Industry News
OSRAM Takeover by AMS Crosses Acceptance Threshold
Austrian sensor manufacturer AMS has announced its November 7, 2019 all-cash takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG has crossed the acceptance threshold among OSRAM’s shareholders, and has been accepted. “We…
MD-SIG to Merge with Zhaga Consortium
Zhaga and MD-SIG recently announced that they have agreed to align their efforts and to proceed as a single organization under the Zhaga Consortium. Zhaga members have access to the…
Lighting Research Center Partners With Eaton on 3D Printed LED Luminaires
Rensselaer’s Lighting Research Center has partnered with Eaton Corporation on a project to develop a complete additively manufactured, LED-integrated luminaire. Under funding from the United States Department of Energy, the…
Product Monday: Field-Adjustable Edge-Lit LED Panel by LSI Industries
LSI Industries has launched a new version of its edge-lit flat LED panel to enhance its versatility. While field-adjustable luminaires often allow customers to adjust color temperature or wattage, LSI’s…
Light Observations Suggest Universe May Not Be Flat But A Sphere
Observation data produced by the Planck Spacecraft Mission suggests the universe may not be flat, as popularly believed by scientists, but a sphere. In an article published by VICE: Most…
IES Issues Call for Speakers for 2020 Street & Area Lighting Conference
Speaker proposals for the 2020 IES Street & Area Lighting Conference in Dallas, TX are now being accepted. Seminar sessions generally run 25-35 minutes. Speakers will be notified of acceptance…
December 19 Webinar to Address the Blue Light Hazard
The International Commission on Illumination (CIE) will host a free webinar about the blue light hazard, sponsored by the Optical Society of America, at noon ET on December 19, 2019.…
ASHRAE/ANSI/IES 90.1 Vs IECC
An opinion piece in a recent issue of ENGINEERED SYSTEMS asks a simple question: Why does the U.S. need two model energy codes? The majority of state commercial building energy…
Product Monday: Geometric Lighting System by FLOS
Designed by Piero Lissoni, FLOS’s Diversion creates geometric ribbon-like lines of light that blend with the architecture. The flexible system was designed with a special joint that allows for the…
DOE Study Validates TM-30 Color Preference Specification
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently released the results of a U.S. Department of Energy-funded study, published in Lighting Research & Technology, that validates color preference specification criteria based…
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