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24-10-2019 CIE Position Statement on Non-Visual Effects of Light - 2nd Edition

On October 3rd, CIE released their new position statement on non-visual effects of light, entitled "Recommending Proper Light at the Proper Time" 2nd edition. As non-visual effects are becoming...

23-10-2019 POSITION STATEMENT ON NON-VISUAL EFFECTS OF LIGHT - RECOMMENDING PROPER LIGHT AT THE PROPER TIME, 2ND EDITION (OCTOBER 3, 2019)

Light is defined as any electromagnetic radiation that can create a visual sensation by directly stimulating the retinal photoreceptors of the visual system. In addition to enabling vision, these...

22-10-2019 Flexible OLED enables efficient antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

A team of English and Polish researchers has demonstrated experimentally the use of flexible OLEDs combined with a photosensitizer for antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT), removing the...

17-10-2019 White Paper Tackles Cybersecurity

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published NEMA CPSP 3-2019 Cyber Hygiene Best Practices Part 2, a new white paper that identifies industry best practices and guidelines...

16-10-2019 The Value Proposition: Using Data to Avoid Disappointment and Meet Client Expectations

The mention of intelligent, connected lighting systems may immediately start a swirling of ideas around the limitless possibilities, but in these still-early days, it may be more likely to render...

10-10-2019 WELL Building Standard Explained

Below is my contribution to the September issue of tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Reprinted with permission. Based on research suggesting a correlation between building...

09-10-2019 Incandescent light bulbs at the nanoscale

Using tiny arrays of carbon nanotubes, a team of researchers at Rice University has designed nanoscale incandescent light source that could be tuned to precisely emit at specific wavelength, based...

01-10-2019 LpS 2019 - Europe’s Foremost Lighting Technology Conference | 24-26 SEPT, BREGENZ

The 9th international LED professional Symposium +Expo (LpS 2019) will take place from 24 to 26 September in the Opera House Bregenz, Austria. Its ambition is to nurture, support and drive the...

25-09-2019 US DOE indicates it will roll back policies requiring escalating LED lamp transition

Around half of the US lamps market will no longer be forced to an SSL transition with new energy policy announced by Trump’s DOE. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is set to enter new policy into...

24-09-2019 New property of light discovered

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Spain and the U.S. has announced that they have discovered a new property of light—self-torque. In their paper published in the...

23-09-2019 TALQ advances in interoperability testing for smart city software and gateways

At a plugfest in Valencia, Spain, nine companies won certification for TALQ-compliant products, paving the way for interoperable smart city networks and applications from multiple vendors. The...

19-09-2019 DOE LED driver tests validate improving reliability and testing methodology

The US DOE has tested LED drivers in a stressed environment for as long as 7500 hours; and while there have been failures, the accelerated stress testing is said by the researchers to demonstrate...

18-09-2019 FCC Set to Reaffirm RF Exposure Limits

After more than six years of review and public input, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) appears poised to reaffirm its current limits for radiofrequency (RF) exposure generated by...

17-09-2019 InGaN nanowire LEDs stand free on flexible substrates

Researchers from the University of Waterloo, Canada, have integrated closely arranged GaN-based nanowire light-emitting diodes (NW LEDs) free standing vertically onto a flexible sheet of...

12-09-2019 Technologies for Shared Office Space

LpR 72 Article, page 66: Shared office spaces are gaining popularity as a flexible, resource-efficient and creativity-inspiring way to work. The dynamic nature of such office spaces requires...