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LED + SSL, Products + Technology

Another Novel Lighting Technology: Nanowires

Aug 25, 2015

BizLED recently published an interesting story about a solid-state lighting technology that could become efficient enough to take on the LED: nanowires. I’ve theorized that given LED’s efficiency and performance,…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Lumark Night Falcon Floodlight by Eaton

Aug 24, 2015

The Lumark Night Falcon LED Floodlight Luminaire by Eaton is designed to replace up to 400W metal halide products in general area, building façade, wall wash and large sign lighting…

LED + SSL

Great Primer on LED Lighting

Aug 21, 2015

Magnitude Lighting Converters sent us a link to a page on their website that includes a terrific and lengthy infographic describing how LED lighting works, concluding with detail about the…

Lighting Industry

HID Lamp Indexes Decline During First Quarter 2015

Aug 20, 2015

NEMA’s shipment indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps continued to decline at the start of 2015. Sodium vapor lamp shipments fell 11.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to…

Codes + Standards, LED + SSL

NEMA Issues Position Paper on LED Flicker

Aug 19, 2015

Yesterday, LightNOW published a guest blog post by Jim Brodrick, DOE’s SSL Program Manager, on a new IEEE recommended practice on LED flicker. As metrics, IEEE uses % flicker, operating…

LED + SSL

Brodrick on New Recommended Practice for LED Flicker

Aug 18, 2015

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 high-frequency electronic ballasts for…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Slim Profile LED Emergency Driver by IOTA

Aug 17, 2015

The IOTA ILB-SL-CP12 slim profile constant power LED emergency driver combines several advanced performance features for emergency LED operation: * a narrow profile housing ideally suited for LED luminaire designs…

Interviews + Opinion, Lighting Industry, People

My Interview with Chris Brown on Illumigeddon

Aug 14, 2015

Earlier this year, I interviewed Chris Brown for tED Magazine. The topic: the impact of SSL technology on electrical distribution. Reprinted with permission. Christopher Brown is CEO of Wiedenbach-Brown, a…

Light + Art

Austrian City Relighted with Multimedia Show

Aug 13, 2015

The Austrian City Schärding on the Inn River, right on the border of Germany, had the whole city illuminated with a multimedia spectacular during the last winter season. The bridge…

Awards, Lighting Design

14 Projects Win Lumen Awards

Aug 12, 2015

The Illuminating Engineering Society New York City Section (IESNYC) recently announced the recipients of the 2015 Lumen Awards at the 47th annual Lumen Gala held on June 18, 2015. The…

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Events

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November 8-11, 2026

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November 18 - 19, 2026

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Toronto, Canada

November 18-19, 2026

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Dallas, TX

January 6-9, 2027

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