Giant mirrors spanning more than 50m2 have been installed at the top of a mountain in Norway to bring light to a town that sits in darkness for months on end. Rjukan has a shadow cast over it from Mount Gausta and its surrounding ...
The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) recently released its latest publication, Lighting Answers: Plasma Lighting Systems. Plasma lighting ...
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Soraa Chief Technology Officer Mike Krames recently ressponded to LED Magazine article's claims that the company's GanN-on-GaN MR16 emits large quantities of UV rays. Below is Krames blog entry on the company website: With the ...
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Lumishore a maker of underwater LED lighting fixtures has announced the company significantly upgraded their highly acclaimed series of surface mounted underwater LED lighting fixtures. The SMX Underwater LED Lights are one of the most ...
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Dimplex's acclaimed OptiMyst® Electric Fireplace technology is the most realistic flame effect in the industry today and the first ever 3D fire. Previously launched with only one model, Dimplex plans to release 5 new models and designs ...
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A U.S. manufacturer Dog-E-Glow has launched a series of LED dog leashes and collars to keep pets safe during walks at night. The company claims the leashes are visible at a range of 304.8 meters (1,000 feet), which could help prevent road ...
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Accent lighting is an approach used to create an emotional tug in ways general lighting or static integrated lighting systems typically cannot achieve. If you are looking for an accent lighting solution that provides beam flexibility, ...
By determining simple guidelines, researchers at UC Santa Barbara's Solid State Lighting & Energy Center (SSLEC) have made it possible to optimize phosphors –– a key component in white LED lighting –– allowing for ...
Buckinghamshire County Council has begun its LED street light replacement strategy that will see the installation of more than 1,000 LED luminaires before the end of this year. It's the first phase in a three-year programme of works to ...
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The judging day for the product innovation section of the?Lighting Design Awards is either hotly anticipated or the?cause of a creeping sense of dread, depending on which side?of the table you're standing. For the judging panel, the ...
ANTENNA REVEAL: As a special surprise and gift to New York City and the world, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. has installed for the first time lights to the Empire State Building's antenna—the highest structure on the building. ...
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Shunfeng Photovoltaic International, a China-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, cells and PV modules, has reportedly obtained permission from China's authorities to acquire Suntech Power (Wuxi), the flagship subsidiary ...
The GaN-on-GaN LED specialist asserts that its LEDs don't radiate significant UV energy and that its MR16 retrofit lamps using the LEDs are being used in enclosed fixtures rated for 25,000 hours of use. Everyone seems to agree that ...
Philips Lumileds has announced a 10–20% upgrade in flux output in the new Luxeon TX addition to the company's flagship high-efficacy LED targeted at the breadth of directional and omnidirectional SSL applications. Philips Lumileds ...
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Korean designer Lee Myung Su first released a LED bag for bikers in 2010. The company is now trying to take the product, SEIL Bag, into the mass production phase with its Kickstarter project. (Click here for video) A biker wearing the ...