Govt body warns people against fake websites selling LEDs

Government body, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has issued a general warning sounding people out to be careful of websites claiming to sell 9W LED (light emitting diode) bulbs for as less as Rs 1. EESL is a government body, which functions under the ministry of power, and is responsible for tendering for LED bulbs of pre-defined specifications from various manufacturers and then selling the same through authorized distribution channels.

Cree Expands LED Components Distribution Network with Avnet

Cree, Inc. and Avnet, Inc. announced a strategic agreement that expands coverage in the Americas for the distribution of Cree's comprehensive portfolio of innovative LED components including high-power, Chip-on-Board, high brightness and LED modules. This agreement demonstrates Cree and Avnet’s shared commitment to provide customers with the industry’s best LED solutions and service to continue driving LED adoption.

Cree has the broadest portfolio of application-optimized, lighting-class LED components that sets the industry’s benchmarks for performance, light quality and reliability. With more than 4,000 patents, Cree remains the driving force behind the innovative high-power LEDs that have redefined lighting with significantly improved overall lighting system value for applications such as street, outdoor area, stadium, retail spot and high-bay lighting.

Choosing the right LEDs to regulate flowering in greenhouses

Numerous light-emitting diode (LED) lamps have been developed for horticulture applications during the past several years. However, not all LEDs are created equal; for example, some are better than others at regulating flowering. Research performed at Michigan State University has shown that the light spectrum is key to regulating flowering. A spectrum rich in red light (600 to 700 nm) is capable of inhibiting flowering of short-day plants. The inclusion of far red (700 to 800 nm) with red light can sometimes accelerate flowering of long-day plants. At the low light intensity typically delivered (≈2 µmol·m−2·s−1), blue and green light are less or not effective at regulating flowering.

Super Bright LEDs Introduces Work Light Tripod Stand

Super Bright LEDs Work Light Tripod Stand comes equipped with a T-bar that has four mounting holes for use with work lights, light bars, flood lights, pin spots, and PAR cans. The durable steel tripod is easy to transport and can be used for many applications, including construction site lighting, DJ lighting, emergency lighting, stage lighting, and camping.

Easy-to-use twist knobs and locking pins allow for adjustability from 4 1/2 feet to feet, and the tripod stand can hold up to 77 pounds. All hardware is included and clamps are available for additional light mounting options.

Deco Lighting releases the Gladetino LED area lighting solution

Deco Lighting announced the launch of an all-new outdoor lighting solution that will undoubtedly dominate the competition, the Gladetino LED Area Luminaire. This sleekly designed low profile luminaire was created for exterior spaces such as parking lots and road ways and not only excels in terms of aesthetics but raises the bar for the industry in terms of performance and cost-savings.

The Gladetino is available in two different form factors with a range of lumen packages and an option for 95 CRI light output. The fixture’s performance is accompanied by a wide array of optic types and mounting options for various applications. The Gladetino features next-generation digitalOPTIX from DECO Digital that deliver up to 36,000 lumens of crisp, pure illumination. The distribution is defined and controlled, providing brilliant light where it is needed and preventing light trespass into unwanted areas. This optical efficiency along with DECO's patented LED board design come together to create an innovative platform that delivers light at up to 150 lumens per watt, a state-of-the-art level of performance that is unmatched in the industry.

Serious security flaws found in Osram smart bulbs

Researchers have found that popular home lighting system Osram Lightify has a number of severe security flaws that could leave users vulnerable to attack. Deral Heiland, principal security consultant at security firm Rapid7, explained in an email this week that the vulnerabilities can be used to attack home and enterprise networks, which if fully exploited could allow an attacker to pivot access into an internal network.

As Cities in Oklahoma Update Streetlights With LEDs, Doctors Warn About Road Ahead

Cities across the state are hoping to cut down their electricity and maintenance bills by updating street and highway lights with new technology. LEDs save energy and money, but doctors say the lights could have unintended health and environmental consequences. David Glabas opens the door and squints his eyes. At the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the laboratory is outside.

LEDs there, but very few work

The initiative taken up by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to replace sodium streetlights with LED ones failed to make any impact as most of the streetlights were not working properly. The South Corporation is now planning to tie up with BSES for maintenance of the streetlights, after the private agency, ESSL, roped in last year for the work, failed to do it efficiently.
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LEDs to light Langley’s streets

Heeding the advice and concern of Langley citizens, as well as data from the American Medical Association, Langley officials will replace nearly all 100 traditional sodium streetlights with 3,000-Kelvin bulb light emitting diodes, also known as LEDs. Mayor Tim Callison said at Monday night’s city council meeting that the city expects to save $2,500 a year as a result of the switch. The savings will eventually be used to replace 4,000-Kelvin bulbs installed on Second Street two years ago during a renovation project.

Why LED Lights Are Taking Aquatics Industry by Storm

The explosion of LED (light emitting diode) technology can be seen through a variety of lenses, but the story is always the same: LEDs are taking over and revolutionizing the lighting industry across the spectrum of applications, including pools, spas and landscaping. According to manufacturers serving the aquatics and landscape industries, LEDs now account for well over half of the lighting market for both new installations and the "re-lighting" aftermarket. On the new construction side of the market, LEDs are widely used on a majority of projects from the very custom high-end down to package pools and everywhere between. In the aftermarket, LEDs are now commonly used to replace existing traditional incandescent, halogen and fiber optic-based systems in pools and spas.

This Smart Lamp Boosts Productivity With 'Visual Caffeine'

Light not only provides a means for seeing stuff, but can affect your mood. And since we can't all work outside and enjoy the sun's nurturing beams, the HEAVN One is here to keep us happy and productive. One way it does so is with a boost of "Visual Caffeine" (targeted blue light) at the touch of a button, designed to perk you up in the same way as coffee. Beyond that visual stimulant, it also emits varying color temperatures throughout the day (just as the sun does), as a way to keep your body clock set right.

Seeing a 20,000 Watt Light Bulb Light Up Is Totally Blinding

The Surprising Thing That's Screwing With Your Sleep Cycle

If you suffer from sleep issues, the root of the problem may actually lie along the streets and highways you drive at night. Over the past decade, roughly ten percent of all street lamps in the U.S. have been replaced with brighter, more energy-efficient LED lights. Energy savings are super, but according to a report issued by the AMA last month, our newest and bluest street lights are screwing with our sleep patterns.

Why There’s No Such Thing as Built to Last

The light bulb that has brightened the fire-department garage in Livermore, California, for the past hundred and fifteen years will not burn out. Instead, it will “expire.” When it does, it certainly won’t be thrown out. It will be “laid to rest.” “You have to use the correct terminology,” Tom Bramell, a retired deputy fire chief who has become the Livermore light’s leading historian, told me. The bulb has been on almost continuously since 1901, he said; in 2015, it surpassed a million hours in service, making it, according to Guinness World Records, the longest-burning in the world.

Spruce up your home with the customizable Ligeo lighting system

Traditional light bulbs are certainly a staple of any household, but there’s no denying that they can be perceived as ordinary and even boring. To help give the home lighting industry a bit of a jolt, a company by the name of GIP Innovation Tools just launched a new line of LED lights that give owners complete control over their shape, color, and design. Dubbed Ligeo, these innovative LEDs allow anyone to easily concoct a variety of geometrical shapes to spruce up their home. Want to put a bright red hexagon in the corner of your den? How about a couple of white triangles in your entry way? Ligeo makes this a reality.

Minneapolis, St. Paul hope LEDs are a bright idea

The golden glow of Twin Cities streetlights will soon give way to the whiter hue of LED technology, raising new questions about the color and feel of our neighborhoods. Doctors, engineers and neighbors are debating the trade-offs as thousands of LED streetlights are installed across the metro area in the coming years. They consume much less energy, last longer and can focus light more precisely, but the lights also are capable of producing harsher light.

Bloomberg convention coverage lit with Zylight LEDs

Bloomberg’s coverage of the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention will feature LED lighting from Zylight’s Aladdin product line. The lights will be provided by High Output, Inc., a rental facility and live event production company. Jim Hirsch, of High Output, will also be serving as Bloomberg’s lighting director for the convention coverage.

Converting existing streetlights to LEDs saves cities money and electricity

For years, the orange glows of high-pressured sodium (HPS) streetlights have been a nearly ubiquitous nighttime sight. Recently however, cities have begun replacing them with light emitting diode (LED) streetlights’ whiter, crisper radiances. The numbers illuminate why. A General Electric comparison of its streetlight products shows that a 100-watt HPS light initially yields 55 lumens per watt, while a 95-watt LED light initially produces 74. LEDs have better color rendering and greater longevity, too— whereas an HPS light has a life of 24,000+ hours of life, LEDs last 50,000+ hours.

Problem with light bulb cause traffic issues at Pittsburgh International

A problem with a light bulb led to some traffic tie-ups at Pittsburgh International Airport late this morning. Jeff Martinelli, vice president of customer relations for the airport authority and Pittsburgh International, said a worker in a bucket truck was attempting to change or fix a light bulb when the bucket became stuck.The stuck bucket required the fire department to be called. The incident caused a temporary backup in traffic.

New lamp lets you plunge light like a liquid

It sort of sounds like something from a sci-fi novel, doesn't it? In fact, it's a new product just launched on Kickstarter that looks like it combines the concept of a French coffee press with a table lamp and lets users plunge the light to turn it on or off. And, while we certainly think "light plunger" would have been a good name for the device, it's actually called the DiMO lamp (although we're not entirely sure why.) And the makers say that it drew its inspiration from a syringe instead of a French press.

Philips Lighting unveils SceneSwitch – a unique LED light bulb range

Philips Lighting has launched the new Philips SceneSwitch LED range – a unique range of light bulbs which provide multiple light settings, to meet the changing needs of homes and consumers. Many houses and flats have become multi-purpose spaces: somewhere to work, relax and entertain. The Philips SceneSwitch LED range caters for this need, allowing you to use your existing light switch to select the light scene best suited to a given task.

“Only 10% of consumers we’ve spoken to currently have the ability to dim light in their homes(1). Our new LED range provides a solution to address this where you can easily change the setting from a bright light for concentration and detail, to a natural light, to a warm relaxing glow – all with a flick of the existing light switch. There is no need to install a dimmer, or make other dramatic changes to make rooms truly multi-functional spaces,” comments Mahesh Iyer, leader of Philips Lighting LED business group.

Housing shortages and soaring prices have led to more people sharing the same space at home, or staying in smaller houses as the next step on the property ladder becomes out of reach(2). Recent Ipsos research reveals it’s not feasible to change lighting settings in many homes, despite the increasing need for multi-purpose spaces and an appetite to do so.


The Philips SceneSwitch LED range is available in the following variants: 60W bulb from July 12 2016, with a 40W candle and 50W spot available from September 2016.

TNT Energy Retrofitting New Bedford, MA, with LEDs

TNT Energy, a division of Revolution Lighting Technologies, will install LEDs for New Bedford, MA, under a $4.3 million performance contract, according to the company. The contract calls for installation of LEDs in 17 municipal and education facilities in New Bedford. In all, more than 53,000 Revolution LED tubes and thin panel fixtures will be installed.

City experiment with LED streetlights continuing

Danville Utilities is continuing to test LED streetlights in parts of the city to see how much energy they could save. The city installed LED streetlights — from four vendors — along U.S. 58 near Windsor Heights this past winter and along Industrial Avenue a few weeks ago, said Danville Utilities Director Jason Grey. “We’re just trying them to see how well they perform,” Grey said. “We are going to monitor the energy consumption to see if the consumption is as good as advertised.”

Mercury-filled light bulb disposal soon to be federally regulated

Canadian lawmakers who have encouraged consumers to buy compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) for years, will soon set out rules for how to dispose of them. CFLs last longer than traditional incandescent bulbs and use less electricity. But, inside each twisty tube is toxic mercury powder that can pollute huge quantities of water. Mercury is so potent, that the amount found in a single household medical thermometer — 0.5 grams — could contaminate more than seven Olympic-sized swimming pools, containing 22.5 million litres of water.

6 reasons to switch every light bulb in your house to LED

Several years ago, I took some heat for my stand against CFL lights, which I detest. It was very un-eco of me, I admit. I simply did not want to trade the warm white light of the less energy-efficient incandescent bulbs for the queasy blue-gray light of CFLs, with their ghastly glow that makes you feel as if you are in a perpetual state of morning sickness. Plus, the CFL's curlicue shapes look stupid, and most CFLs cannot go on dimmers, so you lose light control.

LEDs Trick Fireflies into Performing a Synchronized Light Show

Each summer, fireflies flood Thailand's mangrove forests with ephemeral yellow light. Where some people see natural beauty, artists Robin Meier and André Gwerder saw an opportutiny. In an experiment expressly designed to "question the idea of free will," the duo set a few firefly-colored LED lights to flash on and off at regular intervals. In the resulting film, entitled Synchronicity (Thailand), the fireflies begin to respond in kind, their bioluminescence flashing in synchronocity. It's a beautiful use of technology, one that sheds light on the mysterious patterns of the natural world

LEDs Get Smart with the IoT

Connected lighting and the partnerships that will be required to make them more widespread are starting to gel, and big-name players are leading the way. One of the latest deals indicative of this cross-industry interest in bringing together the Internet of Things (IoT) and LED lighting come from Cisco Technology Inc. and Cree Inc. The companies are going to market with a product dubbed SmartCast Power over Ethernet (PoE). The scalable, open platform brings together Cree's smart lighting SmartCast technology and Cisco's ethernet technology, a combination that will enable IoT for buildings through better lighting, the companies announced.

This Bay Area lightbulb might just outlive us all

Once largely the domain of meteorologists and scantily clad entrepreneurs, live webcams are now used to capture the action at pretty much any locale your curious heart could desire: national monuments, construction sites, wildlife sanctuaries, the swimming pool at a Holiday Inn in Panama City Beach, Florida. Livermore, a city of roughly 85,000 in California's outer East Bay, is home to a particularly fascinating/uneventful webcam installed in a fire station. Nothing much really happens on said webcam aside from live footage of an old-fashioned filament lightbulb that's been burning bright-ish for 115 years.

Ilumi heads outdoors with weatherproof smart LED strip

There are plenty of indoor wireless-connected LED lighting options to choose from, but the pickings are slimmer for those looking to brighten up patios or backyards. Ilumi is looking to change that with its LED Smartstrip, which it claims is the first outdoor-rated strip with digitally addressable LEDs. It was only a few months ago that Ilumi launched pre-orders for its weather-proof, BR30 smart bulb. While energy-efficiency, app-control, IFTTT integration, and a cornucopia of LED colors are nothing new, it's the IP64-rated resistance to rain and splashes of water that makes a difference with the BR30.

With Ilumi’s Smartstrip, LED lighting can be controlled using a smartphone

Admit it. Remote light strips are awesome. There is something deeply mesmerizing about elongated light bulbs in a cylinder of precision-engineered glass, but even better than plain old lighting strips are strips that let you to manipulate their patterns with a smartphone. Thankfully, there are more to choose from now than ever. Companies like Zedfy and Luminoodle released their takes on the concept in the past year, and now another, Ilumi, is looking to muscle its way into the burgeoning market with the Smartstrip.

Does LED light make milk go bad?

Reading the news these days, you would think that LEDs are the new Gorebulbs, foisted on the public to save energy but in fact fraught with problems. So recently there were stories of how LED streetlights are making people sick, sleepy and fat, and now all the blogs are writing that they ruin milk, with headlines like Got Milk? Keep it away from LED lights, Milk Deteriorates Faster Under LED Lights and Consumers sour on milk exposed to LEDs. That's because of a new study from Cornell, summarized in their press release.

Intelligent LEDs Light The Way

GE and Intel are working on LED lights that can collect temperature data from assembly lines, making processes such as assembling turbines easier. At GE Power’s plant in Greenville, S.C., one of the difficult parts of building turbines is making sure parts fit well together after they're heated for assembly, because uneven temperatures can lead to defects. The smart LEDs analyze the temperature at each area of the assembly line and signal workers if temperatures are unsafe.

Nighttime blue-light LEDs cause health problems, AMA warns

The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a warning about the human health and environmental impacts of LEDs that emit excessive blue light. A new AMA-approved report backs six-year-old findings of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) about the negative consequences of the global movement to LEDs as the preferred outdoor lighting technology. Travis Longcore, an architect and biologist at the University of Southern California, said in an IDA statement about the AMA's warning, “Policy makers, government officials, and the American public now have the science and the imprimatur of the AMA to insist that LED installations be designed to reduce impacts on wildlife and human health.”

Smart Glow is Samsung’s feature-rich replacement for notification LEDs

Many of this year’s flagship smartphones feature always-on displays to deliver notifications and other relevant information. According to SamMobile, Samsung is working on a new notification system that consists of a ring of lights around the camera bump. Smart Glow would pulse for incoming notifications and deliver useful information on future devices, like the Galaxy S8. Smart Glow consists of multi-colored LEDs arranged as a ring around the camera bump and will first launch on the upcoming Galaxy J2 (2016). It will be more than just a replacement for LED notification lights with “Samsung expect[ing] it to become an important mode of interaction.”

LEDs Light the Way at the NAB Show

It’s safe to say that this year’s NAB Show gave us an evolution, not revolution in terms of lighting. In fact, while I was off the main floor teaching production workshops for much of the show, the overall consensus seemed to be exactly that ... an evolution. The big story was and still is LED lighting. The technology just keeps getting better (even though there is still a lot of junky stuff out there), and there were some interesting light fixtures to consider.

Commercial Savings of Environmental-Friendly Lighting

Recent U.S. Department of Energy studies suggest that by switching from incandescent to LED lighting, an overall reduction in environmental damage results by up to 10 percent. Moreover, through technological advances in the light-manufacturing sector, the improved quality of LEDs will further continue to reduce their carbon imprints. By 2017, estimated industry figures indicate that newer LED lights will have even larger carbon footprint reduction by 70 percent.

Seminole County Sports Complex Moves to LEDs

Musco Sports Lighting is providing its Light-Structure Green LED system to the Seminole County Sports Complex in Sanford, FL. The facility encompasses 15 fields. It is near the Orlando-Sanford International Airport and a residential neighborhood, so a premium is on direct light to avoid glare, spill or disruptive “skyglow” that could distract pilots, according to the press release.

How LEDs Can Help Your Acne

Dor those with acneic skin, decreasing that bacteria ensures there is less of it to interact with that oil and pore "sludge." One novel way to do this is with blue LED-light treatments, also called photodynamic therapy (PDT). Here's how it works: There is a blue-light wavelength that has been identified to reduce p. acnes, and with it acne lesions. This wavelength has been incorporated into treatments to kill that p. acnes. "Blue LEDs eradicate the bacteria that cause inflammation during breakouts, reduce pore size, stabilize oil production, and promote healthy cell growth," raves celebrity aesthetician Kate Somerville, who's been using IPL treatments at her famous skin clinic since 2004.

Upgrades help Save Mart save energy at Ripon store

Apples shone brightly in a Save Mart produce bin Wednesday, lit up by LED fixtures that save energy and money. The chain’s Ripon store showed off several conservation measures installed with help from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Such places use plenty of power for refrigeration, lighting and other needs, and any savings could help trim costs for shoppers. The store has increased the number of refrigerated display cases with doors, manager Mike Moreno said. On some cases that remain open, a curtain of chilled air runs continuously between the products and the customers reaching for them.

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Smart LEDs could connect Internet of Things

Light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs can connect Internet of Things (IoT) by providing a communications link for devices such as toys and utilities in a room, scientists have found. Researchers at Disney Research and ETH Zurich in Switzerland have demonstrated that consumer-grade LEDs can both produce light and serve as light sensors. By having individual LEDs alternate between sending modulated light signals and serving as receivers of signals, it is possible to create a network of bulbs that can send messages to each other and connect to devices, while having no discernible effect on room lighting.

New Phosphor Could Make LEDs Cheaper and Last Longer

A team of researchers from Belgium-based learning center KU Leuven, the University of Strasbourg and National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) have developed a new phosphor that could make light-emitting diodes (LEDs) more efficient and cost effective. The phosphors were found to not just emit large amounts of light, but they are very cheap to produce. KU Leuven says the findings offer the potential to usher in the next-generation of fluorescent and LED lighting as well as biological imaging.

How To Make A Potato Powered Light Bulb

Got that extra potato in your refrigerator? Forget mashed potato and french fries, there's something else you can do with these glorious crops. Did you know that you can create an energy-efficient light using a potato-powered battery? Yes, potatoes cannot just feed the entire population, but can also light up many houses.

The price of LEDs is falling so fast it’s profitable to farm in a New Jersey nightclub

US agriculture has reached a tipping point: It’s now possible to buy greens grown indoors for the same price as those farmed in California fields thanks to the falling price of LEDs. New Jersey-based AeroFarms is shipping arugula, kale, and spinach from a farm inside a former Newark nightclub to grocery shelves around New York City. Local ShopRites sell five ounces of AeroFarms’ greens for $3.99, the same price as EarthBound, an organic grower in California.