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Next Generation Lighting Systems Launches Next Phase of Indoor Evaluations; Outdoor Evaluations Set to Start
Next Generation Lighting Systems (NGLS) is launching the next phase of its evaluations of indoor connected lighting systems. The initial phase, which began in 2017, evaluated 12 systems installed in…
LIGHTFAIR Announces Call for Speakers
LIGHTFAIR has issued a Call for Speakers for the 2020 event, which will be held May 3-7, 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The submission deadline is September 9,…
University of California Files Patent Lawsuit Against Major Retailers for Selling Filament LED Lamps
The University of California is suing five major retailers, including Amazon, Walmart, Target Corp, Ikea AB, and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc, over infringement among foreign suppliers for patents related…
AMS Offers Competitive Bid for OSRAM
The OSRAM acquisition just got a whole lot more interesting. On August 11, AMS AG, an Austrian company specializing in sensors for iPhones, submitted a fully financed proposal to OSRAM…
Product Monday: Contemporary Decorative OLED Pendant by Eureka
Eureka’s Echo decorative pendant luminaire utilizes advanced OLED technology to produce a comfortable source of illumination in a slim, low profile package. Well suited for subtle accenting of spaces such…
Scientists Discover New Property of Light
Researchers in the U.S. and Spain recently announced they have discovered a new property of light, called self-torque. They found that light can be twisted. Phys.org reports: Scientists have long…
New Tariffs to Impact Lamps and Ballasts
In the latest salvo in the U.S.-China trade war, the Trump Administration announced a 10% tariff on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports not already taxed, starting September 1.…
LEDucation 2020 Announces Call for Speakers
LEDucation 2020, the trade show and conference organized by the Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), is accepting submissions for presentation proposals to be given during the 2020 conference…
The Onion: IEC to Phase Orange from Visible Light Spectrum
Satirical site The Onion recently published an article claiming the International Commission on Illumination plans to eliminate orange from the visible light spectrum, citing it as an unpopular relic of…
Product Monday: Nuance by Specialty Lighting
Specialty Lighting’s nuance and nuance-dim are sleek, low-profile luminaires designed to illuminate cabinets, shelving, displays, and hospitality or work spaces. Nuance-dim has a touch control dimmable feature. Both are LED-based…
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