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Three Emerging Battery Technologies To Challenge Li-Ion
Polymer, sodium-ion, and oxygen-ion batteries are emerging as three safer and potentially cheaper alternatives to Li‑ion, with direct implications for outdoor lighting, poles-as-a-platform, and conventional lighting projects. Texas A&M…
Product Monday: BougeRV’s T1 Portable Telescopic Lantern
BougeRV’s T1 is a telescoping, rechargeable camping lantern that collapses into an 11.5‑inch metal tube, then extends to 5.5 ft to act as a freestanding light post covering up…
Vertical GaN Technology May Bifurcate The LED Industry
Vertical GaN is a power semiconductor technology where current flows vertically through a GaN-on-GaN structure rather than laterally across the surface, enabling much higher breakdown voltages, current densities, and…
10 Fastest-Growing Marketing Skills According To LinkedIn
LinkedIn measured the year-over-year growth of marketing skills based on two criteria: Skill acquisition measures the growth of a given skill being added to member profiles. Hiring success measures…
Municipalities Move To Defensible Use Of AI In Smart Cities
Cities are shifting from scattered AI pilots to “decision-ready intelligence” that reliably shapes public decisions, withstands scrutiny, and builds trust. The real gap is not between data and algorithms,…
Lighting Changes In The 2026 Oregon Residential Energy Code
In February 2026, the Oregon Building Codes Division’s Residential and Manufactured Structures Board (RMSB) approved updates for the 2026 Oregon Residential Specialty Code (ORSC). While the headline changes focus on high-efficiency heat…
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