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06-03-2018 World’s first Li-Fi light panel launched

A US TECHNOLOGY company has introduced the world’s first LED panel with integrated Li-Fi. It can deliver data such as the internet to computers and other devices using the visible light of the...

02-03-2018 New LRC Study Tests the Impact of Circadian Light on Alertness in Office Workers

In response to these findings, the LRC team theorized that supplemental electric lighting could be used to ensure that office workers receive enough light during the day—and put their theory to...

02-03-2018 VTT and Neonelektro Have Made LED Advertising Boards Light, Flexible and Energy-Efficient

"Flexible, light weight, and of an easily customisable size, the LED advertising panel enables the creation of a dynamic look for a large area applications, or those that require a 3D shape, such...

26-02-2018 Transforming Patient Healthcare and Well-being Through Lighting

The world of healthcare is changing rapidly and there is increased interest in the role that light and lighting can play in improving health outcomes for patients and providing healthy work...

26-02-2018 The draft 9th SI Brochure is available in the BIPM website in its newest version

There is a new version of the Draft 9th SI Brochure already posten in the BIPM website. The most recent version of the Draft 9th SI Brochure, dated 5 February 2018, has been posted in the...

21-02-2018 Crystal IS delivers UV-C LEDs suitable for commercial use in water disinfection

Crystal IS has announced the Klaran WD family of ultraviolet (UV) LEDs with the WD suffix indicating the target application of water disinfection. The new products emit in the UV-C band, or what...

19-02-2018 Wireless Power and the Future of Electronics

Scientists at Clemson’s Nanomaterials Institute are working on a new form of wireless power. Using a green energy source called triboelectricity, researchers believe they are drawing closer to the...

16-02-2018 Lighting set to cut aggression in psychiatric hospital

CUSTOMISED lighting has been installed in a Danish psychiatric hospital in a bid to cut aggressive behaviour and conflicts between patients and staff. The sophisticated dynamic circadian lighting...

16-02-2018 University trials panic lights to boost student safety

THE UNIVERSITY of Illinois is currently trialling exterior lights with integrated emergency response buttons in a bid to boost the safety of its students on campus. Its smart street lighting...

02-02-2018 10 challenges facing exterior lighting engineers in 2018

STREET AND exterior lighting was one of the first sectors to widely switch to LEDs. And while the subsequent energy savings have widely appreciated, that move has thrown up some fresh challenges...

02-02-2018 Wheat grows twice as fast under LEDs

A TEAM of scientists has cut the growing time of wheat by 50 per cent by using LED lighting. It’s the latest breakthrough in the LED revolution sweeping the horticultural industry. Researchers...

23-01-2018 Scientist to uncover non-circadian health applications for lighting at Strategies in Light

One of the most exciting opportunities for emerging solid-state lighting (SSL) applications in the upcoming Strategies in Light (SIL) conference program is lighting for health and wellbeing, or...

19-01-2018 Green light for surgeons ‘cuts fatigue’

A Danish hospital is experimenting with saturated colour in its operating theatre in a bid to reduce the fatigue of surgeons and nurses and improve visual comfort during critical medical...

19-01-2018 Bluetooth mesh - will kill the lighting control box

THE ARRIVAL of Bluetooth mesh will transform lighting into part of the IT network and effectively kill the traditional lighting control box, its proponents have claimed. The new standard,...

16-01-2018 Plessey Commits to Launching Industry’s First Monolithic microLED Displays

Plessey has also commenced an extensive licensing program that will see the company license out its GaN-on-Silicon expertise to microLED manufacturers in line with its new business strategy of...