Industry News
Interview with Andrew Kites of Philips Lighting
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Andrew Kites, Global Product Manager, Philips Lighting. The topic: light and color. I’m happy to share his responses with you here. The interview…
LRC Releases New Version of Circadian Stimulus Calculator with Expanded Functionality
The Lighting Research Center has released a new version of its free, open-access circadian stimulus (CS) calculator to help lighting professionals select light sources and light levels that will increase…
DOE Evaluates LED Industrial Luminaires
I wrote the below news item for the September issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. High- and low-bay luminaires are common in industrial applications such as warehouses and manufacturing…
Will Lighting Manufacturers Shift to a Service Model?
At the Smart Lighting 2017 conference, Stijn Bröcker, head of connected lighting for OSRAM, warned lighting manufacturers will have to completely overhaul their business processes, from manufacturing to sales, as…
Product Monday: LED Troffer Retrofit Kit by Cree
Cree, Inc. has expanded its ZR Series LED troffer family by adding the new ZR-RK Retrofit Kit. Designed to deliver maximum improvement with minimum effort, the four-part design can be…
The Labor That Once Produced 54 Minutes of Light Now Produces 52 Years
This interesting BBC article talks about an economist’s efforts to chart the efficiency of light production from the discovery of fire to the LED. Yale Professor William Nordhaus studied the…
Lumileds’ George Craford Recognized for Major Contributions to LED Lighting
George Craford, Lumileds Solid State Lighting Fellow, was recently awarded the IEEE Edison Medal for “a lifetime of pioneering contributions to the development and commercialization of visible LED materials and…
National Academy of Sciences Releases Report on Solid-State Lighting
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) has published a report, Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase Two, which is a follow-up to its 2013 report. The new report…
New Report Published on Color Shift Impact on Reliability
An industry working group facilitated by with the Department of Energy has published a new report on the impact of color shift on reliability. LED Luminaire Reliability: Impact of Color…
Product Monday: BeveLED Micro by USAI Lighting
Available with 4-, 6-, 8-, and 12-light configurations, USAI Lighting’s BeveLED Micro enables creation of distinctive patterns such as starbursts and circular designs to highlight specific architectural elements. The luminaire…
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