Check out This Creative One Dollar Lighting Setup

Regular Fstoppers Community Contributor Arber Elezi has made a video where he shows us how to light a model using a relatively simple six-light setup. However, Elezi doesn't resort to the aforementioned B1s and some pricey reflectors (or any for that matter); no, he uses tiny LEDs, some colored gels, and a piece of tissue paper. He uses the lights as you would regular studio lights: a key light, a fill with the tissue paper as diffusion, two gelled side lights, a hair light, and a background light.

Micro-LED & mini-LED applications to account for 11.4% of LED wafer volume by 2022

While conventional LEDs are used for backlighting, micro-LED and mini-LED technology has been used for self-emitting in displays of consumer electronics. Since each LED represents a pixel (increasing the number of LED wafers used), wafers for applications using micro-LEDs and mini-LEDs will account for 11.4% of the total LED wafers used worldwide by 2022, forecasts market research firm LEDinside (a division of TrendForce). These applications will become a key driver of market demand, it adds.

Philips Lighting announces LiFi IoT platform at Light + Building 2018

The Dutch technology subsidiary and world’s largest lighting firm, Philips Lighting, announced its break into the LiFi market during the Light +Building trade show in Frankfurt. The firm is launching an Internet of Things (IoT) platform and connected lighting system, dubbed Interact. LiFi technology involves LEDS and sensors that transmit data wirelessly to computers and tablets through light waves.

MicroLED is the first new screen tech in a decade. Can it beat OLED?

At CES 2018, Samsung wowed the crowds with a wall sized TV, using a technology called MicroLED. This wasn't the first time we've heard about the tech. Both Sony and Samsung demoed a similar technology the year before for movie theaters and other huge-screen commercial uses. Sony even dropped hints about it as early as 2014. MicroLED can also power tiny screens. Apple currently uses OLED displays for the iPhone X and Apple Watch, but it's reportedly developing its own in-house MicroLED displays for use in mobile devices, starting with the watch. Details are scarce and it'll likely be years (if ever) before Apple brings it to market, but Cupertino's interest provides further evidence that MicroLED could be big.

Hubbell Outdoor Lighting Redesigns LitePak LNC2

Hubbell Outdoor Lighting has made extensive enhancements to its LitePak line of award-winning wall mount luminaires. The most notable changes are performance and aesthetic improvements as well as an optional prismatic refractor lens for the newly redesigned LNC2 from Hubbell Outdoor Lighting. Customers use the four housing sizes available in the LitePak family for perimeter illumination in new construction and retrofit applications, including schools, factories, hospitals, warehouses, and retail. To ensure smooth transition for customers crossing over to this new generation of products, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting retained the same housing dimensions for the LNC2.

LED baseball cap fools facial-recognition tech

There’s a constant push and pull when it comes to new security-related technologies. A new project carried out by researchers in China threatens to undermine it, however, through the creation of an LED-studded baseball cap, which is able to trick facial-recognition systems into thinking that you are another person entirely. The smart (but scary) hack involves projecting infrared dots of light onto a person’s face, which are then detected by facial-recognition cameras and wrongly interpreted as facial details.

Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike Series LEDs Win Product of the Year Award from Elektronik Magazine

Seoul Semiconductor, a global innovator of LED products and technology, announced on March 23rd that its SunLike Series natural spectrum LED product won the Gold Award at the Elektronik Product of the Year 2018 Awards, hosted by Elektronik

As a publication specializing in electrical and electronic components, “Elektronik” is a prestigious magazine with an illustrious history and the largest number of subscribers in Germany. Over the past 20 years, they have conducted annual surveys among their subscribers to find the “most creative and innovative products.” Based on these survey results, Elektronik selects the top product that with the most impact in its corresponding field, and confers the awards accordingly.

This year, SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs were selected as the best product in the “Optoelectronics” field, in competition with Ceramos C product by Osram Opto and XHP70.2 by Cree. This is second time that Seoul Semiconductor has won the Product of the Year Award from Elektronik, since the company’s Acrich technology won the award in 2007.

SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs were developed by Seoul Semiconductor and Toshiba Materials to produce light with that closely matches the spectrum of natural sunlight.

Want smarter outdoor lighting at home? Here are your options

There are all sorts of reasons why you might want to smarten up the lights inside of your home -- the convenience of automation, for instance, or the novelty appeal of color-changing lights. You have more options than ever, largely thanks to the fact that lights like those make a great complement to popular voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant. But what about outdoor lighting? Turns out you've got plenty of options there, too. Whether you want motion-activated lights that sync with your security system, color-changing lights to help decorate your next backyard barbecue or just lights you can control remotely from your phone, there are plenty of products that'll get the job done. Here's a rundown of what's out there:

Osram Unveils LED For Retail Lighting

Osram Opto Semiconductors has unveiled the prototype of the Oslon Pure 1010 at this year’s Light+Building in Frankfurt. Sized at 1 mm x 1mm, the LED is destined to be used in spotlights for retail lighting where compact LEDs with high light output are needed to bathe articles on display in an attractive light. The scalability of the chip scale package (CSP) LED gives customers flexibility in putting together their individual lighting solutions, according to the company.

Could 'dirty electricity' be affecting your health?

Do the light bulbs you choose affect how healthy your home is? According to people who research dirty electricity, the answer is yes. Certain light bulbs and dimmer switches can contribute to electro-pollution, or potentially toxic electrical frequencies.

Here’s what that means. “Clean” energy is provided at an electrical current of 60 Hz (59Hz in Europe). “Dirty” electricity refers to other frequencies. They may be generated from the electrical power lines, wiring within your home, and the things you plug into electrical and lighting sockets.

Light Bulb Shop to go dark after nearly 40 years

One of the quirky retail shops Austin is known for is closing after nearly 40 years in business.
The Light Bulb Shop, Austin’s “local lighting shop” at 6318 Burnet Road in North Austin, opened in 1980. A note titled “It wasn’t an easy decision” posted on the shop’s Facebook page last week reads, “After a lot of consideration, number crunching, speculating, tears, laughs and hard choices, we have decided to close the business completely.”

Larson Electronics LLC Releases 280W Explosion Proof Dimmable High Bay LED Fixture

ILarson Electronics LLC announced the release of a 280-watt explosion proof dimmable high bay light fixture, that can be wired to a dimmer switch for brightness adjustment. This pendant mounted LED is IEC Ex and ATEX certified, and features cutting-edge AC LEDs, making this luminary ideal for use in oil refineries, petrochemical plants, offshore rigs, marinas, docks and other hazardous locations that require overhead explosion proof illumination.

The EPLX-HB-2X140W-RD3-LED-TRC Class I Division II, Class II Division II dimmable high bay LED delivers brilliant and robust performance, producing 29,400 lumens at a color temperature of 5000K, while drawing just 280 watts. The 110 degree flood beam provides operators with wide, high-intensity coverage perfect for illuminating large indoor spaces. The AC LEDs eliminate the drivers normally associated with DC LEDs, freeing up space for more connective surface, which accelerates heat dissipation and increases durability, improving the EPLX-HB-2X140W-RD3-LED-TRC’s performance and efficiency. This high bay LED can be wired for dimmable capability, giving operators the ability to manually or electronically adjust the brightness of the LED lamp quickly and easily.

LightCam is a smart light bulb that is also a security camera

Why install two smart home devices when you can just install one? Here to help you reduce clutter in perhaps a rather surprising way is the new LightCam, a smart light bulb that doubles as a home security camera. With this new device, installing a security system is as easy as screwing in a light bulb. Designed to work alongside any standard light socket, the LightCam needs only to be placed in an existing light fixture in order to begin illuminating and monitoring your home or office space. Set up promises to be straightforward – simply download the LightCam app, scan the QR code, screw in the LightCam lightbulb, and connect LightCam to your Wi-Fi network.

State aims at world record in LED lighting programme

Andhra Pradesh, which is leading the country with the installation of 9.19 lakh LED street lights in the urban and rural areas, is contemplating creating a world record by installing a total 30 lakh LED streetlights across the State. As an Ugadi gift, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced another 15 lakh street lights (out of a total target of 30 lakh) to the rural areas as part of the efforts to make Andhra Pradesh one of the best energy-efficient States. According to a press release by the government’s media adviser (energy) A. Chandra Sekhar Reddy, the programme would significantly change the appearance of the villages and lead to brighter streets, besides enhancing a feeling of safety and security among the residents.

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Hokkaido lighthouse gets powerful LEDs in beacon trial

The Japan Coast Guard has begun experimenting with high-output LEDs for the beacon of the Kushiro Saki Lighthouse here in an energy- and cost-saving test. If successful, the coast guard plans to put the high-intensity chip-on-board LEDs, which are strips of LEDs that are illuminated together, into practical use as a light source. Conventional LED lamps, which have an illumination range of 12 nautical miles (about 22 kilometers), have been gradually introduced at small lighthouses.

Philips Lighting to change its name to Signify

Philips Lighting said on Friday that it plans to change its name to Signify while keeping the Philips brand for its products.

Philips Accelerates Push into Solar Powered LEDs

Philips Lighting is moving forward with its solar-powered light emitting diode (LED) lighting portfolio and installation with a pair of new products and design projects. Philips has introduced two new products to its solar-powered lighting portfolio including an all-in-one street light, dubbed SunStay, which includes a solar panel, battery and light in one housing and a solar lantern, called LifeLight, which comes with a replaceable battery. The company also completed two projects for street lighting including 84,000 solar street lights in India and 700 sets of connected solar street lights with remote monitoring and data analysis capabilities in Thailand.

Switching to road-side LEDs

Philips Lighting's TrueForce LED Road is what the company claims to be the world's first 'plug and play' replacement SON-T LED lamp for street lighting, making it easy to upgrade existing installations to LED without having to replace the luminaire. The 60mm diameter and 196mm high lamp fits into the standard E27 fixture and replicates a similar light effect to conventional street lighting. Philips TrueForce LED Road reduces the time needed to maintain, replace and fit each street light, including the knock-on time required for road closures.

Lumileds Announces LEDs With Extra 'punch'

Lumileds has introduced the Luxeon CZ Color Line, a product line optimised to deliver greater intensity, or 'punch'. “The Luxeon CZ features up to 48 percent higher punch than any other undomed colour LED," said Jennifer Holland, product line director of the Luxeon Color family. To meet the recent market trend of colour tuning fixtures with narrow beam angles and maximum intensity, Lumileds has developed the Luxeon CZ colour Line, which consists of 21 LED colour options including 13 colour and 8 white LEDs.

Philips releases outdoor connected Hue lighting

Philips Hue products are going outside. Available for purchase this summer in the U.S., the lighting company has a range of new outdoor lighting products extending the world of Internet of Things to the great outdoors. These products mark an important change for the Internet of Things world. As WiFi range and consumer demand increases, products such as these will become more available. Soon, consumers will expect to talk to products outdoors as they would indoors.

The Shadowy Side of LED Streetlights

Blinking down at passersby in traffic intersections and lining dark alleys, sleek, energy-efficient LED streetlights have begun to replace old-fashioned, glitchy ones. Already, LEDs are strung above parts of places like Baltimore, San Diego, Kansas City and Bethlehem. Now, Portland, Maine, is in a race with Schenectady and several other cities to become the first to convert their entire light grid. But as more communities adopt government-funded, eco-friendly LED lights as an environmental measure, some worry that the eyes on these bulbs may be a bit too literal.

OSU researchers: 'Superacid' can lead to cheaper, safer LEDs

A “superacid” much stronger than automobile battery acid has enabled a key advance toward a new generation of LED lighting that’s safer, less expensive and more user-friendly. Researchers at Oregon State University used the organic superacid to improve the performance of “quantum dots” made from copper indium disulfide, a compound much less toxic than the lead or cadmium that typically serve as the basis for the light-emitting nanocrystals. Used in optics and electronics, quantum dots have been around for some time. But they can be expensive to manufacture as well as unsafe for some potential applications, including biomedical imaging, because of lead and cadmium’s toxicity.

Best LED bulbs that offer 100 watts worth of light

The municipal corporation has resumed its work for installation of energy efficient LED street lights across Bhubaneswar after being slammed by the housing and urban development department for slowing down the project. The civic body, along with its executing agencies, has identified stretches including Tankapani Road, Omfed Square to Sainik School and internal roads at Damana, Kalinga Vihar and Chandrasekharpur for installation of the lights. According to the plan, all the street lights will be replaced with LEDs in the next one year, said a senior official of the corporation.

Babylon has replaced only 10 of 13,250 LED bulbs in streetlights

More than one year after the Town of Babylon hoped to have finished installing energy-saving LED bulbs in all 13,250 of its streetlights, it has replaced only 10, town officials said. Those 10 were part of a 2015 pilot project in Copiague, town spokesman Kevin Bonner said. The project’s complexity is to blame for the delay, said Tom Stay, Babylon’s commissioner of public works. But the wait could save the town $440,000 off the original estimated project cost of more than $3 million, he said.

Philips Deco LEDs are stylish, but pricey

We've seen no shortage of vintage-style LED light bulbs with fake filaments in the lighting aisle lately. In fact, the trend seems to be taking off in a big way, with big names like Feit, GE, and Philips already offering neat, nostalgia-inducing lights of their own. Specifically, the lighting mainstay is planning to release two lines of gigantic-sized, vintage-style LED bulbs under new Philips Deco branding. Each bulb features a single fake-filament of LED light surrounded by smoky glass, and each comes with its own cord, letting crafty lighting geeks suspend them from the kitchen ceiling or furnish them into a makeshift reading lamp. Oh, and did I mention that they're gigantic?

Here’s what Chicago’s new LED street lamps look like from the sky

By now, most Chicagoans know the famous yellow-orange glow of nighttime Chicago will soon be a thing of the past. The iconic haze comes from hundreds of thousands of high-pressure sodium street lamps, which are being replaced with energy-saving LEDs. City leaders boast that the new bulbs will emit a superior, clear white light while using half to three-quarters the energy. The city is rolling out new lights block-by-block across the city. You can follow its progress on this map.

Seoul Semi's SunLike LEDs Illuminate Pompeii

Seoul Semiconductor's SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs have been adopted for a lighting project to illuminate the restored murals of the Casa dei Vettii in the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy. The lighting project was undertaken by the Lumen Center Italia’s 'luum' technical lighting division, which specified the SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs because they produce light that closely matches the spectrum of natural sunlight, which conveys the colours and textures of the restored murals accurately as they would naturally appear.

New lighting at Smith's Ballpark to enhance experience for players

Players, umpires and fans will see Salt Lake Bees' games in a whole new light this season after a major overhaul of the lighting system at Smith's Ballpark. This week, Salt Lake City began installing a state-of-the-art, light-emitting diode system aimed at enhancing the viewing experience for fans in the stands and players on the field at the city-owned venue. The city is investing $630,000 to replace 342 metal halide lamps with 168 new LED bulbs. The change will lower electricity consumption and is expected to eliminate lighting maintenance costs. The new lights minimize glare and noise and illuminate better than the old lamps, according to Marc Amicone, Bees president and general manager.

The city is investing $630,000 to replace 342 metal halide lamps with 168 new LED bulbs. The change will lower electricity consumption and is expected to eliminate lighting maintenance costs. The new lights minimize glare and noise and illuminate better than the old lamps, according to Marc Amicone, Bees president and general manager.

TrackPacer, an LED string for tracks, helps runners train

Runner/Inventor Sees the Light – The system, typically installed on 400m athletic tracks, comes with an app to set the pace and switch between different training modes. Like so many successful runners, Alexandra Kline kept going even when others in her group did not. Now she’s the force behind a training device that can help runners max out their results in an increasingly competitive sport where the margin of victory is often razor thin. Kline developed a product called TrackPacer, a “digital track rabbit” that provides constant feedback to help runners reach their desired pace while training. Her goal is to change the way recreational and elite athletes train.

Shedding new light on halogen bulb phase-out

Time’s nearly up for halogen lighting in the UK – with all but a few types of the gas-based bulb scheduled for phase-out on 1 September this year. The phase-out was due to be complete in 2016, but after halogen non-directional (pear-shape) bulbs were given a short reprieve, their time on the shelves is now limited. A few will remain, namely those used for spotlights and floodlights, but in general, now is the time to start considering other options. Consumer advice website ToptenUK.org reckons your main consideration should be LEDs.

St. Louis Residents feel unsafe with blocks and blocks of street lighting out

It's a big problem in St. Louis, especially for high crime neighborhoods. Street lights are going dark for blocks and blocks. Recently lights in a 30-block area went out, some 150 street lights. Residents called You Paid For It investigator Elliott Davis to look into a problem they say is making them feel unsafe. Elliott started looking and found the lights out in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood, Walnut Park, and on Grand Avenue.

Modern London stadium will light field with LEDs

Professional London soccer club Tottenham Hotspur has eliminated one of the mysteries surrounding the lighting of its pending mega sports and entertainment complex that will soon host American football games among many other events, as it confirmed that the field lighting will indeed be LED The news emerged in a recent update about the stadium’s roof construction that the team posted on its website. But Spurs (as the team is popularly known) declined to reveal the LED stadium lighting vendor.

100-watt replacement LEDs like these are plenty bright and surprisingly affordable

Most folks think of 60-watt light bulbs as the basic standard for common household lighting. If you want something brighter, you upgrade to, say, a 100-watt bulb. The thing is, most 100-watt incandescents have long been phased out due to rising efficiency standards. That's why you'll find plenty of "100-watt replacement" LEDs in your local store's lighting aisle. They promise just as much brightness as those old-school incandescents while using a fraction of the energy. Swap one in for the kind of incandescent bulb they're designed to replace, and you'll save an average of about $10 per year in energy costs. They're also more affordable than you might think -- while 100-watt replacement LEDs were retailing for $20 or more only a few years ago, prices have fallen to the point where you can find decent dimmable options for less than $5 each.

LED sports lighting plays superstar role across multiple pastimes

In 2014, LED sports lighting was drafted as a top-round pick by the National Football League (NFL) and made its big-broadcast debut to a SuperBowl audience in 2015 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. The number of metal-halide (MH) fixtures was reduced by more than half with SSL replacements from Ephesus Lighting that incorporate Cree LEDs, delivering 75% energy savings at the monster venue. This past summer, Wimbledon aced the transition to LED sports lighting with its Centre Court, which features a retractable roof. Musco and ME Engineers worked alongside a TV crew as well as professional tennis players to ensure the SSL would be ready for primetime and would enhance play without creating unnecessary glare.

Norton Shores to illumine city hall, streets, fire stations with LEDs

Energy efficient LED light fixtures will soon brighten some Norton Shores streets and government buildings, projects that are estimated to save the city more than $22,000 a year on its energy bills. City officials recently approved three upgrade projects totaling $115,000 to replace outdated incandescent light fixtures at Norton Shores City Hall and its Fire Station No. 3 on Pontaluna Road. New LED streetlamps also will be installed on streets near the Norton Industrial Center and Lakeshore Marketplace within the Tax Increment Financing Authority district - stretching from Grand Haven Road to Harvey Street between Pontaluna and Ellis roads.

Porirua's future looks bright after switching to 4650 LED lights

The future is looking bright in Porirua (New Zealand) as its old yellow streetlights are being replaced with new white light-emitting  LEDs. Papakowhai and Titahi Bay residents will be the first to see the yellow sodium vapour streetlights go. The rest of the city will be switched over by June. The conversion of 4650 lights around the city - not including lights in parks, sporting facilities and carparks - will cost the council $2.9 million, but it will share that cost with the New Zealand Transport Agency  which will provide all but $357,000.

India expected to procure 200 million LED light bulbs in 2018

India's Ministry of Power is expected to procure 200 million LED light bulbs via open bids in 2018, with Philips Lighting and Ledvance expected to remain as the largest two competitors. The ministry procured 100-150 million LED light bulbs in 2017, with Philips Lighting supply of 50-60 million units and Ledvance 25 million units, the sources said.

Osram’s latest infrared LED reduces red glow

When Osram opened its $440 million Malaysian LED chip factory late last year, it touted a belief that LEDs will serve many purposes in a digitally connected world, not just illumination. Backing up that outlook, it today introduced an upgraded infrared (IR) LED for facial recognition to unlock computers and phones. Two-dimensional facial recognition is one of several biometric technologies, along with iris scans, fingerprints, and others, that protect gadgets from unauthorized access. The technology compares an image with previously stored data on features such as the width of the mouth, the length of the nasal ridge, and the distance between eyes.

TrackPacer, an LED string for tracks, helps runners train

Kline developed a product called TrackPacer, a “digital track rabbit” that provides constant feedback to help runners reach their desired pace while training. Her goal is to change the way recreational and elite athletes train. TrackPacer is an LED string, installed around the inner perimeter of athletic training tracks, that pulses bands of light at a prescribed speed around the track. Athletes run alongside the light bands to ensure they are controlling the pace of their run.

Ushio America Introduces New Utopia PRO LED A19 Lamps

Designed with a 240° beam angle, the Utopia PRO LED A19 delivers uniform light distribution over a wide area. For use in fully enclosed fixtures, these lamps replicate the fit, form, and function of traditional incandescent A19 lamps and last up to 25 times longer.

With a rated life of 25,000 hours and an energy savings of 85% compared to 60W incandescent lamps, the Utopia PRO LED A19 is ideal for most applications, the manufacturer claims. Available in 9W, these dimmable lamps have an E26 medium base suitable for use in ceiling fixtures, recessed fixtures, sconces, pendants, and other decorative fixtures.

Here’s Why LED Lights Might Be The Next Bright Idea On Climate Change

When it comes to reducing carbon emissions, one of the biggest hurdles is the simplest: habit. Strangely enough, one of the brightest ideas on skirting that challenge is … a lightbulb. The LED lightbulb, to be precise. According to new data analyzed by the firm IHS Markit, we now have evidence that the growing use of LED bulbs is having a distinct, positive effect on emissions — despite its minimal impact on changing the way people carry on their everyday lives. “The efficiency of LEDs is essentially what makes them environmentally friendly,” explains Jamie Fox, the firm’s principal lighting analyst. “LED conversion is unlike other measures, which require people to reduce consumption or make lifestyle changes. While other activities affect climate change more than lighting does, it is still a very strong contribution from a single industry sector.”

Tampa neighborhoods now getting brighter LED streetlights to make streets safer

Neighborhoods across Tampa Bay now have a better idea of when they are getting new LED streetlights, a move city leaders say will help make places safer. Tampa Heights is one of the first neighborhoods to get the new lighting, after neighbors and the civic association petitioned to have them put in. The installation should continue throughout 2018. TECO says LEDs minimize glare and capture the authentic colors of objects lit at night. They also achieve full brightness almost instantly and offer very precise control over lighting patterns. LEDs can also operate up to five times longer than conventional lighting, TECO said.