Industry News
FDA Denies Soft Lights Petitions On LED Safety – What’s Next?
On May 24, 2024, the FDA denied all Soft Lights Foundation petitions to regulate LED products, in a letter. According to The Soft Lights Foundation website, “The decision by the FDA to…
9th & 10th States Adopting Fluorescent Lamp Bans
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a bill including a “clean lighting” provision phasing out fluorescent tubes in favor of LEDs. Senate File 3345, authored by Senator Mitchell,…
How Hybrid Work Is Impacting Office Design
After the COVID-19 pandemic, most people don’t just work from home, nor just work from the office. The new normal is hybrid work, a combination of working from home…
Lighting Industry Activity Around E-Labeling
E-labeling is a technology alternative to traditional physical labeling of products. The new practice provides web-based product information on mobile devices, like smartphones, tablets, and computers. Many industries are…
The Latest On Temporal Light Modulation (TLM) / Flicker
The American Lighting Association Engineering Committee recently received a presentation from the “Flicker Queen,” researcher Naomi Miller, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Ms. Miller provided a summary of her…
The Leaf Sheep Can Photosynthesize And Eat Light!
It’s time to meet one of the strangest animals on earth. They’re a form of sea slug called Leaf Sheep. The most striking thing about Leaf Sheep is…
A Greener Twist On Light Transmitting Concrete
In March of 2023, LightNOW posted about translucent concrete. Today’s story is about a new translucent concrete made with recycled glass instead of optical fibers, fly ash, metallurgical slag, and…
What Is Long-Day Lighting For Dairy Farms?
Long-Day Lighting (LDL) is an established strategy in the dairy farming industry, but not universally implemented. LDL uses lighting to boost both productivity and animal welfare. This lighting strategy seeks…
Lighting+HVAC Integration Also Occurring In Greenhouses
To improve greenhouse management, Sollum Technologies announced a new strategic partnership with Damatex climate control systems. This collaboration combines the greenhouse lighting control features of Sollum’s proprietary SUN as a Service® cloud platform…
Interesting Street & Area Light Innovations
FIELD ADJUSTABLE LIGHTING DISTRIBUTIONS LEDVANCE has just announced the release of their OPTISELECT area light, with field adjustable light distributions. No lens change is needed. Simply turn a switch…
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