NEMA's Lighting Systems Index has shown a positive performance in the first half of 2012, as it gained 2.9 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis from the first to second quarters of 2012. On a year-over-year basis the index increased by 6.6 ...
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The Dali Zero Twelve is an innovative new Dali lighting control module from Delmatic which provides individual dimming and monitoring of twelve Dali luminaires. The module also allows total plug-in connectivity for speed and convenience ...
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Robert Lewis's mica pendant lamps,now occupying the window of the Future Perfect in NoHo,have a disco-geodesic look—which is no surprise considering their origins.Mr.Lewis,a self-taught lighting designer whose pieces can be found at ...
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The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce recognized Firefly LED Lighting - as the winner of the Technology Award in the small business division at the 2012 Greater Austin Business Awards on August 30. "We recognize these businesses as ...
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In response to the government's decision to postpone an increase in power prices originally scheduled for the December 10, 2012, Taiwan-based LED chip packaging company Everlight Electronics indicated that the LED lighting market in Taiwan ...
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Edward Smalley announced at the Street & Area Lighting Conference that the much anticipated model specification on adaptive LED street light control is available for review and open for public comment. On the final day of the Street & ...
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Based on a low-power Renesas RL78/I1a microcontroller, the DALI Demo Kit uses a wireless mesh network for SSL control and will be available from Virtual Extension in Q4. Renesas Electronics Europe and Virtual Extension are showcasing a ...
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Images courtesy of www.halobelt.com Annual bicycle counts conducted by the Municipal Transportation Agency(SFMTA)in 2010 showed the number of cyclists had increased 58%from the 2006 baseline counts.San Francisco is certainly doing its ...
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Researchers at the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have proposed a new metric to help architects and builders more easily take advantage of the benefits of daylighting,from significant energy savings to the ...
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Second pillar of pan-European Extreme Light Infrastructure project to receive€180 M in structural funds. ELI:the first pillar The European Commission(EC)has approved€180 million in structural funding to support the ...
MIT researchers have found a way to observe how electrons move in the class of materials known as topological insulators. Topological insulators are exotic materials,discovered just a few years ago,in which the electrons demonstrate ...
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Rohm,together with Kyoto-based Aquafairy and Kyoto University,have co-developed compact,lightweight,high-power hydrogen fuel cells designed to power smartphones and other portable devices. Compared with conventional lead batteries,the ...
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USA-The Widener University Pride football team has plenty to be proud of:two NCAA Division III National Championships,reaching the semi-finals three more times,and winning more MAC Championships than any other Middle Atlantic Conference ...
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UK-PLASA 2012 saw a successful final chapter of the show's history at Earls Court,with high quality visitor attendance,a hugely popular Professional Development Programme and a vibrant out-of-hours social schedule-a fitting end to an era ...
PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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