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LEDs Can Reduce Seabird Deaths Resulting from Fishing
A new University of Exeter study found that attaching LED lights to gillnets used in commercial fishing can reduce the number of seabirds accidentally caught and killed by more than…
2018 AL Light & Architecture Design Awards
Check out the winning projects in the 2018 AL Light & Architecture Design Awards, which recognized 10 projects from 118 submissions from across the globe. You can catch them here.…
Product Monday: Wirering by FLOS
FLOS’s Wirering is a simple, stripped-down luminaire that is midway between a wall and floor lamp. Highlighting parts often hidden by lighting designers, the luminaire uses custom belt-like electrical cable…
LED Reliability Test
Below is a news item I wrote for the October 2018 issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. In April 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its final…
National Lighting Bureau Launches NLB-TV
The National Lighting Bureau (NLB) has launched NLB-TV with more than 200 videos comprising a collection that is likely to grow to 500 or more within a year, according to…
Synergistic Buildings and the Rise of IoT
In this article for LD+A, Michael C. Skurla takes a hard look at lighting’s potential as a player in the Internet of Things. The article begins: Leaving Light + Building…
Connected TLED Lighting
Below is my contribution to the November issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Tubular LED (TLED) lamps are linear lighting products designed to…
Product Monday: Bluetooth Mesh Retrofit Bridge by Fulham
Fulham Co., Inc.’s new Bluetooth Bridge 0-10V LED controller is the first in a series of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) components designed to connect luminaires into a Bluetooth mesh ecosystem.…
DoE Evaluates High-Efficacy LED Luminaires
Below is a news item I wrote for the November issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. The seven pairs of high-efficacy LED luminaires installed in a mockup for evaluation.…
Chinese Company Plans to Launch Artificial Moons
The Chinese state newspaper recently reported that a private aerospace institute in Chengdu plans to launch a controllable “illumination satellite” by 2020. The giant mirror will orbit 500 km above…
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