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Nichia Releases GigaWhite White Laser SMD

  Nichia has launched GigaWhite, an ultra-bright SMD white laser diode surface mount device (SMD) created by combining a blue laser diode (LD) and phosphor. It was developed for automotive headlights, specialty lighting, and industrial lighting. Nichia’s technology has achieved uniform light with less color irregularity. Taking advantage of the characteristics of its ultra-high luminance, [...]

Agriculture, Products + Technology

Product Monday: LG Smart Lamps Grow Plants Indoors

LG plans to unveil two smart lamps that double as indoor gardening systems at CES 2025, this week. These new products combine lighting and plant-growing capabilities, offering a solution for urban dwellers with limited space. The first product is a floor lamp with an integrated gardening base. This multifunctional device can accommodate up to 20 [...]

Controls, Products + Technology

Z-Wave Long Range Enables 1.5 Mile Wireless Connectivity

  Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) offers significant benefits for the lighting industry, particularly in extending the reach and capabilities of smart lighting systems: Extended Coverage: ZWLR provides a maximum wireless range of up to 1.5 miles when operating at full power. This extended range allows for the integration of lighting systems across larger properties, including [...]

Energy + Environment, Products + Technology

Smart Surfaces Reduce Heat & Flooding, Impact Lighting

The Smart Surfaces Coalition has launched a peer learning network to help cities increase climate resilience through “smart surfaces” infrastructure. This initiative, announced on Monday, aims to connect city staff and provide them with valuable resources to implement climate-resilient solutions. Smart surfaces, as defined by the coalition, include reflective, porous, and green urban surfaces, as [...]

Products + Technology, Research

IBM Optical Interconnect Can Slash Data Center Energy Needs

  IBM has unveiled groundbreaking research in optics technology that could revolutionize how data centers train and run generative AI models, using light instead of electricity. The company’s co-packaged optics (CPO) innovation aims to replace electrical interconnects in data centers, offering significant improvements in speed and energy efficiency for AI and other computing applications. IBM [...]

Products + Technology

Product Monday: QTL VERS-NANO-LOUVER (11)

The LED revolution has given us micro-luminaires, micro-LEDs, and smaller drivers. Everything can be miniaturized, so why not louvers? That’s what QTL (formerly Q-Tran) has done with their new VERS-NANO-LOUVER (11). The product features a co-extruded lens with integrated louvers that provide 35° viewing angles, delivering exceptional glare control ideal for direct view applications. The [...]

LED + SSL, Products + Technology

An Additional Look At Liquid Cooling

I previously wrote about the potential of liquid cooling for high power LED luminaires, here. Liquid cooling is becoming increasingly popular for AI servers in advanced data centers, the charging cables for high-powered Level 3 EV chargers, and even next gen EV batteries. Traditional air-cooling methods can no longer meet thermal dissipation requirements for these [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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