Products + Technology

No, this no April Fool’s joke. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) reported that three of its professors have developed a light-recycling filament technology that may result in incandescent lamps becoming as efficient as LED lamps. Lab research has already achieved a threefold improvement in incandescent lamp efficiency, with even greater potential. Count me interested. [...]

Soraa has incorporated advanced digital drivers into its MR16 LED lamps, eliminating the problem of stroboscopic effect, or “invisible flicker.” Soraa’s new digital driver MR16 LED lamps have expanded compatibility with transformers and dimmers, and, like all Soraa lamps, they regulate temperature to maintain lifetime, color quality and efficiency across a range of application conditions. [...]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Bonnie Littman, President, USAI Lighting, on the topic of tunable-white lighting. I’m happy to share her responses with you here. The interview informed an article I wrote for the May 2016 issue of tED. DiLouie: Looking at LED sources and controls, what are the different technological methods used [...]

Finelite’s HP-6 LED Collection expands the company’s HP family of luminaires with 6-inch-wide beams of light. Any length, minimum 2 feet, in increments down to 1/16th-inch, and 90-degree corners in a single plane, ship in 10 working days. Custom angles are available. Models include recessed as well as direct pendant and direct surface mount. Up [...]

The California Lighting Technology Center has published the 2015 Lighting Technology Overview (LTO), which covers a broad range of energy-saving commercial and residential lighting technologies. The publication provides guidance on comparing products, sample products, expected energy savings and case studies. Covered categories include: * Omnidirectional (A19) Lamps * Directional Lamps * Linear LED Retrofit Solutions [...]

Cree’s TW Series PAR30 LED Bulb is ENERGY STAR-certified and available in 25° spot or 40° flood beam angles, suitable for accent lighting in track and recessed luminaires. These lamps leverage Cree TrueWhite Technology to deliver bright warm-white (3000K) light with a 90 CRI. Fully dimmable with a projected life of 25,000 hours, the PAR30 [...]

DOE’s CALiPER program has published a new Snapshot Report on LED MR16 lamps, which updates a similar Snapshot Report published in January 2014. In the past two years, LED technology has progressed rapidly, but the progress has been much slower for LED MR16s. The increase in mean efficacy is about half of that seen for [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA’s 10-Year LED Portfolio is a comprehensive family of residential LED lamps emphasizing economy for consumers, with price points such as <$3 for a 60W replacement and under $7.99 MSRP for a BR30. The company's 6W and 8.5W LED A19 lamps replace 40-60W incandescent lamps, respectively, while offering a warm and cool color option [...]

SoraaLaser, an independent spin-off from Soraa, Inc. co-founded by Nobel Laureate Dr. Shuji Nakamura, is focusing on visible laser light sources, which offer performance advantages such as collimated output and waveguide delivery. The company showcased its technology at the Strategies in Light conference earlier this month. “Laser diodes are droop-free, and can be combined with [...]