Germany increases focus on infrastructure,LED lighting 26 Jun Germany has invested in SSL in automobiles and street lights,and now broader investments are being encouraged to build a larger SSL manufacturing base.Hella research says LED lighting can improve driving experience 26 Jun Research conducted by Hella and Hamburg University has indicated that LED lighting designs can significantly affect the comfort level of driver and passengers.Africa could save$10 billion annually with LEDs;Philips installs solar street lights 26 Jun A recent study by Philips estimates that Africa could save$10 billion in annual energy costs by converting to LED lighting,and new solar-powered LED streetlights help address lighting needs when electricity is unreliable.
CTO session on the future of lighting kicks off LS13 26 Jun At the 13th Annual Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting,top-level technologists from LED and lighting companies presented their thoughts on the future of lighting with a heavy emphasis on SSL.Zemax describes the difficulty of using LED sources in Webcast 26 Jun SSL product developers can learn about the difficulty of working with LED sources and about ray-tracing software in a recent LEDs Magazine Webcast.Everlight accuses Nichia of including fictitious results in LED patent text 25 Jun Everlight has amended its LED patent-infringement lawsuit against Nichia,and has accused its rival of deliberately misleading the US Patent and Trademark Office by quoting fictitious experimental results relating to phosphors for white LEDs.Philips and REI use LED spotlights in Manhattan store 25 Jun Environmentally-conscious,outdoor-centric retailer REI now features Philips Lightolier accent lighting in its three-level store located in the SoHo area of Manhattan.
Digi-Key announces availability of Cree-based LED T8 demo kit 19 Jun Plug-in demo kit with dimming capabilities provides tube designers an evaluation platform for Cree ML-E LEDs.TüV SüD becomes 1 of 28 approved LED Lighting Facts approved labs 19 Jun TüV SüD has been added to the list of approved testing labs for LED Lighting Facts.As of June 1,LED Lighting Facts will only accept test reports from its approved laboratories.Candidates welcome for NGL outdoor competition 19 Jun The 2012 Next Generation Luminaires(NGL)Solid-State Lighting Outdoor Design Competition has been opened.Candidate luminaire submissions are due by August 3 and winners will be announced at Strategies in Light in February.Philips Lumileds announces small Luxeon Z color LEDs 19 Jun Targeting entertainment and architectural lighting,the Lumileds Luxeon Z LEDs measure only 1.3×1.7 mm and can be densely packed in full-color arrays.Lattice Power,Plessey press forward with GaN-on-silicon LED production 18 Jun Lattice Power says that it is in volume production of high-power gallium nitride LEDs grown on silicon substrates,while Plessey appears to be not far behind.Largest US nuclear power plant upgrades lighting with Albeo LED fixtures 12 Jun Part of the nation's largest nuclear power plant has been upgraded with 130 LED fixtures from Albeo,ensuring reliable,continuous lighting that should pay for itself within two years.
LEDs light stadiums for European Championship tournament 12 Jun Several football stadiums in Poland and Ukraine have made use of LED lighting for color-changing facades and other applications.TI and Atmel demonstrate ZigBee Light Link Golden Units for SSL 12 Jun Texas Instruments demonstrated a ZigBee Light Link implementation at Computex Taipei and announced Golden Unit status,while Atmel announced Golden Unit compliance and an evaluation kit.Optimized lighting conditions help students improve performance 11 Jun Students working under artificial LED lighting designed to simulate daylight showed improved concentration and classroom performance.DOE announces third round of SSL Manufacturing funding;core and product development funding on hold 08 Jun The US DOE has announced a$7.1 million fund as part of the latest SSL Manufacturing R&D program,but congressional budget cuts have affected funding for new core-technology research and product development projects.DOE's Caliper Report 15 compares diverse group of flood lights 07 Jun The latest Caliper report on LED flood lights has indicated that the range of lumen output and available luminous intensity distributions must expand to better match conventional flood lights.Spaulding adds backlight control to LED-based Cimarron outdoor luminaires 05 Jun In the Cimarron outdoor SSL area-light family,the optional ECL1PSE backlight control system can reduce light spill behind the poll by 85%.
Cooper announces Zhaga-certified downlight with a modular LED spotlight engine 05 Jun Cooper Lighting has announced a new directional downlight that it says is Zhaga certified and that uses a modular light-engine designed to the Zhaga Book 3 for spotlights with separate control gear.LED Industry News:Eaton acquires Cooper;Haworth resigns from Lighting Science Group 05 Jun Eaton has acquired Cooper Industries for$11.8 billion while Jim Haworth has resigned as CEO of LSG.Lucifer Lighting introduces 3000-lm LED downlights 04 Jun Designed for museums,high-end retail and hospitality applications,the Y Series 6-inch downlights deliver up to 3000 lm and feature flush mounting with the ceiling line.Indoor Lighting:PolyBrite LEDs light governor's mansion;Elektralite modernizes church lighting 04 Jun Illinois Executive Mansion gets an SSL update from PolyBrite International,while DMX-based LED fixtures now illuminate Detroit's Assumption Grotto Catholic Church.
