David Shiller

Lighting Industry, Products + Technology

25 Lighting Industry Trends For 2025

It’s that time of year to do business planning for 2025. There are so many changes occurring in the lighting industry, how can you stay on top of them all? LightNOW is here to help. We’ve published our 25 Lighting Industry Trends For 2025, sponsored by the good people at naturaLED. This white paper is [...]

Codes + Standards, Electrification

New NEMA Standards For BABA Compliance & EV Chargers

  NEMA has introduced two new standards. One aimed at evaluating Build American Buy America (BABA) compliance, and the other to define how electric vehicles transfer power back to the grid through EV chargers. These standards impact the lighting and EV charger industries by addressing supply chain evaluation, and electric vehicle supply equipment. Make it [...]

Construction + Economy

The White-Collar Recession

  A significant trend in the job market in 2024 is characterized by a “white-collar recession,” contrasting with a robust blue-collar sector. Major firms across various industries have been laying off thousands of white-collar employees, while blue-collar jobs remain in high demand. In the consulting industry, giants like Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PwC [...]

Energy + Environment, Research

Mollusk Shell Light Transmission Inspires Tech Solutions

  A recent discovery about the heart cockle shell’s light transmission properties could have far-reaching implications for various fields of technology and environmental conservation. The mollusk’s special shell channels light to algae living inside it. The heart cockle shell, found to transmit light in a manner similar to fiber optic cables, has caught the attention [...]

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

Will Liquid Cooling Take Off In The Lighting Industry?

Liquid cooling is taking off as a critical thermal management technology for the booming AI data center industry. Liquid cooling protects AI servers from damaging heat, and also reduces energy consumption for cooling AI data centers. Can liquid cooling help with LED luminaire thermal management? In the early days of LED technology, LEDs were inefficient [...]

Dark Sky, Legislation + Regulation

NYC Bills Would Tackle Light Pollution & Other Bird Hazards

On October 23, 2024, two significant bills were introduced aimed at protecting New York City’s bird population. These initiatives are part of a legislative package known as “Flaco’s Laws,” named after Flaco the owl, who died after flying into a building window following his escape from the Central Park Zoo in 2023. Details of the [...]

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

Micro-LED, Augmented Reality Contact Lenses

Mojo Vision, a California-based company, has been developing smart augmented reality (AR) contact lenses since 2015. In June 2022, they successfully demonstrated a functioning prototype of their “Mojo Lens,” marking a significant milestone in the development of AR contact lens technology. The Mojo Lens features an impressive array of miniaturized components: A Micro LED display [...]

Products + Technology

NRF Forecasts ~3% Growth In Holiday Retail Sales

  The National Retail Federation (NRF) has released its forecast for the 2024 winter holiday shopping season, projecting steady growth in consumer spending. According to the NRF, holiday spending is expected to increase between 2.5% and 3.5% compared to 2023, reaching a total of $979.5 billion to $989 billion in November and December. NRF attributes [...]

Products + Technology

Evolving High Output LED Filament Lamps

There are indications that high output LED filament lamps are gaining in popularity as HID lamp replacements, as well as LED corn cob replacements. More manufacturers are offering them, and the performance levels and features are improving significantly. An interesting example is one of the naturaLED High Lumen Filament lamps. It is 3-wattage selectable (85W/68W/60W) [...]

Light + Health

Impact Of Light On Myopia

  The current knowledge about the impact of light on myopia development is extensive: Light Intensity and Outdoor Exposure Outdoor light exposure has been consistently linked to a reduced risk of myopia onset and progression in children. This protective effect is primarily attributed to: Higher light intensity outdoors (10,000-100,000+ lux) compared to indoor environments (10-1000 [...]

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