Industry News
Lighting for Tomorrow 2017 Competition Opens
Lighting for Tomorrow (LFT) has launched the fifteenth consecutive annual competition. Lighting for Tomorrow identifies exceptional residential lighting products that inspire consumers and the lighting community. The 2017 competition is…
Product Monday: 2016 IES Progress Report
LD+A recently published the 2016 IES Progress Report, a selection of notable lighting products evaluated by the IES Progress Committee. One hundred and two products were accepted into the report…
LightShow West Issues Call for Speakers
LightShow West will be held October 11-12, 2017 in Kentia Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center. LightShow West has issued a call for speakers to present at the conference…
IES Annual Conference Call for Speakers
The Illuminating Engineering Society’s Annual Conference will be held August 10-12, 2017 in Portland, Oregon. This year’s theme is “My Light,” bringing focus to the impact of light on our…
2017 Next Generations Luminaire Competition to Focus on Systems and Applications
In 2017, the Next Generation Luminaires™ (NGL) design competition is shifting focus from luminaires to systems. It will feature multiple competitions, focuses more strongly on applications, and expand the judging…
Be the Light Campaign to Recognize Positivity
LEDVANCE (SYLVANIA lighting) is working with Be The Light Campaign to create a movement of spreading light, joy and positive energy. LEDVANCE is asking people to visit www.sylvania.com/BeTheLight to nominate…
First Photograph of Light as a Particle and a Wave
Quantum mechanics tells us that light behaves as both a particle and a wave, and scientists have tried to observe both aspects at the same time. In 2015, scientists at…
Proposing a Redefined Lumen Instead of CRI as a Basis for Regulation
In this article published in LEDs Magazine, Mark Rea, Director of the Lighting Research Center, and Jean Paul Freyssinier, Senior Research Scientist for the LRC, propose a new definition for…
Product Monday: Horticulture Lighting Calculator by Lumileds
Lumileds has introduced an online calculator that luminaire manufacturers can use to more quickly optimize the design of their grow lights. The calculator allows the user to input various LED…
Flicker May Play Future Role in Fight Against Alzheimer’s
Researchers have discovered that pulsing light reduces toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease in laboratory mice, raising hopes of future application to humans. Click here to learn more.
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