LED Industry News

UK software controls firm amBX and design firm It Does Lighting team to give commercial buildings rhythm. Circadian rhythm.

Passersby can text a message to control a new dynamic and interactive SSL sculpture located in the upper lobby of the 200 Clarendon Street tower in Boston.

Most people think in terms of calendar seasons when it comes to periods of slowdown and activity, but we tend to think in “show seasons.” Whether it’s preparing to attend and cover other industry events such as LightFair International or Light+Building, or planning a conference and exhibition delivered by our own PennWell LED & Lighting Network, we spend a lot of time discussing and brainstorming how to tackle the trends and topics that will make the most of the opportunities we have to provide or engage in networking experiences, and produce the best programming and content for our audiences.

The governments in many countries have been nudging their citizens to move away from electricity guzzling incandescent bulbs to greener alternatives like LED. Incandescent bulbs are, in fact, banned in a number of countries. According to an estimate, the ban on the use of incandescent bulbs has helped Europe save as much as 40 TWh of electricity each year, not to mention reduction of CO2 emissions by as much as 15 million tons.

Energy-saving Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) could replace WiFi technology for transmitting digital data, without compromising the quality of light or environmental benefits, a study has shown. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in the UK found that transmitting digital data via LEDs at the same time as using them to generate light does not make the light dimmer or change its colour. It also does not make LEDs more energy- hungry. These concerns have held back the more widespread adoption of Light Fidelity, or LiFi, which uses household LEDs to enable data transfer, said Wasiu Popoola of the University of Edinburgh, who led the research. However, the findings help eliminate key hurdles to using LEDs to help satisfy the increasing global thirst for wireless communications. Preserving the quality of lighting is, in particular, a vital consideration as it can have a major effect on the physical and mental well-being of people in both their homes and their workplaces. 

European organization explores how the circular economy movement could add to the growth opportunity in the SSL sector and how policy can encourage such a possibility.

If you live in Mushrif or the Capital Centre, then you could be among the first to have your old streetlamps replaced with LEDs.

The US Department of Energy has released data on its latest Gateway SSL trial where tunable LED lighting in classrooms was thought by teachers to improve the learning environment. 

Drawn like a moth to a flame on #NationalLEDLightDay - 7 October is National LED Light Day and may prove to be an unusually illuminating day.