Red and blue LED lights may cut bird-plane collisions

A new study shows that red and blue LED lights lead some birds in the opposite direction. Using lights to try to create “avoidance behavior” in birds isn’t new, but literature to support what kinds of light might work was nearly nonexistent. In collaboration with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, researchers are starting to uncover some answers. “The way we figure this out is to give the animal a choice,” says Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, a professor of biological sciences at Purdue University who led the study at the Ross Biological Reserve.

Lens-free OLEDs with efficiency comparable to that of inorganic LEDs

The use of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) has extended to various applications, but their efficiency is still lagging behind inorganic light-emitting diodes. In their research, a KAIST team provided a systematic way to yield OLEDs with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) greater than 50 percent with an external scattering medium. Having properties suitable for thin and flexible devices, OLEDs are popular light sources for displays, such as mobile devices and high quality TVs. In recent years, numerous efforts have been made to apply OLEDs in lighting as well as light sources for vehicles.

The big unveiling of the Mighty Lights

The big unveiling of the “Mighty Lights” took place Saturday night, at the end of RiverArtsFest’s Recharge the River ceremony. We’ve learned that private donors gave $7.5 million to buy the hardware and install the new lighting on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge in Memphis. Plus, $1.5 million was given to maintain the lights going forward. The same donors also gave $6.2 million to light up the Big River Crossing on the Harahan Bridge.

LED Bakery Display Cases

Food Concepts' latest line of bakery merchandising solutions utilizes new LED technology. This premium option features LED light panels that also accommodate trans-lights to maximize appeal. Other features of these bakery display cases are optional stock or custom graphic headers, and flavor tag options. Models include the Floor Standing Bakery Case, Wide Countertop Bakery Case, and Narrow Countertop Bakery Case.

LED Lighting Expanding Exterior Applications

Better durability, cost, weight savings, power consumption and color quality support the business case for upgrading aircraft with LED lighting. When Boeing introduced the 787, it not only was the first all-composite commercial jet but also the industry pace-setter in another respect—a cabin interior that was totally illuminated by LED (light-emitting diode) lighting. “Boeing’s Dreamliner was the first passenger aircraft cabin fully equipped with LED, and today, basically all passenger aircraft cabins are equipped with all-LED systems,” says Marc Renz, head of business development at Diehl Aerospace, a major supplier of LED interior lighting for commercial airliners.

New UV LED curing system supplier launched

A new supplier of UV LED curing technology – Saturn UV – has been launched in the UK. The company’s founding partners are Mike Piercy and David Pelling, who between them have more than 70 years of experience in the application, supply and installation of UV curing technology for graphic arts and industrial applications. The new company’s portfolio includes no arc lamps, according to David Pelling, technical director: ‘After many years of debate about the power, wave length and application of UV LED, Saturn UV now believes that the time is right to move away from the conventional and into the digital.’

The Grand Opening of the 22nd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair

On the morning of October 22, the 22nd GILF and the 2018 Guzhen International Lighting Festival were grandly opened.

The Guzhen Lighting Fair is co-sponsored by China Association of Lighting Industry and China's Lighting Capital (Guzhen), hosted by Guzhen Lighting Expo Co., Ltd., and supported by Zhongshan Municipal People's Government. The exhibition covers the finest exhibits of the whole industry chain, building up a cost-effective lighting purchase platform of the Greater Bay Area to serve the world.

With the "1+7" linkage mode between Exhibition & Megastores, the fair builds up an exhibition area of 1,500,000+ m2 in total and gathers 2,000+ high-quality exhibitors. The number of exhibits reaches a new high, and the exhibition services and online/offline transportation are optimized.

The fair is held concurrently with the Guzhen International Lighting Festival, aiming to jointly expand the economic effects of the exhibition and coordinate cultural, art and lighting technologies to fully display the development of Guzhen Town.

Maxim Debuts 12-Switch LED Matrix Manager for Automotive Lighting

Safety and brand differentiation are two of the leading factors driving greater adoption of LEDs in automotive front-lighting platforms, which are growing at 30% per year, according to Strategy Analytics Inc.. But while matrix LED headlights enhance safety, not long ago they were exclusively the province for the premium auto sector. Other design challenges include the need for increased power as well as thermal design complexity.

The MAX20092, a 12-switch matrix manager IC for automotive lighting applications developed by Maxim Integrated, looks to break that mold. The device enables designers of high-performance automotive matrix lighting and adaptive driving beam light-emitting-diode (LED) applications to migrate to higher current devices while reducing solution size and improving design flexibility.

This is what happens when you let a drunk robot design a lamp

What happens when a robotic arm goes crazy on the job? That’s the idea behind Out of Order, a hanging LED lamp designed by Dutch studio BCXSY and Atelier Robotiq, a Rotterdam-based collective that uses industrial robotics to make lighting fixtures and furniture. Out of Order is meant to evoke the product of a computer mind gone haywire. Robots, the designers say, are usually perceived as “flawless workers.” Obviously, robots are neither flawless nor workers–they’re machines that are programmed to carry out tasks. But if we’re going to anthropomorphize machines, we can also imagine that they’ll get eventually get tired of following our commands.

Architectural Lighting: OLEDs in the Spotlight

Recent advances in organic light-emitting diodes accompanied by successful field-testing have brought the technology closer to more mainstream use by architects in the built environment. LEDs and OLEDs are often grouped together in industry discussions, but while the former has taken ahold of—and transformed—the lighting sector, the latter has followed a more gradual trajectory of development and adoption. Performance, life span, and cost have set the two lighting sources apart, but recent advances in OLED panel technology accompanied by successful field-testing have narrowed the gap.

City giving away fluorescent light bulbs after switching to LED

Staff with the City of Wilmington have a bright solution for a light bulb situation. After fluorescent lights in city facilities were replaced with more energy efficient LED lights, around 3,000 working fluorescent bulbs were left over. Those bulbs will be made available for free to qualifying nonprofits who apply online by Nov. 2. Agencies must be located within Wilmington city limits and must attach a copy of their 501(c) letter from the IRS.

China to launch lunar lighting in outer space

China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 to replace streetlamps and lower electricity costs in urban areas, state media reported Friday.  Chengdu, a city in southwestern Sichuan province, is developing "illumination satellites" which will shine in tandem with the real moon, but are eight times brighter, according to China Daily. The first man-made moon will launch from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan, with three more to follow in 2022 if the first test goes well, said Wu Chunfeng, head of Tian Fu New Area Science Society, the organization responsible for the project.

Lumileds partners with Legrand to accelerate adoption of tunable white LED lighting

Lumileds and Legrand, North & Central America (US headquarters, West Hartford, CT) and Lumileds have entered into a partnership aiming to bring to market tunable white lighting that is easy to integrate and install. Under the agreement, Lumileds will provide intelligent light sources (Luxeon-based) through its Matrix platform that are programmed to work with Legrand’s Wattstopper blanco tunable-white logic modules. Lumileds joins existing Legrand partnerships in tunable-white light engines as the exclusive LED array provider. The partnership, which combines expertise in LED light sources, drivers, and controls with the blanco intellectual property from Lumenetix, is aimed at providing tunable white-light systems for applications across commercial, healthcare, hospitality, and education market segments.

LEDs spur lily growth in Holland, lettuce in Maryland

Lumigrow has announced the details of a horticultural LED lighting project at South Mountain MicroFarm in Maryland where the move to solid-state lighting (SSL) resulted in a 60% increase in yield for lettuce and a more modest 10% increase for microgreens. The grower is using an aquaponic approach growing greens and raising tilapia fish with the circulated water nourishing the leafy green crops. Meanwhile, LED grow-light manufacturer Hortilux has announced that Dutch lily grower Together2Grow, which we covered previously in a story about an LED supplemental lighting trial, has installed SSL covering a 5000-m2 growing area.

Volotea selects liTeMood LED cabin lighting systems

Spanish low-cost operator, Volotea has selected STG Aerospace’s full-colour Airbus liTeMood LED cabin lighting system. The operator is currently replacing its current mixed fleet with an all Airbus fleet of A319s. In total, 45 full-colour liTeMood systems will be fitted, with the first batch currently being installed. Having experienced the impact of the full-colour liTeMood system at AIX Hamburg, Volotea was convinced that STG Aerospace had what it needed.

DOE Publishes Final Rule on Life Expectancy Test Procedures for LED Lamps

The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule in the Federal Register adopting a test procedure for integrated light-emitting diode (LED) lamps. This final rule amends the LED lamps test procedure by allowing for time to failure measurements to be taken at elevated temperatures consistent with the Energy Star program requirements. Based on stakeholder feedback since the publication of the July 2016 LED TP final rule, DOE proposed in the November 2016 LED TP NOPR (test procedure notice of proposed rulemaking) to allow time to failure measurements collected for DOE's LED lamps test procedure to be taken at elevated temperatures.

Larson releases mounting plate for LED lights

Texas-based Larson Electronics, which specializes in industrial lighting, recently released a lightweight, no-drill, magnetic steel mounting plate for 2017 and newer Ford F250, F350, F450 and F550 Super Duty aluminum body pickup trucks with LED brake lights. Larson’s MMP-FSD-2017-LED is a no-drill magnetic steel mounting plate for lights with a magnetic mounting base and requires no drilling to install. This Golight mounting plate can support lights weighing up to 20 pounds. The frame and brackets are constructed of durable aluminum and the mounting plate surface is made of steel with powder coating for added durability. The magnetic steel mounting plate also has a weatherproof seal on the back for secure, dry installation and protection against scrapes to the truck body.

A Guide to LED Office Lighting for Your Small Business

LED lighting has replaced many of the traditional bulbs and fixtures over the past several years. These bulbs are more efficient and better for the environment, making them an attractive option in a number of settings — including office buildings. Even with all of the benefits, it can still be a bit complicated to get started with installing this type of lighting, depending on your current light fixtures and options. Although they can lead to cost savings over time, LED bulbs are more expensive up front. If your office has older light fixtures, it’s possible that LED bulbs might not be compatible, meaning you’d have to change the entire fixture to gain the advantages of LEDs.

The FLYTE Levitating Light Bulb Review

By 2018, we were predicted to have teleportation and flying cars. Although we’re not that far just yet, we do have the Levitating Light Bulb courtesy of FLYTE, one of Sweden’s leading design studios, and it’s a step in the right direction. The sheer uniqueness of the product makes it a head-turner and tips it the direction of being an art installation as well as a functional light. FLYTE is Sweden’s answer to innovation and futuristic design. Named after a combination of the words ‘fly’ and ‘light’ with a subtle nod to the Swedish word for ‘float’, which is ‘flyta’, the Levitating Light Bulb encompasses everything the name stands for.

Alexandria City Council Adopts Ordinance to Improve Lighting Conditions at Athletic Complexes

At its regular meeting on October 13, the Alexandria City Council voted 6-1 to allow athletic complexes to improve lighting conditions while decreasing light pollution in surrounding areas. The amendment to the City’s Zoning Ordinance allows for an increase of light poles to a maximum of 80 feet when it can be demonstrated that the additional height will reduce the effects of glare and light spillage, and subject to approval by City Council following a public input process and public hearing. A higher light fixture can allow lighting to be directed more sharply downward to reduce the impact on surrounding areas.

Durango, region find LEDs to be a bright idea

Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio and Pagosa Springs will save about $180,000 a year in electricity costs and reduce their carbon emissions by about 3 million pounds a year by switching from 2,500 incandescent light bulbs to LED lights. The numbers came from Ray Pierotti, a retired lighting specialist with La Plata Electric Association, who made a presentation to the Green Business Roundtable on Wednesday at the Henry Strater Theatre in downtown Durango. About 100 people attended the talk.

Simple fabrication of full-color perovskite LEDs

Perovskite nanoparticles is regarded as next-generation of optical materials that can achieve vivid colors even on very large screens. Besides, due to their high color purity and low cost advantages, it has also gained much interests in industry. A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a simple technique to extract the three primary colors (red, blue, green) from this material. This breakthrough has been led by Professor Jin Young Kim in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST. In the study, the research team introduced a simple technique that freely controls light emitting spectrums by adjusting the anion halides in perovskite materials. The key is to adjust the anion halides by simply dissolving them in solvents to achieve red, blue, and green lights. Application of this technique to LEDs can result in crystal-clear picture quality.

The Right Way to Do Fluorescent Lighting

Is there any light bulb more polarizing than fluorescents? You know the bad kind all too well: They glare down unforgivingly from the ceiling of the doctor's office and most dressing rooms, a popular choice because they use such little electricity for a high level of illumination. In other words, fluorescent light is cheap. But also edgy: On the other side of the spectrum is the tube light as highbrow art piece: Think of Dan Flavin, with his neon fluorescent installations that create sculptural "situations," as he called them, brightening up gallery corners and walls, and other artists that followed suit (Robert Irwin, Keith Sonnier).

Simple fabrication of full-color perovskite LEDs

Perovskite nanoparticles is regarded as next-generation of optical materials that can achieve vivid colors even on very large screens. Besides, due to their high color purity and low cost advantages, it has also gained much interests in industry. A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has introduced a simple technique to extract the three primary colors (red, blue, green) from this material. In the study, the research team introduced a simple technique that freely controls light emitting spectrums by adjusting the anion halides in perovskite materials. The key is to adjust the anion halides by simply dissolving them in solvents to achieve red, blue, and green lights. Application of this technique to LEDs can result in crystal-clear picture quality.

GE Lighting's new C by GE smart lighting starter kit features the Google Home Mini

GE Lighting’s C by GE smart lighting division has announced a new bundle that features one of its C-Life smart bulbs pre-paired with a Google Home Mini for $55. That’s less than the price of the two products purchased separately. C by GE took a much different tack than other smart bulb manufacturers when it chose Bluetooth as its control protocol instead of ZigBee (like Philips Hue) or Wi-Fi (like LIFX). That decision eliminated the need for a hub, because you could control the bulbs with your smartphone, but it also meant you needed a Bluetooth-to-Wi-Fi-bridge—the C-Reach—to control them by other means, such as with Amazon’s Echo smart speakers. The bridge costs $50 on Amazon, or you can buy it in various bundles with C by GE smart bulbs.

How to Keep Your Devices’ LEDs From Driving You Crazy at Night

Don’t you hate it when every piece of tech you own doubles as a night light? Even if you make an effort to avoid using your phone and laptop in bed, the various gadgets in your room may still be impeding your ability to sleep with their stupidly bright status lights. There are some obvious offenders—TVs, game consoles, and routers, especially, which love to pulsate with light whenever data comes in and out of your network. There’s even your PC itself. Your desktop power button might glow. Your laptop’s keyboard probably glows. Plugging in your laptop probably makes some kind of light glow. Your gaming keyboard and mouse probably glow. Your desktop monitor’s power indicator glows. Everything glows.

LightUP Fest brings 1 million lights to Loudoun

LightUP Fest will be one of the largest lighting displays on the (US) East Coast and will combine traditional Chinese lanterns with high-tech lighting technology. One Loudoun in Ashburn, Virginia, will host an eight-week-long cultural festival starting Nov. 8 called LightUP Fest, and it will include more than 1 million lights. The show, designed by Zigong Lantern Festival, one of the biggest folk and cultural events in China, will be one of the largest lighting displays on the East Coast, and will combine traditional Chinese lanterns with high-tech lighting technology. Admission is about $30 for adults and about $20 for kids.

Marin high school stadium lighting schemes get close scrutiny

The subject of stadium lighting continues to create controversy throughout Marin. On Wednesday, the Planning Advisory Board in Kentfield will review a request by Marin Catholic High School for a permit to use a temporary lighting system on its outdoor football field for a five-week period. In Novato, a lawsuit has been filed in a last-ditch attempt to stop San Marin High School in Novato from installing new permanent stadium lights (Photo: Mr. Granger)

How to Find Energy-Efficient Bulbs That Give Off Not-Horrible Light

Back in 2005, Oprah got on TV, with Leonardo DiCaprio and his Prius, to warn us all of the dangers of global warming, urging us to swap out incandescent bulbs for more energy-conscious compact fluorescent, or CFL, light bulbs. Not long after, my parents installed a set of CFL bulbs, and it was a nightmare. The CFLs  buzzed over our kitchen table, casting a cool, blue light that made everyone’s  dinners look deeply unappetizing. It made us all a little sad, even though the lights were as bright as sunshine. My dad quietly reinstalled our less  sustainable but much prettier incandescent bulbs, and we never really talked about it again. That doesn’t mean LED light bulbs aren’t immune to the same issues with color temperature. 'Both LEDs and CFLs can cast a far cooler, bluer light than regular incandescent bulbs, and that’s fine for a store or office, but at home, it does feel unnatural,' explains Homepolish interior designer Olivia Stutz.

Amalie Arena installs new LED Lighting

The Tampa Bay Lightning will open the 2018-19 season at AMALIE Arena skating for the first time under the Ephesus Lumadapt LED Sports Lighting System, Lightning Chief Executive Officer Steve Griggs announced today. Provided by Eaton, a worldwide power management company, this new, revolutionary Ephesus product is being used for the first-time in the National Hockey League and it promises to improve the arena experience for players, fans and broadcasters (Photo: Alvesgaspar)

Osram launches building management tools, free of lights

Five years after engineering giant Siemens spun out Osram as a lighting company, Osram is now forging a non-lighting, engineering identity for itself. A few months after saying it will exit luminaires, Osram this week announced two pilot installations in commercial office buildings where is providing sensors and digital services — but no lights or lighting controls — to better run the facilities. In two small trials begun in August, Osram and German digital consulting firm mantro GmbH have outfitted the offices of Lithuanian property firms Citus and Technopolis with a set of occupancy sensors and software, which Osram and mantro have jointly developed under the banner VISN.

Turning Red LEDs Blue with Upconversion

Increasingly, LEDs light up everyday life. They are an energy-saving, drop-in replacement for ordinary lightbulbs, but they also have creative applications, like mood lighting for aircraft cabins. However, creating blue LEDs which are efficient and durable remains a challenging. As presented in a recent publication, new theoretical models show that the superior qualities of red LEDs could be used to generate blue light. The spontaneous conversion of red light to blue light is unusual because blue lies in a higher energy region of the spectrum of light. However, it can occur in upconversion systems, which are a fast-moving field of solar energy research. Author Laszlo Frazer of the Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science stated, “while upconversion for solar cells is exciting, using upconverion for lighting is easier because you are not limited by the power of the sun.”

'Star Wars' Lightsaber Dog Leash Features LEDs and Sound Effects

You're looking at an officially licensed, Star Wars Darth Vader Lightsaber dog leash / lead that features a chargeable LED strip with three light settings and a Lightsaber sound effect when a button is pressed on the hilt. So, when you take your dog out for a walk using the Lightsaber leash, it will look like you're forcing a captured rebel creature to march. It's the most ridiculous way to safely walk your precious pup at night.

GE Lighting Helps Walmart on Sustainability Goals, Converts Shoppers to LED

GE Lighting has helped pave the way to shave 1.2 billion kWh of electricity use in consumer homes by converting Walmart shoppers from traditional light bulbs to energy-efficient LEDs over the last two years. Not only has this shift supported Walmart’s Project Gigaton, a Walmart supplier initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by one gigaton by 2030, the shift is also leaving a measured impact on consumer’s energy expenses.

By switching customers from traditional to LED bulbs over the past two years, shoppers will save more than $2 billion collectively over the life of the LED bulbs. LEDs use 70 to 90 percent less energy than traditional lighting options and last 15 to 25 times longer. GE Lighting encourages consumers to use October, Energy Action Month, as motivation to make the switch. To help, GE offers more than 100 energy-saving LED products at Walmart, including 36 ENERGY STAR LEDs, all $2 to $4 bulbs; ensuring consumers can make the switch to an ultra-efficient LED at every-day low prices.

GE’s commercial LEDs from Current, powered by GE, also are being used across Walmart stores and facilities, from refrigerated display cases to parking lot and interior lighting. This LED initiative supports Walmart’s science-based target to reduce emissions in its own operations by 18 percent by 2025. As part of an ongoing commitment to energy efficiency, Walmart has installed more than 1.5 million LED fixtures across more than 6,000 stores, parking lots, distribution centers and corporate offices in 10 countries. With energy costs traditionally representing one of the company’s largest operating expenses, the monumental energy initiative over the past decade has reduced lighting energy consumption and reduced costs by more than $100 million.

LED streetlight conversion in Lincoln to begin Monday

Beginning Monday, October 8, Schneider Electric will begin replacing close to 27,000 of the City’s outdated high-pressure sodium and metal halide streetlights with light-emitting diode (LED) fixtures. Installation will begin on arterial and collector streets, and the project is scheduled to be completed in one year. The $12.2 million project is designed to improve safety and provide significant annual savings attributable to lower energy and maintenance costs.

LED penetration in China automotive lighting market to rise to over 50% in 2020

LED's penetration in the global automotive lighting market will rise to 30% in 2020, and the proportion in China will increase to over 50%, according to Gaogong Industry Research Institute (GGII). The LED penetration for automotive tail lights alone in the China market in 2020 will exceed 85%, while that for automotive headlights will rise to 30%, GGII said. In 2017, LED models accounted for 15% of global automotive lighting demand, lower than 55% for halogen ones and 25% for xenon ones.

SOFTlab creates light organ by layering an array of LED-filled brass pipes

New York-based design studio SOFTlab has completed a permanent light installation in the historic lobby of 315 montgomery in San Francisco. Titled stratus, the installation comprises two layers of brass pipes containing a series of LED lights programmed with a subtle light pattern that simulates air flow. SOFTlab arranges the brass tubes along two staggered layers, punctuated by a cloud-like pattern of laster-cut holes that gives the animated light a three dimensional effect.

Luminus Devices announces new horticultural COB LED targeting legal cannabis

Luminus Devices has announced its Horticultural COB portfolio — chip-on-board (COB) LEDs in two form factors and two spectra options. The initial products primarily target legal cannabis growing operations in indoor settings where the growing community has typically used high-pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures to illuminate relatively small square footprints that accommodate a number of plants. The COB LEDs will enable solid-state lighting (SSL) fixture designs that could operate in a configuration essentially identical to the HPS legacy lighting.

Philips Hue app now supports Siri Shortcuts, with pro-active suggestions

If you’ve been looking forward to the Philips Hue Siri Shortcuts support promised back in August, you’ll be pleased to hear that it has now landed. 'We are excited to introduce Siri Shortcuts for Hue. Siri now learns when you are using your favorite scenes and suggests them for quick activation right on your lock screen, Siri search or Siri watch-face. You can also record personal phrases to activate your favorite scenes and include them as actions in the Apple Shortcuts app'. Version 3.6 of the Hue app also offers the opportunity to customize the announcements you receive from Philips regarding new products and features. You’ll find this in the advanced settings.

Planes Kill Huge Numbers of Birds. LEDs Could Save Their Lives

Each year thousands of birds collide with airplanes, dying in the process. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to figure out an effective way to help the animals survive alongside humans in the not-so-friendly skies. That may be changing, though. A team from Purdue University has uncovered a simple solution to the problem of bird collisions, at least for one species: adding red or blue LEDs to planes. The Purdue team described their experiment in a study published in the journal PeerJ.

Plessey and JDC Partner on Micro LED Technology

UK firm Plessey Semiconductors announced a strategic partnership with Jasper Display Corp (JDC) of Taiwan. Plessey intends to utilize JDC’s silicon backplane to drive the monolithic microLED displays produced on Plessey’s proprietary GaN-on-Silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafers. JDC tailored the eSP70 silicon backplane for the requirements of micro LED devices. The full-color-capable active matrix backplane provides a resolution of 1920×1080 and features pixel pitch of just 8µm. JDC says that the backplane offers superior current uniformity using a proprietary current source pixel as well as flexible addressing.

Peduto Administration Wants More Street Paving And LED Lighting In 2019

The Peduto administration released its 2019 capital and operating budget proposals recently, as part of its obligation to submit spending plans to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority ahead of the formal introduction to City Council in November. The city is seeking to spend $568.1 million on operating expenses, which includes public safety, street paving, snow removal, maintenance of parks and personnel costs. Notable projects include a replacement of the city’s more than 30,000 streetlamps with internet-enabled LEDs.

Corning will celebrate 'mystery' connection to light bulb

Corning will sponsor The Days of Incandescence, a 12-day celebration in October that will illuminate Corning's role in the invention of the light bulb. Most people know inventor Thomas Edison created the light bulb. Fewer people may be aware Corning Glass Works, now known as Corning Inc., manufactured the special glass envelopes needed to make Edison's incandescent bulbs a reality. Organizers were looking for ways to promote Halloween in the Corning area, and some historical research revealed the role a mysterious boy played in bringing Edison and Corning together.

Lyralux lights the way for its Dim to Vivid commercial lighting technology

Have you ever noticed that colors start to fade and blend together at lower light levels? Due to how our eyes process color, the dimmer the light source, the less vivid a color appears. This can be a particular challenge for people trying to distinguish colors in low lighting environments like museums and restaurants. Fortunately, Penn State Professor of Architectural Engineering Kevin Houser has developed a technology at Penn State and formed a startup, called Lyralux, to solve this problem. The patent-pending technology, Dim to Vivid, is a light source technology with a highly engineered variable spectrum that works by differentially adjusting varying LEDs, which emit different colors of light. The light — or spectra — can be effectively “tuned” to compensate for the way people see and recognize colors at fluctuating light levels.

Hands-free Cadillac To Feature Osram LEDs

Osram Opto Semiconductors and Joyson Safety Systems are equipping the new Cadillac CT6 with an innovative system for semi-autonomous driving called ‘Super Cruise’. It is described as the industry’s first true hands-free driving technology for the highway. Osram’s infrared and LED components, which are embedded in Joyson Safety Systems’ steering wheel for the Cadillac CT6, allow the system to monitor driver attentiveness by tracking his or her head position to ensure drivers are watching the road ahead while ‘Super Cruise’ is engaged.

Access Fixtures is Introducing Custom and Affordable Decorative LED Street Lights

Access Fixtures is proud to announce a new low-cost line of decorative LED post light packages. Whether you're looking to illuminate a quaint main street, shopping area, or a larger boulevard project, Access Fixtures can provide the decorative LED street lights you need. All models include options such as post height, wattage, Kelvin, pole style, gauge, sensor option, and color finish.

These decorative LED street lights are waterproof, weatherproof, and corrosion resistant. In addition, all of our post light packages feature a five-year warranty for peace of mind.

Access Fixtures' decorative street light fixtures feature long lasting and energy-saving LED technology. Multiple wattage choices facilitate selecting the correct LED array to provide maximum light while remaining below the maximum light level set by the community. Multiple pole heights and custom cut poles can meet the light distribution requirements for safe egress and while also meeting the height limitations of municipal code. Each luminaire is available with a choice of three light temperatures to complement surrounding lighting too.