David Shiller

  Flying cars have been a sci-fi staple for almost a century. There is a type of small flying vehicle that is now very close to commercial production. An eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) is a new type of aircraft that uses electric power for vertical flight, allowing it to take off, hover, and land [...]

Stacko Aim is a constant current miniature display lighting product. It has four beam distributions and is a part of the modular Stacko Collection allowing users to ‘stack’ products together to create unique lighting arrangements that comes standard in white, black and brushed aluminium. There is a 1 light engine providing 102lm and 1.12W. This [...]

  UV LEDs are increasing being used in manufacturing to replace mercury lamps for applications like UV curing and lithography. UV-A/B LED curing is production‑ready in many industrial segments, while deep UV‑C LED curing is still emerging and application‑specific rather than a drop‑in replacement for mercury sources, across the board. For UV‑A/UV‑B curing (inks, coatings, [...]

  A recent article in SmartCitiesWorld.net argues that smart streetlighting should be valued not just for illumination but as a strategic digital platform that can drive safety, sustainability, operational savings across many municipal departments, as well as new revenue for cities. Streetlighting is one of the most pervasive, upgrade-ready assets that cities own, capable of [...]

  Lego’s new Smart Play platform introduces a sensor‑equipped “Smart Brick” that adds lights, sound, and interactivity to traditional sets, exciting some adult fans while worrying others about higher prices and creeping “tech-ification” of play.Lego introduced the Smart Brick at CES, earlier this month. The Smart Brick is the size of a classic 2×4 Lego [...]

  Lightapalooza 2026 is coming up next month in the Austin metro area, and there’s an interesting session that will focus on residential specification standards and cross-discipline collaboration. Integrators & Specifiers: Bridging the Residential Lighting Gap (AIA/IDCEC CEU Available) This session examines how the residential market is evolving as spec-grade manufacturers, integrators, and lighting designers begin [...]

  Maine’s LD 1934 is new lighting legislation that is the strictest light pollution state requirements in the country. On January 7, 2026, Maine’s Governor Mills announced she would allow the vast majority of held bills from 2025 (52 out of 61) to become law without her signature. LD 1934 has officially become law. Effective Date [...]

  Argentina’s first solar highway, inaugurated in San Juan province, is a pilot infrastructure project that uses distributed photovoltaic generation to power all of the road’s nighttime lighting and showcases the region’s strong solar resource. Project overview The highway installation is located along National Route A014 (Circunvalación Avenue) in San Juan, making it the first [...]

  Total U.S. construction starts stumbled in November 2025, but both Dodge data and industry forecasts still point to modest overall growth in 2026, with a market increasingly dominated by data centers and large public and institutional projects. Conditions will remain highly uneven by sector and region, creating a “K-shaped” construction economy where some niches [...]