David Shiller

The Plan The Japanese government has a plan to create an autonomous freight hauling system connecting its major cities. The new system is expected to remove 25,000 freight trucks from the roads, and rely on conveyor belts or small, autonomous carts to move the freight. An initial link between Tokyo and Osaka is expected to [...]

The first of two new rare sky glow phenomena was videoed in 2017, over Southwest Canada. It appeared closer to the equator than where auroras normally occur, and was a different color……purple! Auroras are red, blue, and green. This first new sky glow was dubbed STEVE, for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement. After deeper investigation [...]

  Here is a quick summary of 11 acquisitions and one shut down, in the second quarter of 2024: Ameron Pole Products acquired by Arcosa, Inc. Details here LSI acquired EMI Industries. Details here. Armstrong (ceilings) acquired LightArt. Details here. ams OSRAM sold passive optical components assets to Focuslight. Details here. Illumination FL acquired Niteworx [...]

The Design Lights Consortium (DLC) has released their final version of v5.1 Networked Lighting Control technical requirements (NLC5.1). NLC5.1 is a minor revision that contains updates to the policy’s energy monitoring and cybersecurity requirements. There will not be a delisting associated with the policy. Existing listed v5.0 NLC will continue to be DLC listed. Cybersecurity Updates: Now [...]

  Having created many hundreds of lighting product spec sheets, here are my suggested tips for improving their clarity, design, and completeness: UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE Always remember that the spec sheet has two purposes. The first is as a document to help sell the product, by highlighting up-front the key features, benefits, differentiation, and overall [...]

Major homebuilding trends are being shaped by consumer preferences, sustainability concerns, and the latest technologies. Sustainability Builders are increasingly embracing green building certifications that demonstrate a commitment to green design & construction practices. Sustainable materials are becoming commonplace, such as bamboo flooring, recycled metal, and solar panels being integrated into new home designs. Energy efficiency, [...]

  After 7 years of publishing the lightED website, NAED’s tED magazine will stop publishing lightED and start publishing a new website, electrifiED, focused on electrification and the associated supply chain. All past lightED articles and future articles about lighting will be relocated to tedmag.com. Starting Monday, July 1, electrifiED will be published at www.tedelectrified.com [...]

One of the most important standards in the lighting industry is LM-79 that defines the electrical and photometric test methods for most LED lamps and fixtures. The IES has updated ANSI/IES LM-79-24 Approved Method: Optical and Electrical Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products. Changes have been made to update information and provide better guidance based on information [...]

  Artificial light at night can disorient sea turtles, and send them into car traffic, instead of the ocean. Sea turtle hatchlings are born on sandy beaches at night and must find the ocean by the light of the horizon. The problem isn’t new. Many coastal areas have enacted lighting regulations to protect sea turtles, [...]