldo Kamper ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announces that Alexander Everke will step down as CEO of ams OSRAM after seven successful years at the helm of the company. He will be succeeded by Aldo Kamper whom the Supervisory Board of ams OSRAM has today appointed as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO. Aldo Kamper has been CEO of Leoni AG, Nuremberg, a global player in energy and data management solutions for the automotive industry, since 2018. Prior, Aldo Kamper spent over 15 years in different management positions with OSRAM, most recently as general manager of the business unit Opto Semiconductors, which recorded significant growth under his leadership. Read more »
MetroSpecs | FlexRad | Featured | Smart Lighting | Feb 01, 2023
FlexRad® Saves Labor and Cost for Volumetric LED Fixtures
FlexRad® Saves Labor and Cost for Volumetric LED Fixtures MetroSpec Technology® has delivered generations of improvements in light sources for manufacturers of architectural and aesthetic commercial LED light fixtures. The FlexRad® technology base has been used in millions of fixtures to reduce costs and simplify designs across the industry. Read more »
Infineon | Nichia | Micro-LEDs | Automotive | Jan 30, 2023
16,384 LEDs to Revolutionize Automotive Lighting
16,384 LEDs to Revolutionize Automotive Lighting Automotive LED lighting technology has developed rapidly in recent years as a means for vehicle manufacturers to enhance driving comfort and road safety. In this regard, matrix LED technology for adaptive driving beam has become an important headlight feature for selective road illumination. Read more »
Tridonic | Sustainability | ecovadis | Business | Jan 30, 2023
Outstanding Sustainability Rating for Tridonic
Outstanding Sustainability Rating for Tridonic In January 2023, Tridonic was awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal for the first time in recognition of its EcoVadis rating for sustainability. This puts Tridonic in the top 25 percent of more than 100,000 EcoVadis rated companies worldwide. Read more »
Nichia | High Power LEDs | SSL | Jan 26, 2023
Nichia Expands its High-Power LED Portfolio, Bringing New Solutions to the World of LED Lighting
Nichia Expands its High-Power LED Portfolio, Bringing New Solutions to the World of LED Lighting Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce the additions of the NVSW719AC and NVSW219C-V2 to its industry standard ceramic, high-power 3535 size portfolio of LEDs. With state-of-the-art technology, the NVSW719AC is a completely new LED that expands the possibility of lighting design while the NVSW219C-V2 delivers unparalleled color uniformity via a dome-less structure. Read more »
AcuityBrands | Bios Lighting | Business | Jan 26, 2023
Acuity Brands Announces Licensing Agreement with BIOS
Acuity Brands Announces Licensing Agreement with BIOS Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) announced today that its subsidiary Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. (“Acuity Brands”) has entered into an agreement with Biological Innovations and Optimization Systems, LLC (BIOS) to participate in the BIOS ILLUMINATED™ partnership program. In connection with this agreement, BIOS will sell to Acuity Brands certain human-centric LED lighting components for use in its architectural lighting fixtures for wellness. Acuity Brands will also have the worldwide right to use the BIOS® trademark for marketing and promoting these lighting fixtures that include BIOS SkyBlue™ technology. Read more »
Lumary | Smart Lighting | Jan 16, 2023
Lumary Launches the World's First Smart RGBAI Recessed Light
Lumary Launches the World's First Smart RGBAI Recessed Light Lumary, a leading smart living solution and intelligent home product provider, debuted the Lumary Smart RGBAI Recessed Light with Gradient Auxiliary Night Light, the world's first up-and-down recessed light developed with RGBAI technology. With the launch, the company hopes to introduce a new era of ambient lighting and smart living. Read more »
Automotive | Kyocera | Jan 16, 2023
World’s First Laser-based Automotive Headlight Modules with White and Infrared Dual Illumination for Increased Safety and Visibility Introduced
World’s First Laser-based Automotive Headlight Modules with White and Infrared Dual Illumination for Increased Safety and Visibility Introduced KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc. (KSLD), a world leader in commercialization of laser light sources, has announced the introduction of the world’s first LaserLight Headlight Modules that deliver high brightness white and infrared (IR) dual illumination for night vision and sensing for increased safety and visibility in automotive and mobility applications. Read more »
LUXEON 2835 | Lumileds | SSL | Featured | Jan 09, 2023
Lumileds Expands LUXEON 2835 Commercial with 14 New Parts
Lumileds Expands LUXEON 2835 Commercial with 14 New Parts Lumileds released 14 new 3V parts in its LUXEON 2835 Commercial portfolio that deliver higher flux and efficacy to enable rapid upgrading of existing solutions and design of new lighting solutions. The new parts are available in all standard CCTs from 2700K to 6500K. Read more »
Cree LED | XLamp | Pro9 | Featured | SSL | Jan 09, 2023
XLamp® Pro9™ LEDs – 15% Higher Efficacy
XLamp® Pro9™ LEDs – 15% Higher Efficacy New Pro9 XLamp LEDs improve the output, efficacy and size of LED luminaires in commercial applications requiring high quality light. Pro9 LEDs have the industry’s highest operating temperature rating of 105°C. Read more »
HCL | Book | Jan 02, 2023
Melanopsin Vision: Sensation and Perception Through Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells
Melanopsin Vision: Sensation and Perception Through Intrinsically Photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGGs) are the most recently discovered photoreceptor class in the human retina. This Element integrates new knowledge and perspectives from visual neuroscience, psychology, sleep science and architecture to discuss how melanopsin-mediated ipRGC functions can be measured and their circuits manipulated. It reveals contemporary and emerging lighting technologies as powerful tools to set mind, brain and behaviour. Read more »
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