Tower Bridge in London receives Olympic LED makeover 31 May In preparation for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games,London's Tower Bridge has been fitted with an LED lighting system from GE.Philips Ledalite announces TruGroove LED-based recessed linear lighting 30 May The MesoOptics technology developed by Philips Ledalite eliminates high-angle glare and efficiently focuses light in a batwing distribution.
Rambus applies edge-lit LED technology to replica guitar 30 May As part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame GuitarMania charity fundraiser,Rambus engineers built a 10-ft replica of a Fender Stratocaster guitar with LEDs dynamically lighting the face of the body.Toshiba plans broader LED project at Louvre;Black Tank lights Tussauds 29 May Toshiba will expand its partnership with the Louvre Museum and will ultimately light the Mona Lisa with LEDs,while the Black Tank announced an SSL project at Madame Tussauds wax museum in Las Vegas.Osram and Relume Technologies expand operations 29 May Osram AG has announced it will build new LED chip and assembly plants in China,while Relume Technologies has moved into a larger facility in Oxford,Michigan.Outdoor Lighting:Las Vegas makes major SSL push;Washington,DC starts small with LEDs 23 May GE Lighting used Las Vegas,NV and Superior,NE as examples of how LED lighting works outdoors for large and small communities,while Washington,DC begins installing SSL,and Nova Scotia mandates a transition.
JEDEC publishes four international thermal-testing standards for LEDs 23 May JEDEC has recently published the first international standards for component-level testing of power LEDs,which define recommendations for thermal data on LED data sheets,and test environments and procedures.RTI's nanofiber reflector offers 95%reflectance to lighting designers 22 May Researchers at RTI International have developed a nanofiber-based reflector with 95%reflectance,which can be used by lighting designers to improve light distribution in LED luminaires or other fixtures.Control technology for LEDs and other lighting remains fragmented at Lightfair 22 May ZigBee wireless technology makes a modest Lightfair impression,but in general,proprietary remains the norm in the lighting-control schemes that are vital to SSL uptake.
New trends at Lightfair 2012:Fine motion control and incandescent-like dimming 22 May At Lightfair 2012,Lighting Science Group introduced fine motion control for occupancy sensing while Juno Lighting Group and Osram Sylvania rolled-out incandescent-like dimming products.Klik Systems creates Luminous LED art at Sydney's Darling Quarter 21 May The Darling Quarter entertainment-oriented precinct in Sydney,Australia now features the Luminous LED-lit facade that stretches 150m and entertains guests with dynamic light shows.Dow Electronic Materials acquires LED phosphor maker Lightscape Materials 18 May Dow has expanded its portfolio of materials for the LED market with the acquisition of Lightscape's specialty phosphor technology.SETi accepts Tibbetts Award at White House ceremony 16 May Sensor Electronic Technology Inc.has received the Tibbetts Award from the US government for its technological innovation in UV LED technology and products.
LED lighting products dominate Lightfair 2012 16 May We saw more LED lighting introductions at this year's Lightfair International than in any previous year.Here's a sampling of some new developments and products in LED lighting.Philips signs 200th licensee for its LED luminaire licensing program 16 May Paulmann Light,a German lighting company,has become the 200th organization to sign up to Philips'licensing program for LED-based luminaires retrofit lamps.UL opens new European lighting test center in Burago,Italy and focuses on SSL 16 May UL Centre of Excellence lab will test lighting products,LED-based lighting in many cases,for safety and performance,compliance to standards such as Zhaga,and product efficiency and quality programs such as Energy Star.
Numerous lighting awards given out at Lightfair 2012 15 May Lightfair 2012 featured four award ceremonies:the DOE's Next Generation Luminaire winners for indoor luminaires;GE Lighting's Edison awards,Cooper Lighting's awards and the Lightfair Innovation awards.Lightfair abuzz over retrofit lamps and planar and linear SSL 15 May LFI hosted the race to 100W equivalent LED lamps and also featured elegant linear and planar SSL products,which are more likely to entice lighting designers.Toshiba invests in Bridgelux to develop GaN-on-silicon LEDs 15 May Toshiba and Bridgelux plan to develop GaN-on-silicon LEDs on 8-inch wafers,making use of Toshiba's capabilities in silicon-based device manufacturing.Next Generation Luminaires competition recognizes LED indoor products 11 May Intense Lighting,Albeo Technologies and Lithonia Lighting were awarded Best in Class designation in the NGL competition.LightFair International opens,unveils Innovation Award winners 10 May Cast Lighting's LED Perimeter Light won the Most Innovative Product of the Year at the LightFair Innovation Awards.LightFair 2012:Company announcements and new products from Day 1 09 May As LightFair 2012 gets under way in Las Vegas,we highlight some of the new products that can be seen at the show.
LED Industry News:Cooper,Rambus,GE,LBT,Lighting Science,Soraa 09 May Cooper has signed a licensing agreement with Rambus,GE Lighting has combined LED and non-LED technologies in a single sales organization,LBT and LSG have appointed high-profile board members,and Soraa has added to its management team.TerraLUX and Pacific Light Technologies secure funding 09 May Solid-state lighting company TerraLUX has closed a series B venture-capital funding round worth USD18.3 million,while quantum-dot developer Pacific Light Technologies has raised USD3.0 million in a series A round.Synopsys acquires RSoft Design Group 08 May Optical design software supplier Synopsys has acquired RSoft,which provides photonics design and simulation software.Lumenpulse introduces configurable line of linear LED luminaires 08 May Lumenline configurable LED luminaires have been designed to match the performance of T5 fluorescent fixtures with a slim design,high efficacy and color rendering index.Philips Lighting and GE Lighting launch 100W LED retrofit lamps(Updated)08 May Lightfair will see a number of companies introduce SSL retrofit lamps that are equivalent of 100W incandescent bulbs and GE Lighting and Philips Lighting announced such products before the exhibits opened.Cree announces LED downlights and new linear SSL fixture 07 May Cree has added two new LED downlights and a new linear fixture to its portfolio,and has announced a new SSL module and an extension to its TEMPO testing service.
LED Industry News:LED Engin and CRS receive funding 02 May LED Engin has closed its latest funding round and CRS has announced a private placement of shares.Toyoda Gosei to establish LED-chip joint venture with Showa Denko 01 May Japan-based LED makers Toyoda Gosei and Showa Denko are forming a joint venture to address the market for high-end LED chip applications.
