Industry News
DOE to Allocate $37 Million in Stimulus Funds to 17 Solid-State Lighting Projects
More than $37 million of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have been awarded by Energy Secretary Steven Chu for 17 SSL projects in three categories: core…
EnOcean Sponsors Four-time Olympic Speed Skater Catherine Raney-Norman
EnOcean, the developer of self-powered wireless sensor networks, is sponsoring four-time Olympian, Catherine Raney-Norman. The sponsorship celebrates the achievements of a US speed skating record holder and contributes to her…
Winners Announced in Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition
Winners of the second annual Next Generation Luminaires awards were announced at the Strategies in Light Conference in Santa Clara, CA. Sponsored by the Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering…
Contract Magazine Interviews Lighting Designer Leni Schwendinger
I love getting inside the heads of some of the country’s top lighting designers; one can learn a great deal in a short amount of time and, just as important,…
American Presidents: Who’s Your Favorite?
Today is President’s Day.
DOE’s Jim Brodrick Responds to IDA on Blue Light Question
In late January, LightNOW published a short article about the International Dark-Sky Association’s position on blue light at night: In short, IDA said blue light produces higher light pollution with…
Happy Valentine’s Day
Today is Valentine’s Day.
Midtown Lounge in Washington, DC Lighted Almost Entire with RGB LEDs
The Challenge: Retrofit a former night club into a true lounge with a lighting scheme that would saturate the environment with color and color-changing effects, but without moving lights. The…
Controls Friday: Leviton Expands Wireless Commercial Energy Management Offering
Leviton Manufacturing Company has expanded its line of commercial wireless occupancy sensors with a comprehensive offering of LevNet RF wireless energy management devices. These self-powered devices integrate Leviton product design…
Happy Birthday, President Lincoln
Today’s is Lincoln’s birthday.
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