Clothing retailer Next has placed a£4m order with Projection Lighting to replace 35w lRC dichroic lamps in its UK stores with 90,000 LED luminaires.The contract is thought to be one of the largest LED replacement programmes seen in ...
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The Isle of Wight College (IoWC) has used deployed a Brocade wireless network across its campus. Based in Newport, the college plays host to more than 8,500 students, along with 520 staff, and as the only further education institution on ...
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Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days. According to the CDC, almost 70 percent of school children get insufficient sleep - less ...
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Blue Light Could Help Teens Combat Stress Adolescents can be chronically sleep deprived because of their inability to fall asleep early in combination with fixed wakeup times on school days.According to the Centers for Disease ...
Roundabouts,also known as traffic circles,are increasing in number across the U.S.These intersections generally increase traffic throughput while reducing the severity of automobile accidents.However,as relatively new traffic ...
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In a new study from the Lighting Research Center, it was found that short-wavelength light can enhance the cortisol awakening response, which is important for dealing with stress throughout the day, in sleep-restricted adolescents. The ...
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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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Ute Besenecker and Indika Perera,graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in architectural sciences with a concentration in lighting at Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center(LRC),are recipients of the 2012-2013 Robert J.Besal Fund ...
The LRC has published a new ASSIST recommends publication that is designed to help LED lighting manufacturers develop systems that minimize the effects of flicker. The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems ...
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The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) recently released a new publication that addresses the issue of LED light source flicker. The publication, ASSIST recommends… Flicker parameters for reducing ...
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The LRC has published a new ASSIST recommends publication that is designed to help LED lighting manufacturers develop systems that minimize the effects of flicker. The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST), ...
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The Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute plans to continue a collaborative approach to driving the adoption of LED-based lighting. The Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies (ASSIST) is ...
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Solid-state lighting,the LED in particular,has advanced to become a promising light source because of its ability to save energy and money,reduce environmental pollutants,and provide custom,quality lighting.This advancement could not have ...
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Light-emitting diode (LED) technology holds significant promise for airfield lighting in the U.S, mainly in terms of the potential for longer operating lives and increased efficacy of LEDs compared to incandescent lamps, the most common ...
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Recently,the Lighting Research Center(LRC)from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has cooperated with the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)to jointly study the use of LED lighting in airfield installations,and has released LED Airfield ...
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