Industry News
New LiFi Standard Doesn’t Use Visible Light And Is Not The Only One
You may have heard that the IEEE has released a new and important LiFi standard for light communications, 802.11bb. What you may not have heard is that the standard…
Rhode Island & Maine Become 5th & 6th States To Ban Fluorescent Lamps
The Rhode Island fluorescent ban was signed by the Governor on June 22, 2023. After Jan. 1, 2024, it will be illegal to sell most compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs)…
Apartment & Condo Dwellers Embrace Smart Home Devices More Than Single-Family Homeowners
A new white paper by Parks Associates and Cox Communities sheds insights into the greater adoption and desire for smart home devices among apartment and condo residents (aka multi…
GaN Device Makers Confirm Chinese Gallium Restrictions Won’t Disrupt Supply
In April, 2023, I wrote about the evolving and escalating trade war between the U.S. & China. One of the developments was the U.S. and some of its allies…
Amazon In Retail & B2B Ecommerce
Amazon dominates retail e-commerce but not B2B e-commerce. Here is a closer look: Amazon dominates retail e-commerce with $431 Billion in sales projected this year. Amazon’s retail Ecom market…
Signify’s Keith Eagle Talks Commercial Lighting Upgrade Opportunities
For an upcoming article for tED Magazine, I recently had the opportunity to interview Keith Eagle, Vice President & General Manager, US Professional Channel, Signify, on the topic of continuing…
Inspiring Brilliance – The Besal Fund
The Robert J. Besal Memorial Education fund, which provides scholarships to students in the illuminating engineering disciplines, is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year. The Fund has awarded nearly a…
Two Control Shows Scheduled This Fall
There are two lighting control trade shows now scheduled for this Fall. The first will be DLC Controls Summit ’23, held September 26 & 27 in Detroit, MI. This year’s…
Declining Fireflies, Another Sign Of Bugpocalypse
Have you noticed a decline in fireflies this Summer? I have, but so have scientists. Nearly 1 in 3 firefly species in the United States and Canada may be…
Lighting And Innovation Part 4: Present-Proofing
By Clifton Stanley Lemon We humans are both cursed and blessed with an obsession with the future. It’s constantly amazing to me how much we crave narratives that…
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