‘Luminaire of the Future’ Aims to Revolutionize the European Lighting Industry by 2020
As part of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 work programme, the Repro-light project (Re-usable and re-configurable parts for sustainable LED based lighting systems) aspires to successfully initiate a transformation in the European LED lighting industry, by creating the ‘Luminaire of the Future’.
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“UV Power” Research Project Is Working on LED-Replacements for Conventional UV Light Sources
Since February 2017, a total of five research institutes and companies have been working on “UV Power”, a collaborative project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The partners have made it their goal to provide high-power UV LEDs to cover a wide variety of applications. These LEDs will eventually replace conventional UV light sources, which often contain toxic mercury, in areas such as production, disinfection, the environment, life sciences and medicine. UV LEDs are also likely to open up new areas of application.
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Unique Project for Developing Mass Market UV LEDs for Disinfection
Eco-friendly purification of water – UV light is already being used to kill water-borne germs but the light sources used for this purpose are still predominantly mercury vapor lamps. UV LEDs have so far proved unattractive for reasons of cost. The aim of the UNIQUE project funded by the Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology is therefore to develop high-power UV LEDs for industrial use. The project, which is being coordinated by Osram Opto Semiconductors, involves five Bavarian companies and research institutions.
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International FLINGO Project to Improving the Properties of LEDs Has Started
In view of the growing demands placed on the electrical, optical and thermal functionality of LEDs, more and more attention is being paid to research into new material properties. The purpose of the FLINGO project is therefore to develop new materials (layers in particular) and processes to improve the characteristics of LEDs, such as efficiency and durability. The intention is to maintain and improve market leadership in innovative LED products. As the project coordinator, Osram Opto Semiconductors is working since February 2017 with renowned universities, research institutes and companies. The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research is sponsoring the FLINGO project (Functional Inorganic Layers for Next Generation Optical Devices) as part of the M-ERA.NET EU initiative.
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Delphi4LED Project: New Design Tools To Speed Up Time To Market of HQ Large-Area LED Products
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland develops novel LED light sources based on large, flexible and transparent substrates in collaboration with the Finnish companies Flexbright and Lighting Design Collective. An easy-to-customise LED foil suitable for mass production enables the introduction of the large area lighting and display technologies to applications such as vehicles, greenhouses, shopping centres and architectural lighting.
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EU-Call: Photonics KET 2017
Research activities on various photonic technologies can be proposed within this call. Research shall reinforce Europe’s competitiveness in the photonic market. All kind of SSL and optical research could be applicable for this call. Read more »
EU-Call: Advanced Materials and Innovative Design for Improved Functionality and Aesthetics in High Added Value Consumer Goods
Proposals should address the development of innovative advanced material solutions for use in the creative industry sectors to make urban living significantly easier, more sustainable, more comfortable, more secure and more functional. Read more »
EU-Call: New Technologies and Life Cycle Management for Reconfigurable and Reusable Customised Products
This call addresses for example development of smart products where new and additional features can be implemented by reconfiguration during life cycle. This could e.g. apply for smart SSL Products. Read more »
EU-Call: In-Line Measurement and Control for Micro-/Nano-Enabled High-Volume Manufacturing for Enhanced Reliability
This call addresses proposals regarding R&D activities on test and measurement of micro- and nanostructured surfaces during mass production. This could cover e.g.in-line measurement technics of optical surfaces. Read more »
EU-Call: New Product Functionalities Through Advanced Surface Manufacturing Processes for Mass Production
This call addresses research projects on surface modifying technologies (e.g. generation of micro- and nanostructured surfaces) that are suitable for mass production. Proposals for research on surfaces with special optical properties could be applicable but also structuring techniques on chip base. Read more »
EU Call: R&I on IoT Integration and Platforms
Proposals shall mainly cover research on architectures, concepts, methods and tools for open IoT platforms. Research shall be driven by ambitious use cases which could be LED and lighting applications.
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EU Call: IoT Pilots
Within this call proposals for demonstration and validation of IoT tools and technologies in real-world scenarios shall be made. One of the named fields of interest is energy management at home and in buildings which includes IoT in LED and lighting applications. The call addresses EU-Brazil collaborations in particular. Read more »
EU Call: FET-Open Research and Innovation Actions
This call is open for any kind of research on future and emerging technologies (FET) in early stages. Proposals should cover high-risk, interdisciplinary research on radically new technologies. Read more »
DOE Awards Three Grants to SSL Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science and Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy have awarded three Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants targeting advances in solid-state lighting (SSL) technology. These Phase I grants will explore the technical merit and commercial potential of different innovative concepts or technologies that are expected to contribute to the achievement of the price and performance goals described in DOE’s SSL R&D Plan. Read more »
EPIC/Photonics 21 Announces EU Support for Photonics PPP Pilot Lines
Three major Pilot Lines, which help SMEs take photonics technologies from lab into market, have been launched today by the Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP). The Pilot Lines mean that thousands of high tech SMEs in Europe - who often lack access to advanced, cost-intensive infrastructures and expertise needed to manufacture new and innovative products – will be able to take their good ideas, scale-them up and validate them with the first customers for commercial production.
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