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Product Monday: MR16 50W Equivalent LED Lamp by Toshiba

Feb 04, 2013

Toshiba International Corporation’s MR16 GU5.3 LED lamp generates up to 540 lumens at 9.1W, offering a direct replacement for 50W halogen lamps with up to 80% energy savings. The new…

LED + SSL

Jim Brodrick on OLEDs

Feb 01, 2013

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy OLEDs don’t get as much publicity as LEDs, because they’re a good five to seven years behind their inorganic cousins in…

Lighting Industry

HID Lamp Shipment Indexes Continue to Decline

Jan 31, 2013

NEMA’s indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamp shipments declined for the second consecutive quarter in 2012Q3. Sodium vapor lamp shipments decreased 14.8% year-over-year (y/y) during the quarter, following a…

Light + Art

Lightswitch Architectural Illuminates Decades of Progress in Fight Against AIDS

Jan 30, 2013

Lightswitch Architectural San Francisco recently joined with other local architects, designers and artisans to raise awareness and funding at the Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS’ 2012 DINING BY DESIGN benefit.…

People

People: New Executive Appointments at Sylvania, GE, LSG, Coldstream

Jan 29, 2013

Graham WarkOSRAM SYLVANIA Ltd., the company’s Canadian business, has appointed Graham Wark president. He succeeds James Johnson, who has been named President and General Manager of Valeo Sylvania. Lighting Science…

Products + Technology

Product Monday: Hue by Philips

Jan 28, 2013

Wireless, efficient, color tuning. Wow, and wow. Learn more here.

LED + SSL, Research

DOE Releases CALiPER 2012 Year in Review

Jan 25, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a CALiPER 2012 Year in Review report that summarizes recent testing results and provides an overview of multi-year trends, available here. Since its…

LED + SSL

Jim Brodrick on LED Reflector Lamps

Jan 24, 2013

Guest post by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy Because they’re directional, reflector lamps are an important tool for both ambient and accent lighting, especially in residential and light commercial…

Interviews + Opinion

Making the Case for Fluorescent for Outdoor Lighting

Jan 23, 2013

This whitepaper, published on the Magnaray website, questions whether LED is superior than fluorescent for outdoor lighting applications, making a case for fluorescent.

Lighting Industry

Jesco and Challenger Join Forces

Jan 22, 2013

JESCO Lighting Group LLC and Challenger Lighting Company, Inc. recently announced that each manufacturer’s interior lighting products and systems for use specifically in the FF&E (“Fixtures, Furnishings & Equipment”) hospitality…

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