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Lumileds | Power LED | SSL | Featured | Jul 04, 2024
LUXEON HL4X for High Output Applications & Improved Efficiency
LUXEON HL4X for High Output Applications & Improved Efficiency Lumileds announced the release of its LUXEON HL4X power LED that delivers the lighting industry’s highest output and efficacy; it furthers the ability for lighting manufacturers to standardize their designs around a common footprint and proves that meaningful LED efficacy gains are still possible. Read more »
Organic Lighting | FortaCast | Applications | Jul 03, 2024
Organic Lighting Launches FortaCast in Europe: Pioneering Modular Drive-Over Lighting
Organic Lighting Launches FortaCast in Europe: Pioneering Modular Drive-Over Lighting Organic Lighting announces the international launch of FortaCast, a patented modular drive-over lighting system that simplifies the complexities of inground drive-over lighting with an innovative, proven, and futureproof design. FortaCast introduces a new era of creative design possibilities in lighting, featuring environmentally friendly Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) sections that allow for continuous straight lines, circles, squares, intersections, and curves with a minimal radius of 30cm. Read more »
SphereOptics | Imatest | Flicker | Testing | Trends | Jul 03, 2024
New Ultra-High Illumination Flickering Lightbox
New Ultra-High Illumination Flickering Lightbox The LED Lightbox ILB-B-150K from SphereOptics partner Imatest produces uniform light with excellent spectral characteristics that can be adjusted over a wide range of brightness for illuminating transparency test charts for image quality testing. Furthermore, it can also be used without any test charts to serve as a source of uniform irradiance that can be utilized for several radiometric test and calibration purposes. Read more »
ams OSRAM | DURIS E | SSL | Jul 02, 2024
Introducing the DURIS® E 2835 0.2 W SOFTLINEAR LED by ams OSRAM
Introducing the DURIS® E 2835 0.2 W SOFTLINEAR LED by ams OSRAM The new DURIS® E 2835 LEDs from ams OSRAM introduce engineering innovations all the way from the package to the emitter. These innovative LEDs boast a specially designed lead frame and improved reliability in the field—and their reduced resistance to bending facilitates their integration into flexible strips. Read more »
DLC | Smart Lighting | Jul 02, 2024
DLC: Final Version of Networked Lighting Controls Technical Requirements Version NLC5.1
DLC: Final Version of Networked Lighting Controls Technical Requirements Version NLC5.1 The DLC is pleased to release the final version of Networked Lighting Controls Technical Requirements Version NLC5.1 ahead of the annual NLC listing update in August 2024. NLC5.1 is a minor revision that contains updates to the policy’s cybersecurity requirements and is effective on August 1, 2024. No NLC systems will be delisted from the QPL due to this update. Read more »
Insta | Matter | Button | Smart Lighting | Jul 01, 2024
Insta GmbH Launches CSA-Certified Matter Module
Insta GmbH Launches CSA-Certified Matter Module Insta GmbH, a leading electronics specialist based in Lüdenscheid, proudly announces the launch of its first CSA-certified Matter product. The Push Button Module, a battery-powered device featuring four buttons, is now available as an OEM or white-label product for B2B customers. Utilizing the Matter 1.1 communication protocol, this module allows customers to integrate standardized smart functions into their switch programs, thereby enhancing their product portfolios. Read more »
Zhaga | Ecodesign | Circular Economy | Smart Lighting | Jul 01, 2024
Serviceable Indoor Luminaires for a Circular Future
Serviceable Indoor Luminaires for a Circular Future Zhaga enables luminaire manufacturers to design serviceable indoor luminaires with replaceable components that prolong their useful life, contributing to a circular economy. By Jan de Graaf (Signify), Francesco Martini (Inventronics) and Carsten Moellers (Green Gems). Read more »
Featured | Cree LED | XP-L Color LEDs | SSL | Jul 01, 2024
New XLamp® XP-L Color LEDs Allow Smaller Color-mixing Lights
New XLamp® XP-L Color LEDs Allow Smaller Color-mixing Lights XLamp® XP-L Color LEDs are multi-color RGBW LEDs that deliver the combination of high lumen output and great color mixing in a small 3.45 x 3.45 mm package. The XLamp XP-L Color LEDs feature the smallest possible distance between LED die, creating a small optical source for excellent optical control and efficient color mixing. Read more »
CIE | Midterm Meeting 2025 | Business | Jun 30, 2024
CIE Midterm Meeting 2025: Call for Contributions and First Conference Announcement
CIE Midterm Meeting 2025: Call for Contributions and First Conference Announcement The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) is pleased to announce the CIE Midterm Meeting 2025, set to take place in Vienna, Austria. This significant event will gather experts and researchers from around the globe to discuss the latest advancements in the fields of light and lighting, colour and vision, photobiology, and image technology. Read more »
Applications | serien.lighting | Jun 20, 2024
serien.lighting Illuminates the New Building of the Dessau Synagogue
serien.lighting Illuminates the New Building of the Dessau Synagogue The newly built synagogue in Dessau is characterised by the long-standing collaboration between the German lighting manufacturer serien.lighting and the well-known architect Alfred Jacoby. This project underlines serien.lighting's expertise in the development of customised special luminaires that can be harmoniously combined with the manufacturer's existing products. Read more »
Featured | UL Solutions
Revolutionizing Lighting for Health
Revolutionizing Lighting for Health This interview is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of lighting and its potential to enhance human health. Follow the link below to explore the full article and see how these advancements can benefit your projects and improve the well-being of building occupants. Read more »
Appointments | Ennostar | Lextar | Jun 13, 2024
Ennostar Announces High-Level Appointments
Ennostar Announces High-Level Appointments Ennostar Inc. announced its high-level personnel changes. Following Ennostar’s Board of Directors resolution, Mr. Patrick Fan, President of its subsidiary EPISTAR Corporation, and Dr. Terry Tang, President of Lextar Electronics Corporation will be swapping roles, effective July 1, 2024. Additionally, Mr. BY Chang will step down as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Spokesperson of Ennostar effective immediately, with Mr. Jerry Liu taking over the position. Read more »
Cooper Lighting Solutions | HCL | Applications | Jun 13, 2024
Cooper Lighting Solutions Released of BioUp, a Cutting-edge Line of Melanopic Lighting Technology
Cooper Lighting Solutions Released of BioUp, a Cutting-edge Line of Melanopic Lighting Technology Light has a profound impact on wellbeing, offering a myriad of visual, biological, and emotional benefits as a key regulator of circadian rhythm. Recognizing the significance of the integration between light and wellbeing, Cooper Lighting Solutions has included BioUp across multiple CLS brands and product families, to provide these enhanced benefits in professional spaces. Read more »
Röhm | PLEXIGLAS | HCL | Jun 12, 2024
LiteScout® Supports the Developmental Skills of Visually Impaired Children
LiteScout® Supports the Developmental Skills of Visually Impaired Children With their luminous colors and rounded edges, the circles, triangles and squares made of PLEXIGLAS® molding compound are true eye catchers and invite little hands to touch and play with them. And this is precisely the intention, as they are designed to encourage the early development of children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities. They form part of the LiteScout® system, which consists of a light-up magnetic board, transparent tokens and a variety of learning games. Glare-free light, colors and contrasts promote children’s residual visual function and improve their visual perception, hand-eye coordination and mental development. Read more »
Horticulture | Sollum Technologies | Leaficient | Jun 12, 2024
Sollum Technologies Partners with Leaficient to Optimize Agricultural Lighting Through Advanced Data Integration
Sollum Technologies Partners with Leaficient to Optimize Agricultural Lighting Through Advanced Data Integration Sollum Technologies, the pioneer behind the only 100% full programmable dynamic lighting solution, proudly announces a strategic partnership with Leaficient, a leader in precision plant measurement and lighting control technologies. The collaboration aims to advance lighting strategies and recipes by integrating precise plant growth data in Sollum’s advanced algorithms in order to learn, adapt, and optimize cultivation in real time. Read more »
White Paper | Instrument Systems | VCSEL Measurement | Featured | Jun 10, 2024
VCSEL Array Polarization and LIV+λ Measurement
VCSEL Array Polarization and LIV+λ Measurement VCSEL array characterization – Learn all about one-shot and single-emitter-resolved polarization and LIV+λ measurements! We extend LIV+λ measurements to individual emitters within a VCSEL array, thereby incorporating polarization measurements. To assess the characteristics of the VCSEL array in diverse environmental conditions, measurements were conducted at multiple temperatures. Read more »
Lumileds | Power LED | SSL | Featured | May 31, 2024
LUXEON HL4X for High Output Applications & Improved Efficiency
LUXEON HL4X for High Output Applications & Improved Efficiency Lumileds announced the release of its LUXEON HL4X power LED that delivers the lighting industry’s highest output and efficacy; it furthers the ability for lighting manufacturers to standardize their designs around a common footprint and proves that meaningful LED efficacy gains are still possible. Read more »
Porotech | Micro-LEDs | Trends | May 29, 2024
Porotech Wins 2024 SID Best MicroLED-Based Technology
Porotech Wins 2024 SID Best MicroLED-Based Technology Porotech, a pioneer in micro-LED and GaN-based semiconductor material technology, garnered significant acclaim from professionals at the annual optical-display industry event, SID Display Week 2024. With its world-first microLED projector, Porotech was honoured with the “Best MicroLED-Based Technology” award. Read more »
Zumtobel | Awards | May 23, 2024
Zumtobel Group Awarded the Third Consecutive ECOVadis Gold
Zumtobel Group Awarded the Third Consecutive ECOVadis Gold For the third time in a row, the Zumtobel Group has been awarded a gold medal by the independent sustainability rating platform EcoVadis. In an industry comparison, the lighting group is ranked among the top 1% of all companies assessed by the platform. The successive recognition with the gold medal underlines the consistent and continuous development of the Zumtobel Group and its sustainability activities. Read more »
BrightStar Awards | Awards | May 23, 2024
LEDs Magazine Recognized More than 50 Products with BrightStar Awards
LEDs Magazine Recognized More than 50 Products with BrightStar Awards LEDs Magazine to announced the recipients of its third annual BrightStar Awards. Re-launched from the past Sapphire Awards program, the BrightStar Awards acknowledge innovation in solid-state lighting components, controls, and finished luminaire systems for general lighting and specialty applications. Read more »
Lumileds | First Brands Group | Business | May 17, 2024
Lumileds to Sell its Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group
Lumileds to Sell its Lamps and Accessories Business to First Brands Group Lumileds, LLC, one of the world’s leading LED manufacturers and solution providers for the global automotive, illumination, display, and flash markets and First Brands Group, LLC (“First Brands”), a global automotive parts manufacturer that serves the worldwide automotive aftermarket, have entered into an agreement for First Brands to acquire the Lamps and Accessories business of Lumileds for $238M. Under First Brands, the Lamps and Accessories business will continue to expand its global offerings and position its products and leading brands in the automotive accessories sector. Read more »
Nichia | Automotive | May 15, 2024
Nichia Automotive Innovation Center in Germany
Nichia Automotive Innovation Center in Germany In a significant move to spearhead the future of automotive lighting design and functions, the world’s leading LED manufacturer Nichia announces the launch of the Nichia Automotive Innovation Center located in Aachen, Germany. The newly inaugurated facility marks a pivotal step in the company’s ongoing commitment to innovate and deliver enhanced support to customers that have rapidly evolving requirements. Read more »
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