Industry News
Product Monday: Dual Tech Exit by Isolite
Isolite’s Dual Tech 2.0 exit signs combine LED lighting with photoluminescent materials to increase reliability by eliminating the need for battery backup power. During normal power conditions, the sign is…
Masters of Light: Bruce Kirk on How to Light a House of Worship
Episodes of the UK’s LIGHTING Magazine’s “Masters of Light” webcast series are now available for on-demand viewing. In this series, lighting designers, artists and architects talk about their work, methods…
Strobe Light Animates Spinning Chocolate Cake
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Jim Brodrick on Color Quality Metrics
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy The emergence of solid-state lighting has challenged…
DOE Triggers Incandescent Backstop Rule (correcting previous article)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a final rule related to energy standards for rough-service and vibration-service incandescent lamps. This rule codifies backstop provisions in the Energy Policy…
Beinecke Library Uses Translucent Marble to Light Rare Book Collection
The Beinecke Library is one of the world’s largest libraries devoted solely to rare books and manuscripts. The library’s new facility provides ambient illumination with little electric lighting and daylight…
Product Monday: Portfolio 2-Inch LED Cylinders by Eaton
Eaton’s Portfolio 2-inch aperture LED Cylinders are available in round and square configurations for ceiling-, wall- or pendant-mount applications. The luminaires are available in both uplight and downlight or downlight-only…
LEDVANCE’s Alfred LaSpina Talks LED Downlights
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Alfred LaSpina, LED Product Group Marketing Manager, LEDVANCE. The topic: what’s new in LED downlights. The responses informed an article I wrote for…
Masters of Light: Paul Boken on How to Light a Bridge
Episodes of the UK’s LIGHTING Magazine’s “Masters of Light” webcast series are now available for on-demand viewing. In this series, lighting designers, artists and architects talk about their work, methods…
Can Lighting be a Tool of Social Discrimination?
A 2016 study at the London School of Economics and Political Science proposes that the way urban spaces are lighted reinforces inequality by providing visual cues to class segregation. Mona…
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