TRENDS IN LIGHTING
Materials as a Key Enabler for Next-Generation LED Lighting
Executive Summary: As LED technology approaches its theoretical efficiency limits, materials are becoming a primary driver of future lighting innovation. Advanced silicone materials improve optical stability, thermal management and long-term ...
BUSINESS & EVENTS
The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Is Coming
Europe aims to become climate-neutral by 2050 under the European Green Deal. A key pillar of this initiative is the revised European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), which all 27 EU Member States are required to implement beginning ...
PEOPLE & AWARDS
Signify Earns 14 iF Design Awards
Signify has received 14 iF Design Awards in 2026 for excellence in product design and user experience across its professional and consumer businesses. The awards span a wide range of innovations, from connected home lighting to systems and services ...
LED/SSL & GENERAL LIGHTING
Gaggione Introduces HADAR: A Modular Optics Platform for Architectural Lighting
French optics specialist Gaggione has launched HADAR, a new modular family of architectural optics designed to simplify beam control while increasing flexibility for luminaire manufacturers and lighting designers. Available in three sizes—HADAR35, ...
SMART & CONNECTED LIGHTING
Connectivity Standards Alliance Kicks Off Unify, Where the IoT Industry Decides What Comes Next
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (Alliance) officially welcomed attendees to Unify, its premier public event created to accelerate the adoption of open standards across the Internet of Things (IoT). Taking place in Austin, Texas, Unify brings ...
HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING
Bright Days, Dark Nights: Translating Science on the Non-visual Effects of Light into Public Health Guidance
Clear, proportionate guidance on light and darkness can help people and institutions structure daily environments to support circadian alignment, sleep, alertness, mental health, and wellbeing.
HORTICULTURE LIGHTING
Photophyll™ Select LEDs Expand Spectrum Flexibility
Photophyll™ Select LEDs are redefining spectrum design for horticulture luminaires. Purpose-built to replace conventional white LEDs in two-channel white-plus-red systems, the technology delivers a higher proportion of useful green photons while ...
AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING
Melexis Integrates On-Chip DC/DC Power to Simplify LIN RGB Automotive Lighting
Melexis announces the MLX81119, an 18-channel LIN RGB LED controller with an integrated DC/DC converter, designed to simplify and optimize automotive lighting systems. By generating the LED supply voltage locally on-chip, the MLX81119 significantly ...
UV/IR
PureFize Presents Field-emission Cathodoluminescent Approach for Next-generation Far-UVC Devices
Swedish UV technology company presents breakthrough results showing deep-UV emission below 240 nm from a scalable, phosphor-tunable device platform.
RESEARCH & TRENDS
Bright Days, Dark Nights: Translating Science on the Non-visual Effects of Light into Public Health Guidance
Clear, proportionate guidance on light and darkness can help people and institutions structure daily environments to support circadian alignment, sleep, alertness, mental health, and wellbeing.
