TRENDS IN LIGHTING
LEOTEK Launches KarbonCobra™
LEOTEK Electronics USA LLC, headquartered in Silicon Valley and a global leader in innovative LED lighting technology for street and area lighting, proudly announces the launch of KarbonCobra™, a next-generation cobra head streetlight engineered to ...
BUSINESS & EVENTS
Empowering the Future of Lighting — LS2025 Welcomes Final Opportunities Despite Closed Call
LS2025, the IEEE Sustainable Smart Lighting World Conference, is set for December 8–10, 2025, in Monastir. While the official deadline for the 2-page abstract submission passed on July 20, the organizing committee is announcing a rare, final ...
PEOPLE & AWARDS
Avnet Announces Gilles Beltran as New President
Avnet (NASDAQ: AVT) has appointed Gilles Beltran as President of Avnet EMEA. Currently President of Avnet Silica, one of Avnet’s European semiconductor specialist divisions, Gilles Beltran will be succeeding Slobodan Puljarevic and Mario Orlandi, ...
LED/SSL & GENERAL LIGHTING
LUXEON HL1Z Color Line Simplifies Multi-Color LED Application Development with Chip Scale Packaging and Uniform Focal Length
Lumileds’ new LUXEON HL1Z Color Line is a high-power, chip scale package (CSP) portfolio of 10 direct and phosphor converted colors that share a common focal length and footprint. Offered in small color bins and with narrow forward voltage bins, ...
SMART & CONNECTED LIGHTING
DesignLights Consortium Opens Comment Period for Second Draft of Technical Requirements for LED Lighting: SSL V6.0 & LUNA V2.0
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) released the second draft of major updates to its Solid-State Lighting (SSL) technical requirements for indoor and outdoor non-residential LED lighting, as well as revisions to LUNA, a dark sky solution.
HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING
GOPRO XINYOU Cosmetic Lamp – Harnessing Light Science to Revolutionize Skincare, Ushering in a New Era of Home Phototherapy
As semiconductor light technology advances, the demand for safe, effective skincare solutions has surged. LED phototherapy, once confined to medical settings, now breaks into home care, offering a breakthrough approach to common skin concerns. ...
HORTICULTURE LIGHTING
Redefining Horticulture with Light, Intelligence, and Innovation
What does the future of horticulture look like? For ams OSRAM, it centers on customized light, intelligent technology, and sustainable systems. At GreenTech 2025, the company will showcase its role as a global innovation leader in professional ...
AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING
Nichia launches µPLS Mini and DominoPLS at ISAL 2025
Nichia, the world’s leading global LED manufacturer, will present its most comprehensive portfolio of Pixelated Light Source (PLS) solutions for adaptive driving beam (ADB) headlamps at the International Symposium on Automotive Lighting (ISAL) held ...
UV/IR
Global Leaders Form UVSAFE Alliance to Advocate for Mercury-Free UV Disinfection
A coalition of global UVC LED and system manufacturers today announced the formation of UVSAFE (UV Solutions for a Mercury-Free Earth) Alliance, a new industry association dedicated to promoting the adoption of sustainable, mercury-free ultraviolet ...
TRENDS & RESEARCH
Signify Launches Interact Emergency Lighting System for Seamless Cloud-based Control, Monitoring and Testing of Emergency Lighting
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting has launched a new wireless emergency lighting portfolio and monitoring system, enabling building managers to control, monitor and test emergency lighting and produce compliance reports, ...
