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EV Vehicle-To-Grid Programs Expanding
“Rolling power plants” — electric vehicles used as flexible grid resources through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and managed-charging programs — may provide a meaningful, lower-cost way to support grid reliability, reduce…
Circadian Disruption Impacts Pregnant Mothers & Fetuses
A 2022 study “Evening blue‐light exposure, maternal glucose, and infant birthweight” investigated whether exposure to blue‐enriched light in the evening during late pregnancy is linked to maternal fasting glucose…
Light Shown To Create Quantum Friction
A research team in Germany and India have reported a new experiment showing that light can slow down the diffusion of carbon nanotubes suspended in water by creating an unexpected kind…
DOE Claims To “Permanently End Home Appliance” Standards
The Claim On July 2nd, US DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (that replaced the shuttered EERE) sent out an email stating, “U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris…
Finding The Sweet Spot: Circadian Lighting In Offices
Figure 1. Feasibility boundaries for achieving 250 m-EDI. By Bill Chan, President, LiteController Inc. Shortly after my recent IES FIRES article, “Circadian Lighting in Offices: Feasibility Boundaries and Design…
Connected Home Evolves From Devices To Services
Parks Associates’ 2026 State of Connected Home report says the connected home market is shifting away from selling devices and toward owning the customer relationship through data, services, and…
Data Centers Spiking Some Regions’ Electricity Rates
Surging utility rate cases, accelerating load growth, and eroding public trust are converging into a critical inflection point for the U.S. power sector. In the first quarter of 2026…
Super Cool: Photonic Radiative Cooling Coatings
A new class of photonic radiative cooling (PRC) coatings is advancing from laboratory research into viable commercial products, offering a passive pathway to reduce building heat loads without electricity.…
Philips Master LEDtube T8 EM/Mains Made Of Recycled Plastic
Signify in Europe expanded its circular lighting portfolio, last year, with the launch of the Philips MASTER LEDtube T8 EM/mains, the first LED tube in Europe to incorporate a…
3 Security Lighting Trends Shaping the Industry in 2026
By Gary Satanovsky, Product Design and Marketing Manager, NuWatt Lighting Since the earliest days of electric light, illumination has played a central role in keeping people and property safe after…
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