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Lighting Has Strong Pulse in Q2

The pulse of the lighting industry is strong.

Commercial

Shedding Some Light on Commercial and Industrial LED Applications: Part 2

In Part 1 of this interview with Leora Radetsky, we covered smart lighting, customizability, and COVID-19 possibilities. For Part 2 we are diving into indoor agriculture, how utilities are helping drive LED adoption with incentives, and challenges in the LED market.

IOT Connected Lighting

What Bluetooth Beacons Bring to the Future of Connected Lighting

Analysts predict the smart lighting market will grow more than 21% a year between 2018 and 2023. Much of this growth will be driven by wireless installations – and the exciting new applications they support.

IOT Connected Lighting

Connected Cities Necessary to Meet Challenges of the Future

The influx of people into large cities and conurbations is unabated. In 2018 there existed 33 megacities world-wide with a population of more than ten million.

Commercial

3 Top Commercial Lighting Trends for 2020

A broadening of the role of luminaires and a continued focus on people and energy efficiency are three top commercial lighting trends projected for 2020.

Commercial

The Difference Between Full Gamut LEDs & Standard LEDs

When it comes to setting a stage, few technologies make facilities and products shine like energy-efficient, high-performing LED lights and controls.

Human-centric

An Assessment of a Hybrid Lighting System That Employs Ultraviolet-A

Reducing healthcare-associated infections is critically important. A new hybrid lighting system technology, designed to provide both visible white light and disinfecting UV-A (max¼366nm) radiation, was retrofitted into a modern hospital newborn intensive care unit.

IOT Connected Lighting

PNNL Study Targets Authentication Vulnerability of Connected Lighting Systems

The U.S. Department of Energy has released the results of a study examining authentication vulnerabilities in connected lighting systems (CLS).

Commercial

Infrared LED Market to Reach $1B by 2026

The rising demand for a strong surveillance system worldwide is likely to boost IR LED market growth over the coming years.

Residential

Ultraviolet-C (UVC) Germicidal Devices: What Consumers Need to Know

Consumer UVC germicidal devices are entering the market rapidly because of an increased demand for sanitizing and germicidal capabilities in the face of COVID-19. But are they all safe?

Human-centric

Will Controls Be Key to Circadian Lighting?

While “circadian lighting” varies in definition, it generally refers to design that uses intensity and spectrum of light for a non-visual effect — namely, to support regulation of circadian rhythms.

IOT Connected Lighting

Lighting Controls Association Publishes New Networked Lighting Control Course

The Lighting Controls Association (LCA) has published EE302., Part 3: A Year with a Networked Lighting Control System, a new learning module in its popular Education Express online education program.

LiFi

First-Ever Large-Scale Deployment of LiFi

The global leader in LiFi technology, pureLiFi has announced a new deal to supply the US Army with Kitefin™, a next generation optical wireless communication system using LiFi for secure data transmission without radio frequencies.

Human-centric

Health and Light: Clean, Energy Efficient and People-Centered

Whether natural growth, optimum conditions for concentrating or staying healthy, light has a variety of operating mechanisms. It influences the body’s messenger substances and ensures the inner clock keeps time. The wavelength of the light used is decisive for the application concerned.

Trends

Lumileds 2020 Sustainability Report Reveals Continued Progress on Its Mission of Making the World Safer, More Sustainable, and Beautiful With Light

Lumileds has released its 2020 Sustainability Report that details the company’s progress in supporting the transition to a low-carbon and sustainable economy. In the report, Lumileds highlights how its lighting solutions contribute to positive changes in energy usage, safety, and health and well-being, supporting the company’s commitment to making the world safer, more sustainable, and beautiful with light.

LiFi

Celebrating 10 Years of LiFi

Ten years ago, Prof Haas took to the stage at Ted Global and introduced to the world a new technology called LiFi that would captivate millions. Haas painted a vision of a light-connected world that would push wireless connectivity to new frontiers. The overwhelming response later led to the formation of pureLiFi co-founded by Professor Harald Haas and Dr. Mostafa Afgani.

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