Craig DiLouie

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) can be used for TVs, computer displays, cell phones and PDAs. These multi-layered devices produce light by running an electrical current through a specially engineered host material into which light-producing phosphorescent molecules are embedded or “doped.” The technology also holds significant potential as a general area light source, creating the potential [...]

How It’s Made is a TV series consisting of short 24-minute episodes showing how everyday products are made. While visiting the in-laws today, I caught a segment showing how pole outdoor luminaires are made at a manufacturing plant operated by Canadian manufacturer Lumec. I found it very interesting, and later found it on YouTube. Here [...]

ElectricTV.net, operated by NECA, has published a short video about hi-bay T5HO lighting here. It’s a little basic and attempts to characterize T5HO lighting as “new,” but has interesting visuals and makes a simple case for T5HO lighting. It makes no mention of high-performance T8, however, which is also suitable for many hi-bay lighting applications.

Philips Color Kinetics has been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), receiving an award for “Significant Achievement in Solid-State Lighting Research & Development.” The award recognizes Philips’ progress on an 18-month project intended to produce a highly efficient LED PAR lamp. According to test results, the lamp being developed is already significantly more [...]

My earlier post about an artist using the Tweenbots as a vehicle to explore how people interact with space reminded me of the Target Breezeway project at Rockefeller Center in New York City, designed by Electroland, LLC, where visitors to a room connecting the top-floor observation decks are invited to interact with room surfaces through [...]

Columbia Lighting has unveiled a new website at www.columbialighting.com. In addition to a brand new look and an easy-to-navigate interface, the site offers a variety of product search options including Quick Search, Products Menu, Search by Type, and Search by Feature. The product pages are also designed with four tabs offering the product’s overview, product [...]

Selux Corporation has announced that John McCartney passed away on March 27 at the age of 57. He was employed at Holophane for over 31 years, where he had the position of Director of Sourcing. Since February 2008, John had been working with the Selux Corporation in Highland, New York as a plant manager. He [...]

On the lighter side of things, here’s a fun little gadget: the “temperature controlled faucet light,” which activates based on water pressure and changes color based upon water temperature. Blue when the water is cold or simply turned on, and red when the water hits 89 degrees F. Would probably be a hit with kids [...]

The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is promoting BUG, a classification system for outdoor luminaires (PDF file). Based on the TM-15–the upgrade of the roadway shielding classification system by the Illuminating Engineering Society and the Lighting Research Center–the BUG system addresses light emitted from the luminaire in all directions, not just up into the sky. Called [...]