Osram Opto launches Oslon Black Flat S LEDs for adaptive automotive lighting

Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH of Regensburg, Germany has launched the Oslon Black Flat S series, which is claimed to provide the first single-LED solution for adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS) in vehicles. AFS enables the direction of the light beam to adjust when cornering for example, providing optimal visibility by illuminating the side of the road in addition to in front of the vehicle. This also protects oncoming traffic from glare through the adaptive driving beam (ADB).

The Oslon Black Flat S series is claimed to comprise the first surface-mountable LEDs with up to five individually controllable chips. Switchable light segments enable oncoming traffic and traffic further ahead to be masked out, making driving more comfortable and safer. With their improved thermal properties, the high-power LEDs offer system benefits and are suitable as an entry-level ADB solution even for vehicles in the compact class, reckons the firm.

HiViz LED Lighting Releases Surface-Mount LED Scene Light

Debuting at FDIC International 2017, HiViz LED Lighting is yet again revolutionizing the LED Scene lighting industry. The FireTech “Guardian” surface-mount LED Scene light provides superior light output in the areas that are needed by firefighters and EMTs for a fraction of the cost of the current competitive industry standard components.

Fiilex announces new portable LEDs

Fiilex proudly announces the new P360 Pro and P360 Pro Plus portable LED lights to the broadcasting market. These lights bring many innovative features and performance enhancements to the award-winning P360 product family. They are first in a line of new products Fiilex will release at NAB 2017. The most noticeable change for Fiilex’s P360 Pro and P360 Pro Plus is the gorgeous OLED display. It shows the precise CCT, hue (for Pro Plus), intensity, and DMX readouts to easily match or recall settings - See more at: http://www.newscaststudio.com/2017/04/21/fiilex-led-lighting/#sthash.npvfvIcc.dpuf

More LED streetlights to brighten DC, but some are wary

The District Department of Transportation has temporarily agreed to limit installation of the energy-efficient streetlights, D.C. Council member Mary Cheh said, to highways or areas where D.C. police or a local advisory neighborhood commission has specifically requested the change. The benefits of the LEDs include energy savings and better lighting in areas where police or neighbors hope to deter crime. “The problem is, we’re discovering that certain kinds of LED lighting have their own negatives,” Cheh said.

Ikan brings DMX control to lights, introduces new LED instruments

Ikan will release an array of LED light updates at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas. The updates included DMX control to its Lyra and Rayden series, new on-camera lighting, updates to its Mylo family and a new fresnel for field production. The Lyra DMX brand of soft lights have high CRI chip LEDs paired with a soft panel to produce a very soft wrapping light. With a bicolor adjustability that ranges from 5600K-3200K, these lights can work with any setup.

The Integral Rules of Good Lighting

Ever walked into a room and felt instantly relaxed? Or entered a space and become overwhelmed with an inexplicable sense of anxiety? According to expert David Gray, it's probably because of the lighting. Gray, sales manager of the Professional Division for Lamps Plus, has spent his life helping clients achieve just the right light to correctly define a space. As such, he's well attuned to the intricacies of light levels and how they can affect our moods and behaviors. When we pick up a pack of bulbs from Home Depot with little regard to anything more than the wattage and price, we may be doing ourselves a big disservice. AD caught up with Gray to learn about the common mistakes both homeowners and designers make in lighting design and to get his tips for achieving a perfectly lit room no matter the setting.

10,000 LED street lights installed in Essex helping to save taxpayers £600,000 per year

Essex County Council says 10,000 energy-saving LED streetlights have now been installed across the county. These are the first phase of a £9.2 million programme to replace 19,000 conventional lights with LEDs on main roads and junctions in Essex. Converting these all-night streetlights to LEDs will save Essex taxpayers an estimated £600,000 each year as LEDs use less electricity and last longer.

Some Lumileds LEDs have an extrapolated L70 lifetime of 114 years

LED maker Lumileds (San Jose, CA), which is the company that first came up with lumen-maintenance testing for LEDs in 2008, says is the only company that has met the premium specifications of the DesignLights Consortium (DLC) in four main product families. Some of Lumileds' manufacturing and testing processes that the company says it has been improving over the years include: epitaxy, new phosphor development, die fabrication, and in-situ process control, with more than 3 billion device-hours of testing under its belt.

Smart lighting project advances, despite financing questions

An ambitious plan to convert 85 percent of Chicago’s outdoor lights to LED technology got the green light Thursday amid concern about how it would be financed. Mayor Rahm Emanuel once hoped to use his slow-starting Infrastructure Trust to attract private investors to bankroll the costly conversion of 270,000 outdoor lights along the lakefront and in streets, alleys, viaducts and pathways. Since the LED lights will replace an outdated infrastructure that has higher built-in energy costs, the overhaul was supposed to save enough money to cover conversion costs and still give those investors an attractive enough return on their money.

Jacksonville upgrading to LED street lights

The city of Jacksonville and JEA are upgrading all existing street lights with new bright LED lights. Neighbors in St. Nicholas are some of the first to get the lights. The city says this will save big money in the long run, and some neighbors are on board. Others, not so much. To many, bringing state of the art LED lighting to the River City is a bright idea. JEA says not only will they light up the night, they'll save energy and money.

Which LED floodlight should you hang overhead?

Plenty of homes keep things lit using overhead floodlights in recessed lighting setups. BR30-shaped bulbs like those are ideal for overhead lighting because they cast all of their light downwards, thanks to the "bulging reflectors" that make up the "BR" of BR30. If you're looking to upgrade bulbs like those, or if you've just had one burn out on you recently, then the answer is almost certainly to go with an LED, where your choices are on the rise as prices continue to fall. But which one should you go with?

Student uses grant to give out efficient light bulbs for free

When Sarah Fischer attended a conference in Baltimore, Maryland, last year,  she said listening to a presentation changed the way she looked at her own potential in promoting campus sustainability.
At the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education conference, an idea struck Fischer when listening to Dominic Frongillo, a town council member in Caroline, New York, speak about the impact young people have on their environment. Frongillo went to every house in his town offering free LED lightbulbs to help spread the word about energy efficiency.

100-year-old light bulb discovered in York

Dennis Kunkle spotted an interesting light bulb glowing dimly in the basement of the Fire Museum of York County on West Market Street in York. Kunkle, director of facilities for the York County History Center, sent pictures and a description of the old bulb to an antique radio forum. That's how Kunkle learned about the origin of this fully functional dual filament bulb.

Appleton Mercmaster Low Profile LEDs

The Mercmaster LED Low Profile Series from Appleton Group, a business unit of Emerson, is a line of hazardous location and ordinary location luminaires. They are designed for lighting industrial environments that require greater clearance levels along with reduced energy consumption. Six standard mounting hood designs allow for mounting in any location.

low profile LEDsWith an installed profile of 6″, the Mercmaster LED Low Profile Series delivers up to 5,000 lumens of uniformly distributed light for performance in areas with ceiling heights up to 15′, or where OSHA regulations limit the use of ladders, resulting in lower mounting heights for fixtures. An advanced design ensures the low profile LEDs will not create spotlight effects or dark areas, providing illumination for any general or task lighting application. Four replaceable globe alternatives—clear glass, clear polycarbonate, diffused polycarbonate, and prismatic glass refractor—allow users to choose the suitable lighting solution.


Three light output levels are suitable for the retrofit of HID fixtures up to 150 watts. Each model maintains the same look and feel as its HID counterpart by using identical housing and mounting hoods. A single fixture housing accommodates all lumen levels, globe styles, and mounting styles. This engineering translates into savings in retrofit time and labor costs.

LG Innotek launches UV LED module for sterilizing water purifier faucets

LG Innotek succeeded in mass-producing ultraviolet (UV) LED module that sterilizes the inside of water purifier faucet aerators. The company started to mass-produce the UV LED module for sterilizing water purifier faucet aerators at the end of the last month. This product is built in LG Electronics’ new direct water purifier “PuriCare Slim Updown” launched in March in the Republic of Korea.

A water purifiers faucet aerator always holds a small amount of water. This part is prone to contamination due to the growth of germs that come in with the influx of air. However, it was difficult to install a sterilizer inside a faucet aerator because its space is too narrow.
LG Innotek developed a UV LED module customized for the faucet aerator that has strong sterilizing power and is harmless.

LEDs light up Golden Temple

The traditional “deepmala” to beautify the Golden Temple complex on special occasions is going to be a thing of the past. Now, a hi-tech LED system worth Rs 13 crore has been installed to illuminate the grandeur of the gold-plated sanctum sanctorum and its surroundings. The SGPC’s ambitious project witnessed its trial run this evening. The light effects have been synchronised with the clock. This implies that as the sun sets, it will come under operation automatically and run till the early hours.

Factory making LED TVs raided

The city crime branch on Saturday busted a factory manufacturing duplicate LED TVs of top 17 electronic brands at Nandanvan Estate in Sanand. According to the crime branch, 583 duplicate TVs, soft logos in three pen drives and a box containing logos and stickers of top electronic brands, all worth Rs 22 lakh, were seized at the factory.

Hornell moves to LED lighting downtown

Over the last week, the Hornell Department of Public Works has been busy shining a light on the city’s downtown shopping district, installing new LED lights that offer improvements on several fronts. New LED bulbs were placed on Main Street, at the Center Street municipal parking lot, and along Opera House Lane. The retrofit is a short-term cost, long-term benefit calculation made by the city.

Commercial LEDs Provide Energy Savings Up to 70 Percent

Cree Inc. has expanded its ZR Series LED troffer family to include a line of commercial light emitting diodes (LEDs) with 130 lumens per watt and a reduction in energy saving of 70 percent.

Cree has also introduced ZR products for high efficiency and for boosted color accuracy in the ZR-FD High Efficiency and ZR-T TrueWhite LEDs. The new lighting products include Cree’s SmartCast technology with advanced controls as an option to be included for customers

Seoul Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany asserting infringement of its high-power LED technology

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany in the District Court of Düsseldorf against Mouser Electronics Inc. (“Mouser”), a global electronic components distributor, asserting infringement of an LED patent.

According to the complaint, the accused products include LEDs for high-power light emission. Further investigation suggests that the accused products from Mouser are manufactured by multiple LED companies, including Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., a global top-10 LED maker. In the lawsuit, Seoul has sought a permanent injunction, damages, and recall and destruction of the allegedly infringing products.

The asserted patented technology serves to efficiently extract light emitted from the internal LED structure by treating LED chip surfaces, thereby significantly improving light intensity and brightness. This patented technology has been widely used for various high-power LED applications, such as automobile lighting, cell phone flashlights, outdoor lighting, UV LED appliances, and others.

According to market research firm IHS, the LED penetration rate in automobile headlamps is expected to increase sharply to 32.3 % by 2021 from the current penetration rate of 16.4%. This high-power LED technology is already being used for exterior automobile lighting including headlights and daytime running lights. Furthermore, it is expected to become a significant technology for electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles, which require high-power LED lighting with high heat dissipation for energy efficiency.

In addition, this high-power LED technology also applies to LEDs for mobile phone flashlights, which require higher light intensity. Because margins for flashlight LEDs are higher than those for backlights, the flashlights LED market has still grown steadily despite the overall decline in the IT sector LED market.

Can this $25 lamp fight allergies and purify the air?

Imagine a $25 lamp that could improve the air you breathe and help you feel more refreshed when you wake up every day. Holistic health experts swear by it and today, I present the savings. Look them up: Himalayan Salt Lamps emit negative ions that help you sleep better, breathe better and fight allergens. Some people swear by the benefits, other think it's bogus - but many will agree, the lamp looks great!

TP-Link Smart Wi-Fi Bulbs get color change

Turning on a lamp or other light fixture with your voice can feel like magic. I use the feature every day with my Amazon Echo and WeMo smart outlet. At the end of the evening, when heading to bed, I verbally tell Alexa to turn off the lamp. If I need to get up at night for, say, a drink of water, I can easily turn it back on the same way. It is great. WeMo is not the only game in town, however, as there are plenty of smart outlets an bulb manufacturers. TP-Link is a popular manufacturer of smart devices, and its bulbs are compatible with Alexa voice commands too. Today, the company's color-changing bulbs are gaining a new Alexa skill. Using your voice, you can easily change the color or white balance with ease.

Rome’s LED Streetlights

The naysayers are correct about the LED lights in Rome: The old lights are unambiguously better — for the residents’ health if nothing else. There is significant research showing that blue-spectrum light at night interferes with the body’s circadian rhythm and can affect sleep patterns. Indeed, the Canadian Olympic rowing team used blue-light blocking sunglasses for better sleep at the Games in Rio, while the Dutch swim team used exposure to intense blue light before nighttime races to improve performance.

GE without light bulbs puts focus on other industrial spare parts

It’s light (bulbs) out at General Electric Co. Almost 140 years after GE founder Thomas Edison developed the first practical incandescent light bulb, the industrial giant is considering parting with its consumer lighting business, according to the Wall Street Journal. Frankly, it’s been a long time coming and is more of a symbolic step than anything else: The unit’s reported potential sale price of about $500 million amounts to just 0.2% of GE’s current market value. But symbolism matters at a company like GE, whose long history has included a series of evolutions.

Platinum FLX, Proteus Continue Platinum Lamp Success For Elation

Since first partnering with Philips on their Platinum lamp technology in 2009, Elation Professional has experienced a great deal of success in putting Philips Platinum lamps into moving head lighting fixtures. The latest examples are Elation’s hybrid Platinum FLX and IP65-rated Proteus series luminaires.

Stage lighting is all about creating impactful and powerful effects with high brightness and high-contrast beams. The powerful and intense light of the compact Philips Platinum lamps offer brilliant light, a long lifetime and high efficacy and have allowed for stage lighting solutions that are more efficient, more powerful, more compact and easier to handle.

The multi-functional Platinum FLX with its Philips470W Platinum 20R lamp is a good example. The fixture has won praise for its independent dual optics and full list of design features, optimized using the 20R lamp, and has proven to be one of the most successful hybrid luminaires on the market.

Fagerhult buys IoT lighting specialist Organic Response

A winner has emerged in the sweepstakes to buy troubled Internet of Things (IoT) lighting specialist Organic Response. Swedish lighting vendor Fagerhult Group has picked up the Australian company's intellectual property (IP) and some of its assets for an undisclosed sum. The impact of the deal could stretch to other significant players in the solid-state lighting (SSL) and IoT sectors.

Organic Response's sensor-equipped smart lighting technology resides inside luminaires and helps LED lighting systems double as data collection devices, enabling facilities managers to make better use of buildings by observing things like room use and occupancy. The company's technology also automates the process of commissioning indoor lights so that they know when to turn on, off, up or down and thus improve energy efficiency.

Cree royal blue LED delivers 81% wall plug efficiency

Cree has announced the XLamp XP-G3 Royal Blue LED that the company claims to be the highest performing royal blue LED on the market. Cree said that the new LED delivers wall plug efficiency as high as 81% although the conditions for that performance level were not specified. Cree is specifically targeting horticultural solid-state lighting (SSL) applications with the new product and also believes that the LED is a good fit in general for RGB (red, green, and blue) luminaires in entertainment and architectural or façade applications.

Cree has made a strong push into the horticultural space of late where blue and red LEDs are used to match the chlorophyll absorption peaks in plants, as we have described in several feature articles including the most recent article last fall.  Cree had released what it calls a Photo Red LED at boosted performance levels back in October of 2016.

Cisco College Awarded after Switching to LED Lights

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According to Cisco College, Beverly Massey, Director of Purchasing and Payment Services for the college, organized the effort to engage with the Texas AEP SCORE program in the fall of 2016. Dr. Thad Anglin, the President, told KRBC that since last fall, the Board Members thought long and hard about how LED lights could help save their school money. The AEP Texas SCORE Program is a no-cost program that provides technical and financial support to help schools and universities identify and implement projects that reduce energy usage.

Fotiodiox Pro Factor LEDs offer bright, soft light for photo and video

With enthusiasts and professionals in mind, the new Factor bicolor LED lights from Fotodiox Pro offer bright, soft light suitable for both still photography and video production. The lights feature adjustable color temperature from 5,600 kelvin down to 3,200 kelvin, so they can be balanced with a range lighting from sunlight to tungsten incandescent bulbs. But unlike traditional LED panels, the Factor lights can achieve their full power output at any color temperature.

Sense Light is a light bulb you’ll never have to turn on or off

When Thomas Edison invented the modern light bulb, he certainly had no idea that his invention would evolve to where it is today. LED bulbs can last for 30,000 hours or more before they need to be changed, and now we have “smart bulbs” that connect to your iPhone or Android and change colors with a tap or two. But the smartest smart bulb we’ve come across doesn’t connect to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or anything else. Instead, it’s the Sense Light by Saffron Lighting, a brilliant outdoor light that screws into any standard socket and senses the light levels around it, turning on automatically when the sun sets and off automatically each morning when the sun rises.

Great Neck considers replacing 800 lights with LED technology

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Dim streets may soon be a memory in Great Neck as village officials consider replacing nearly 800 streetlights this year. Officials said the transition from dated high-pressure sodium lights to energy-efficient LED lights could cut costs, help preserve the environment and more effectively illuminate the village’s streets. Not all residents are on board, expressing concerns about the bright glare emitted by LED light bulbs and potential adverse impacts on health

Chicago Picks Firm To Install New “Smart” LED Street Lights

Chicago has chosen a Massachusetts-based company to spearhead a project to replace the city’s outdated street lights with new LED “smart” lights. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office said it will ask the City Council to approve a contract with Ameresco Inc. to replace 270,000 street lights over the next four years. The mayor was scheduled to discuss the contract at a Tuesday afternoon press conference. Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld said the project would start on the South Side and West Side, in neighborhoods with “heightened public safety concerns,” as well as about a dozen major streets throughout the city.

How to Choose the Right LEDs for Your Home

Lighting is more than just a facet of home decor. It can directly impact your mood, health, sleep patterns and ability to concentrate. This means that the way you light your home needs more careful consideration than what color the lampshade is or whether to choose a pendant or chandelier light fixture. With the recent revolution in the light bulb aisle, choosing the right light for your room has become increasingly complicated. The long-lasting, energy-efficient LED bulbs now dominate, but they bring with them confusion for those of us used to choosing our lighting based on watts. From lumens to kelvins, bright white to warm white, there are now many more decisions to be made when buying a light bulb

LED Lighting for Self-Storage Facilities: Benefits, Products and Partners

Self-storage owners and managers are continually seeking ways to increase their profit and harness their operating costs. One way is to use energy-efficient lighting, specifically LEDs. This type of lighting benefits the self-storage industry in many ways. LEDs offer exceptional light quality at a fraction of the cost of traditional lighting and are 80 percent more efficient than traditional light bulbs, with an exponentially longer lifespan. By not needing to replace lights so frequently, facility operators save on electricity bills and maintenance costs. The illumination upgrade also means increased visibility—an important factor in employee and customer safety—as well as increased market appeal.

LEDs mean cheaper, more efficient lighting for towns

How many workers, and how long does it take to replace 5,000 street lights? Well, let's put it this way: Last month, White Plains and the New York Power Authority started a $3.6 million project to replace all of old high-pressure sodium lights in the city with new LED bulbs. On any given day, weather-permitting, up to four two-member crews are out on city streets, replacing lights. They expect to finish by July.

Google Assistant can now control LIFX, TP-Link, Vivint, and Best Buy Insignia devices

A smart home hub, like the Google Home, is only useful if it can actually control your smart home stuff. The Google Home only shipped with a handful of supported devices and services, but over the past few months, that has expanded a great deal. In addition to the Wink devices we covered earlier, Google Assistant (and thus, the Google Home) now works with LIFX, TP-Link, Vivint, and Best Buy Insignia smart home products. Let's start with Best Buy Insignia, which is the company's own line of tech products. You're probably familiar with the Insignia TVs or tablets, but only the Insignia Wi-Fi smart plug is compatible (for now). Just like similar products from TP-Link and WeMo, this is pretty much just an outlet you can turn on or off remotely.

IKEA launches its own low-cost smart lighting range

For many people, their first foray into the world of home automation begins with lighting. There's a good reason for this: smart bulbs easily fit into existing furnishings and can be operated using just a smartphone, which (mostly) everybody now owns. Philips, with its Hue range, is perhaps the most well known smart bulb maker, but that could soon change thanks to a new entrant: IKEA. That's right, the world's biggest furniture chain is today debuting its own smart lighting range in the UK. As you'd expect, the prices are a lot easier on the wallet.