Industry News
Mariana Figueiro Named Acting Director of LRC
Mark Rea, Director of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has taken an academic sabbatical for the upcoming fiscal year. During this time, Dr. Rea will focus…
Chinese Consortium Buys OSRAM’s General Lighting Business for €400 million
OSRAM Licht AG recently announced it has approved the sale of Ledvance (formerly OSRAM SYLVANIA), its general lighting lamps business. The buyer is a Chinese consortium consisting of the strategic…
Product Monday: AL Cove Eco by Acclaim Lighting
Acclaim Lighting’s AL Cove Eco offers a low-power, economical, dimmable LED cove light for tight spaces. The luminaire emits about 400 lumens per foot with an 80+ CRI. Available in…
We’re All Light
For your listening enjoyment: “We’re All Light” by XTC.
LiFi to be Implemented in Paris Metro
Paris-based Oledcomm has won a contract from Transport Paris (RATP) to install LiFi-capable LED lighting in the Paris Metro, serving more than 2 million daily commuters. Installation has already occurred…
Minecraft Lighting Tutorial
My kids are crazy about Minecraft. If yours are too, this tutorial, courtesy of a budding lighting designer, teaches them various lighting techniques that can be implemented in the game.
Google Tilt Brush Allows 3D Painting with Color and Light
Google has introduced a new way to create and engage with immersive artworks. The solution uses a digital brush and connected HTC Vive headset. The user can then paint strokes…
Product Monday: Cynch by Amerlux
Amerlux’s LED Cynch is a small, simply styled accent luminaire that operates as a pendant, surface mount, and semi-recessed or recessed on its own or in a recessed multiple. It…
Using Light to Create Dancing Figures
For the 2016 Spiral Independent Creators Festival, Akinori Goto created a wire wheel that creates dancing figures when illuminated. The project won Runner-up Grand Prix and the Audience Award.
Lighting Energy Consumption Falls 46% from 2003 to 2012
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration has released summary tables providing energy consumption estimates from the 2012 CBECS. The data show that despite a 14% increase in total…
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