The open-access paper The role of photonics in energy, authored by a team including Zakya Kafafi of Lehigh University, editor of the Journal of Photonics for Energy, traces the development of the science of light from the Arab scholar Ibn ...
Imagine that you are in a meeting with coworkers or at a gathering of friends. You pull out your cell phone to show a presentation or a video on YouTube. But you don't use the tiny screen; your phone projects a bright, clear image onto a ...
War Horse, the now legendary World War I drama depicting the devotion of a boy to his horse, has moved stage audiences in the UK and US, winning five 2011 Tony Awards. One of the most striking elements of the show is its highly evocative ...
Tags: lighting, lighting design, lighting rig
Ljubljana's Top 6 night club has just had a complete refurbishment and technical lighting upgrade which features the first Robe Robin DLX Spots and LEDBeam 100s in a club installation in Slovenia. It was a "Logical" move for Ljubljana ...
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has invested in three powerful touch screen Avolites Tiger Touch consoles. Avolites' South Africa partner DWR Distribution and entertainment lighting service company Blackmotion oversaw SABC's ...
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has made its first ever moving light purchase - investing in Robe Robin 300 and 600 LEDWashes plus 300E and 600E Spots - a total of 41 units. The sale was co-ordinated by Johannesburg ...
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UK - Richard Martin Lighting (RML) has confirmed that they are officially LAMDA's principle lighting partner. ''RML understand that LAMDA students are the future of our Industry and so it is imperative that they are given the tools to ...
UK - A troupe of Clay Paky Sharpys has added high-impact layers to pop princess Cheryl Cole's visuals-led tour. Lighting designer Peter Barnes - dubbed the UK's 'guru of pop lighting' - specified 14 Sharpys rigged on the back truss on ...
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France - Robe's innovative new Robin MMX WashBeam moving light won a prestigious Etoile du SIEL (Star of SIEL) Award for Technical Innovation at the 2013 SIEL trade exhibition in Paris - France's leading international expo for the ...
It was the proverbial 'match made in heaven' when lighting designers Ladislav Hork and Zdenek Mcha chose to use Robe moving lights at the core of their design for legendary singer Karel Gott's recent tour. The tour played arenas ...
Peterborough-based production supplier Pearce Hire has recently demonstrated their significant capabilities in the touring sector. The company provided a three-truss lighting rig and technician for the latest Jools Holland UK winter tour. ...
The O2 arena in Prague one again welcomed thousands of electronic dance music fans from all around the world for another Transmission show. Following the theme The Spiritual Gateway each of the performing artists had their own show that ...
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Longueuil, Quebec based rental specialist Ranger Son Éclairage has invested in Robe moving lights, initially buying 16 ROBIN MMX Spots and then following up with 24 x LEDBeam 100s. The company was founded 15 years ago by ...
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UK - Free registration is now open for the PLASA Professional Development Programme, which will run alongside a sold-out PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013, on Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 1 May 2013. Whether you are a seasoned campaigner in the ...
Tags: LED Stage Lighting, LED Lighting
Austria - Vienna State Opera has taken delivery of ETC's newest lighting control desk, Gio, following an extensive search over a number of years. Lighting chief Rudolf Fischer told Prospect magazine, "Our existing desks served us ...
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