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LpR 117 – Smart City Lighting
LEDprofessional Review – Sept/Oct 2026, Issue#117: Smart lighting is shaping the future of connected cities. This issue explores the technologies, standards, and real-world projects driving that shift—from data-driven public lighting and interoperable infrastructure to Prague’s Dvorecký Bridge. An…
LEDs & Light Sources
Seoul Semiconductor ends need for rare earths in white LEDs
Seoul Viosys has begun mass production of WICOP 3, a white micro LED as small as 10 µm that requires no rare earth elements. The packaging-free technology aims to reduce costs and environmental impact while opening new opportunities in compact lighting, augmented reality, and optical communications.
Human-Centric Lighting
CIE publishes Technical Report CIE 259:2026 on visual ergonomics for display equipment
The CIE has published Technical Report CIE 259:2026, "Visual Ergonomics, Lighting and Visual Display Equipment" (ISBN 978-3-902842-81-7, DOI 10.25039/TR.259.2026). The report updates guidance on display screens, reflecting advances in display and computing technologies and addressing newer personal devices, varied viewing positions, advanced control functions, and potential adverse effects of prolonged screen use. It consolidates peer-reviewed visual ergonomics principles for indoor work environments, covering user health, digital eyestrain, spectacle lenses, display characteristics, lighting and environmental modifications, and metrics-related issues. The 35-page report includes two tables and is available from the CIE Webshop and National Committees.
Regulations
DALI Part 151 certification reaches products, targets surge protection for outdoor lighting
DALI Part 151 has moved from specification into certified products, giving manufacturers a defined framework for surge protection of DALI control devices exposed to induced electrical transients in outdoor lighting.
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