Most Recent

Zhaga Book 18 Ed. 2.0 Now Available to Community Members

Following its established policies on book publication, the Zhaga Consortium has made its Book 18 Ed. 2.0 "Smart interface between outdoor luminaires and sensing / communication modules" available to Zhaga Community members. The Zhaga Community membership is open to any company active in the lighting business free of charge. Read more »

Featured | Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Nov 25, 2020

A Cree® J Series® 2835 LED for Every Application on Your List

Cree's J Series 2835 LEDs combine high efficacy and lower power consumption. J Series 2835 LEDs are optimized for low density applications requiring high efficacy and smooth appearance, such as downlights, troffers, and panel lights. Thirteen models of J Series 2835 LEDs are available in 2200 K - 6500 K with 70-95 CRI options. Read more »

Business News | Company News | IP Licensing Agreements | Phosphors | Nov 25, 2020

Nichia Corporation Becomes First to License TriGain® Technology from GE Current, a Daintree Company

Nichia Corporation will become the first to license TriGain® technology from GE Current, a Daintree company and deploy it into their LED chip portfolio for lighting applications globally. TriGain®, a potassium fluorosilicate (PFS) phosphor, is a breakthrough in phosphor technology that improves the color rendering for LEDs through its unique red emission, without sacrificing efficiency. Other solutions take a significant efficiency penalty to achieve similar color rendering. Read more »

Horticulture | Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Nov 25, 2020

Yujileds Launches the New Nourish Series LEDs 3.0μmol/J Efficacy with Specific Spectra

Yujileds is proud to introduce Nourish, a new white LED series for horticulture. The spectrum is designed as a balance between the optimization of plant growth and people's comfort. The 3000/4000 K CCT simulates the general indoor environment, with Ra 80 color rendition, biologists and agriculturist will have a comfortable environment with this light to work on the plants. Besides the standard 3000/4000 K, a specific CCT or spectrum can be customized accordingly for different plants or growth cycles. Read more »

Porotech Launches Groundbreaking Micro-LED Product

University of Cambridge spin-out Porotech has today announced the launch of its first product based on its breakthrough gallium nitride (GaN) production technique that is set to transform the electronics industry. The company has launched the world's first commercial native red LED epiwafer for micro-LED applications. Read more »

Business News | Company News | Partnerships | Nov 11, 2020

BIOS Lighting and Lumileds Partnership - New LUXEON LED® with BIOS SkyBlue® Circadian Technology

Human Centric Lighting (HCL) innovator BIOS, and global lighting solutions provider Lumileds®, have joined forces to create a new SkyBlue® LED that doubles previously available chip performance. The new 3030 mid-power LED dramatically reduces the lumen per dollar development barrier facing luminaire manufacturers and eliminates a key barrier to bringing better, healthier lighting solutions to market. Read more »

SSL | Components | LEDs | UV LED | UV-C | Disinfection | Nov 11, 2020

Luminus Releases XFM-5050 UVC LEDs and Opens New Possibilities for Disinfection and Sterilization

Luminus Devices today introduced its new XFM-5050 UVC LED series that sets new benchmarks for output, and lowers the $/mW another 20% compared to previous Luminus UVC LEDs. The series offers 2, 3, and 4 chip options with nominal power levels of 120, 180, and 240 mW of disinfection power. Read more »

Transform Your Space with Thorn's New VCT Technology

VCT technology (Variable Color Temperature) brings a new dynamic to your space. It is now possible to set dedicated color temperatures for specific areas of your space, ranging from 2700 K to 6500 K. The VCT enables you to manually and automatically adjust light levels and to set pre-defined lighting scenarios to your exact requirements. Read more »

SSL | Systems + Applications | Luminaires | Indoor Applications | Nov 11, 2020

Acclaim Lighting Introduces ColorSwitch Allowing Selection of Multiple CCTs

Acclaim Lighting, a leader in innovative and advanced lighting technology, introduces Adapt Cove, a low power, high output, dimmable LED cove light that features Acclaim's new ColorSwitch technology. ColorSwitch allows for manual onboard selection of multiple color temperatures of white, including 2200 K, 2700 K, 3000 K, and 3500 K for architectural lighting applications. Read more »

D4i Sensors and Controllers for Smart, IoT-ready Luminaires

The DALI Alliance (DiiA) is now offering D4i certification of DALI-based control devices that are designed for mounting on LED luminaires. Eligible devices include light-level or occupancy sensors, as well as control nodes that can communicate wirelessly with external networks. Read more »

Inventronics Expands DALI-2 D4i Certified LED Drivers with added Features

Inventronics has expanded their new family of IP66/IP67 LED drivers with DALI-2 D4i certification provides OEMs the ability to monitor crucial driver information to reduce maintenance costs and the ability to plug and play controls. The expansion includes four different series that provide 75 W, 100 W, 150 W and 200 W power levels in addition to the existing 240 W models. The expanded EUM-Bx series allow for reduced inventory SKUs, streamlined production, increased design flexibility and a wide input voltage range of 90-305 Vac to assist world-wide applications. Read more »

LumenRadio Presents AirGlow – an Advanced Wireless Outdoor Lighting Control

Wireless lighting technology expert LumenRadio launches AirGlow – a new product for outdoor lighting control that comes with a Zhaga Book 18 connector for easy installation and LumenRadio's ultra-reliable wireless mesh technology built in. In addition, AirGlow offers features and benefits not seen before in the outdoor lighting control segment, which together with the patented Mira technology, offer future IoT possibilities. Read more »

Business News | Event News | GZ Int. Lighting Exhibition | Nov 04, 2020

Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2020 Closes, Celebrating 25 Year Anniversary

Concluding on 13 October, Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition reached a milestone of 25 years as a leading industry platform. From 96 exhibitors at its debut in 1996, to a total of 2,028 at this year's edition, the growth and achievements of the past quarter of a century are to be celebrated. Once again, the fair was held concurrently with Guangzhou Electrical Building Technology (GEBT) and together, the two fairs attracted over 140,000 visitors to the heart of China's manufacturing hub. As industry professionals gathered to showcase the latest lighting products and solutions, the show provided a platform to assist businesses to rebound, reconnect and regain momentum. Read more »

SSL | Components | Driver Modules | Nov 02, 2020

GlacialPower Launches LED Constant Voltage TRIAC Dimming Drivers for Low Voltage Areas

GlacialPower, the power division of the LED technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc, announces the new GP-CVP060N-12VL and GP-CVP075N-24VL LED constant voltage driver are suitable for low voltage areas. They are available in 12V DC output rated power of 60 W and 24V DC output rated power of 76.8 W. These drivers support TRIAC dimming function, and appropriate for LED strips and under-cabinet lights application in places such as restaurants, jewelry shop, home and theater. Read more »

New High Power Visible-NIR Broadband LED from OSA Opto

The nearby black body emission spectrum of halogen or incandescent lamps lead to a preferred usage in various measurement applications like spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging. But this technology has lost its importance for visible light sources in general lighting due to their lower luminous efficiency and the availability attenuates continuously. The massive progress in LED technology enabled OSA opto light the development of broadband emitters based on short wavelength LED in combination with phosphors. Read more »

LpS Digital | Videos | Nov 02, 2020

How to Address the Lighting Industry‘s Concerns Regarding Product Compliance Online

How to Address the Lighting Industry‘s Concerns Regarding Product Compliance Online by Marion Ebel, Policy Manager, LightingEurope, Brussels Read more »

17% Flux Boost in Key Colors for LUXEON C and CZ Color Lines

Lumileds announced breakthrough flux delivery from the PC Amber, Lime and Royal Blue emitters in its LUXEON C and CZ Color Lines, the lighting industry's broadest lines of color LEDs. The incredible 17% leap in flux of PC Amber in LUXEON C LEDs supports more efficient, safer, and easier to design lighting for first-responder vehicles, tow trucks and construction vehicles Read more »

Research News | Environment | Health + Environment | Oct 30, 2020

Research Shows that Streetlights Contribute Less to Nighttime Light Emissions in Cities than Expected

When satellites take pictures of Earth at night, how much of the light that they see comes from streetlights? A team of scientists from Germany, the USA, and Ireland have answered this question for the first time using the example of the U.S. city of Tucson, thanks to "smart city" lighting technology that allows cities to dim their lights. The result: only around 20 percent of the light in the satellite images of Tucson comes from streetlights. The study is published today in the journal "Lighting Research & Technology". Read more »

Featured | Components | LED Modules | Flexible Modules | Oct 28, 2020

LUXTECH Introduces LUXroll: Architectural-Grade Flex Family

LUXroll by LUXTECH brings a new standard of architectural quality, versatility, and ease of use to the flexible LED module market. Every SKU has repeating sets of poke-in connectors in a familiar 20 mm PCB width so there is no need for soldering. LUXTECH LED modules are designed to be used in fixtures of any shape or size without sacrificing yield. Read more »

Axis Lighting Launches BalancedCare™ Product Lines and Brand

BalancedCare by Axis Lighting is a new brand focusing on healthcare facility lighting, and features a comprehensive and complementary family of luminaires. Mindful of both style and function, and taking into account the latest LED chip design, BalancedCare luminaires are engineered to meet all of the requirements of today's complex healthcare environments. Designed for patient rooms, bathrooms, corridors, nurses' stations and common areas, these luminaires provide lighting for wellness without trade-offs. Read more »

LED Technology Shines the Light on Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Scientists estimate that nearly 60% of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse – many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects. Now, a Purdue University scientist and entrepreneur is working to use simple LED light to help determine if certain chemotherapy options will work for specific patients. Read more »

Research News | HCL-Research | Office Lighting | Oct 23, 2020

Research Project Combines Dynamic Daylight and Artificial Light for a New Quality of Light for Work Environments

A new approach to lighting design and technology is the focus of the Double Dynamic Lighting project conducted by the renowned Aalborg University in Copenhagen, supported and accompanied by several leading lighting companies. The research team led by Prof. Ellen Kathrine Hansen is exploring the combination of dynamic daylight and artificial light in a spatial context and opening up a new dimension for architects and lighting experts in supporting individual needs and different working requirements. Read more »

Horticulture | Components | LEDs | Color LEDs | Oct 23, 2020

Würth Elektronik's Power-Saving WL-SMTW: Colors for Feeding Plants

SMT mountable LEDs in a 2835 package extend Würth Elektronik extensive range of horticulture LEDs. The three WL-SMTW series LEDs emit light of the wavelengths 450 nm (Deep Blue), 660 nm (Hyper Red) and 730 nm (Far Red) – ideal for applications controlling plant growth through specific light mixtures. Besides vertical farming and lighting in greenhouses, thanks to their efficiency, small size and minimal heat generation the WL-SMTWs, combined with the manufacturer's other LEDs are also suitable for classic LED applications like displays and backlighting. Read more »

SSL | UV | UV-C | UV-Modules | Disinfection | Oct 23, 2020

Higher-Performance UV-C Solutions from Lumitronix Feature Nichia's New NCSU334B UVC LED

Following the successful introduction of the first UVC LED modules in August 2020, LED expert Lumitronix from Hechingen is expanding the existing concept of linear module solutions with three new, more powerful versions. These are as well mainly addressed to professional customers who are trained in handling UV-C radiation and can ensure a risk-free application. Read more »

SSL | Components | UV | UV-Modules | Curing | Oct 21, 2020

New DELOLUX 504 UV LED Lamp Speeds up Adhesive Curing

DELO has introduced a new LED lamp for curing UV adhesives. The spot light source DELOLUX 504 features the latest generation of UV LEDs, achieving three times the intensity of the previous model. It was developed for high-speed production in the electronics and automotive industries that require small areas to be irradiated and equipment to be easily integrated into existing systems. Read more »

Business | Company News | Divestment | Oct 21, 2020

Cree to Sell LED Business to SMART Global Holdings, Inc. for up to $300 Million

Cree, Inc. today announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its LED Products business unit ("Cree LED") to SMART Global Holdings, Inc. for up to $300 million, including fixed upfront and deferred payments and contingent consideration. Upon closing, creates a pure-play global semiconductor powerhouse focused on providing disruptive technology solutions to high-growth segments including EV, 5G and industrial applications. Read more »

Discomfort Caused by Glare from Luminaires with a Non-Uniform Source Luminance

Glare and the resulting discomfort are a persistent issue in lighting that became even bigger with the introduction with LEDs as a light source. While the UGR method is well established, it is sometimes heavily discussed if it is appropriate for SSL. The limitations of the UGR method need to be understood. Peter Thorns BSc(Hons), CEng, FCIBSE, FSLL, explains these limitations and consequently describes the research and how to apply correction measures. Read more »

Adopting an LED More Suited to Circadian Entrainment

Since the introduction of LED lights, a lot has been said about risks of blue light for ocular health on the one hand, and the opportunity of circadian entrainment, on the other hand. While a controversial discussion on the first topic is ongoing, the second topic is well accepted. To solve both issues, Bill Chan, President of LiteController Inc. proposes the application of 465-470nm pumped phosphor converted white LEDs with a content of 86% - 92% blue-turquoise light and 8% - 14% blue-violet light. In the article he concentrates on the second topic and proves the benefit of regulating the circadian entrainment more efficiently, maintaining a high typical efficacy of 150 lm/W and good color rendering of CRI 80+ ideally supporting the WELL Building Standard. Read more »

SSL | Systems + Applications | UV | UV-C | Disinfection | Oct 16, 2020

Energy Focus Launches Advanced UV-C Disinfection Product Portfolio Offering Airborne and Surface Disinfection Solutions

Energy Focus, a leader in sustainable LED lighting and human-centric lighting ("HCL") technologies, today launches a portfolio of germicidal UV-C Disinfection ("UVCD") products, with advanced, patent-pending technologies designed to destroy 99.9+ percent* of various pathogens, including influenza and coronaviruses such as SARS and SARS-CoV-2, in the air or on surfaces to improve indoor hygiene and sanitation. Three initial products – nUVo™, abUV™, and mUVe™ -- complement each other to meet the needs of air and surface disinfection for commercial, industrial and residential indoor environments. The products are available for pre-order on the Company's e-commerce website, through its internal salesforce and distribution channel partners, and deliveries are expected to start during the first quarter of 2021. Read more »

Horticulture | Systems + Applications | Horticulture Luminaires | Oct 16, 2020

Fluence Launches VYPR 3x and VYPR DUO 3x2 Featuring Diversified PhysioSpec™ Spectra and Unique Design Flexibility

Fluence by Osram (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and agriculture production, today expanded its top light solutions and launched the VYPR 3x and VYPR DUO 3x2. The latest VYPR series additions feature Fluence's diversified PhysioSpec™ spectra and market-leading efficacies up to 3.7 µmol/J. Read more »