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Updates On NYControlled & The DLC Controls Summit
Controls, Events

Updates On NYControlled & The DLC Controls Summit

May 15, 2024

    Two lighting control trade shows + conferences have emerged in the past couple years: 1. NYControlled produced by IESNYC & DLFNY, and 2. the DLC Controls Summit. Here is…

How Autani-LiteTrace Does Lighting-HVAC Integration
Controls, Products + Technology

How Autani-LiteTrace Does Lighting-HVAC Integration

May 14, 2024

The lighting controls industry continues to take small steps toward lighting-HVAC controls integration. This post will dig into the new Light Solutions Application Guide from Autani-LiteTrace and give a quick…

Trends In Ceiling Lighting
Lighting Design, Lighting Industry

Trends In Ceiling Lighting

May 13, 2024

  By Namrata Naidu, Digital Marketing Team, Comet Lighting Ceiling lighting plays a pivotal role in any architectural or interior design project. It sets the mood, illuminates spaces, and even…

New Discovery: Visible Light Evaporates Water
Lighting Industry

New Discovery: Visible Light Evaporates Water

May 10, 2024

  MIT researchers have just demonstrated that temperature is not the only energy driving water evaporation. The team discovered that visible light can create water evaporation. This fact was not…

Interior Designers Debate The “Big Light” On TikTok
Lighting Design

Interior Designers Debate The “Big Light” On TikTok

May 09, 2024

  A viral debate has erupted on TikTok between interior designers and whether there should be an end to the “big light,” a phrase for any overhead or ceiling light.…

Online Presentation & Discussion On Product Packaging Laws
Events, Legislation + Regulation

Online Presentation & Discussion On Product Packaging Laws

May 08, 2024

  ALA’s next member forum will be hosted Wednesday, May 15, at 12 p.m., CDT. This forum, designed for manufacturer members, will cover the extended producer responsibility laws related to…

Look Out Graphene, Other 2D Nanosheets Are In Development
Products + Technology, Research

Look Out Graphene, Other 2D Nanosheets Are In Development

May 07, 2024

Graphene has long been hailed as the greatest material discovery with limitless potential. The reality is that graphene has seen some limited applications in electronics, solar panels, displays, clothing, helmets,…

Indications That 3 Degree Beam Angle LED Lights Are Coming
Lighting Design, Products + Technology

Indications That 3 Degree Beam Angle LED Lights Are Coming

May 06, 2024

  The LED lighting revolution has been remarkable, but one of the areas where LED technology has struggled to match legacy sources is ultra-narrow beam angles. Halogen, plasma, and lasers…

Q1 2024 Acquisitions
Lighting Industry

Q1 2024 Acquisitions

May 03, 2024

  Here is a quick summary of 11 acquisitions and one manufacturer closure, in the first quarter of 2024: Kuzco Group acquired Auroralight. Details here. AMS Technologies acquired newLASE. Details…

10 Trends In Landscape Lighting
Lighting Design

10 Trends In Landscape Lighting

May 02, 2024

The following 10 trends in landscape lighting have been compiled from multiple sources. All of these lighting trends can be applied to commercial as well as residential landscapes. Linear Lighting…

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