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03-04-2019 Tunable LED lighting promises to reduce the incidence of myopia (MAGAZINE)

Myopia is now regarded by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global epidemic. On average, developed and developing nations have experienced a three-fold increase in myopia over the past...

08-03-2019 Blue-enriched white light could boost morning alertness

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young for unveiling the molecular mechanisms that control circadian rhythms. In particular,...

04-03-2019 An Old Story Re-Edited? - Firefly-Inspired Surfaces Improve LED Efficiency

"LED lightbulbs play a key role in clean energy," said Stuart (Shizhuo) Yin, professor of electrical engineering. "Overall commercial LED efficiency is currently only about 50 percent. One of the...

04-03-2019 Materials, Manufacturing and Technologies for Designing Passive Cooling Devices

A decade ago when purchasing a light bulb there was just little choice, the incandescent bulb was pretty much all one could get. Recent developments have brought new options with the introduction...

28-02-2019 Architectural Lighting: The Case for More Research

When one talks about architectural lighting, it’s more often than not about the design aspect of the profession or the projects of leading firms. What often goes overlooked is the driver behind...

25-02-2019 Improving The Efficiency of LED Lightbulbs by Mimicking Fireflies

Scientists from Penn State University have created a new type of light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulb that could change the way we light our homes. The design of the new LEDs mimics the structures...

14-02-2019 Report: European Smart Lighting Market to Surpass $9 Billion by 2024

According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Graphical Research, Europe Smart Lighting Market share will surpass US $9 billion by 2024. The market...

12-02-2019 Characterizing Photometric Flicker

DOE has conducted two studies of flicker meters to determine how they perform and to identify any issues. The 2018 report documents the capabilities and accuracy of eight handheld meters capable...

25-01-2019 Cell-based screen identifies a new potent and highly selective CK2 inhibitor for modulation of circadian rhythms and cancer cell growth

Compounds targeting the circadian clock have been identified as potential treatments for clock-related diseases, including cancer. Our cell-based phenotypic screen revealed uncharacterized...

24-01-2019 Employees say lighting affects their productivity

An overwhelming 77% of respondents in a British survey felt that lighting in the workplace can affect their productivity, with 33% saying that access to natural light is important and 32% saying...

23-01-2019 How to Select a Heat Sink

Heat sinks are an important element in circuit design because they provide an efficient path for heat to be transferred into the ambient air and away from electronic devices (eg. BJTs, MOSFETs,...

23-01-2019 The Remarkable Business Case for Human Centric Lighting

Is there a design term with more shades of meaning than “human centric lighting”? A query on Google yields 7.4 million results, give or take a few hundred thousand. For growing numbers of...

22-01-2019 Improving The Efficiency Of Organic Electronics

Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a clever new way to double the efficiency of organic electronics. Researchers believe this new innovation could help improve...

16-01-2019 Rethinking the Photometric Data File Format

It has been over 30 years since the first version of the IES LM-63-86, IES Recommended Standard File Format for Electronic Transfer of Photometric Data was published. After three revisions which...

26-12-2018 Daylighting in an LED World

No building strategy intertwines the disciplines of architecture and lighting as daylighting design does. Drawing on core principles of siting, solar orientation, and environmental awareness,...