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Industry News

EV Vehicle-To-Grid Programs Expanding
Electrification, Energy + Environment

EV Vehicle-To-Grid Programs Expanding

Jul 09, 2026

  “Rolling power plants” — electric vehicles used as flexible grid resources through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and managed-charging programs — may provide a meaningful, lower-cost way to support grid reliability, reduce…

Circadian Disruption Impacts Pregnant Mothers & Fetuses
Light + Health, Research

Circadian Disruption Impacts Pregnant Mothers & Fetuses

Jul 08, 2026

  A 2022 study “Evening blue‐light exposure, maternal glucose, and infant birthweight” investigated whether exposure to blue‐enriched light in the evening during late pregnancy is linked to maternal fasting glucose…

Light Shown To Create Quantum Friction
Research

Light Shown To Create Quantum Friction

Jul 07, 2026

  A research team in Germany and India have reported a new experiment showing that light can slow down the diffusion of carbon nanotubes suspended in water by creating an unexpected kind…

DOE Claims To “Permanently End Home Appliance” Standards
Energy + Environment, Legislation + Regulation

DOE Claims To “Permanently End Home Appliance” Standards

Jul 06, 2026

  The Claim On July 2nd, US DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (that replaced the shuttered EERE) sent out an email stating, “U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris…

Finding The Sweet Spot: Circadian Lighting In Offices
Light + Health, Lighting Design

Finding The Sweet Spot: Circadian Lighting In Offices

Jul 03, 2026

Figure 1. Feasibility boundaries for achieving 250 m-EDI.   By Bill Chan, President, LiteController Inc. Shortly after my recent IES FIRES article, “Circadian Lighting in Offices: Feasibility Boundaries and Design…

Connected Home Evolves From Devices To Services
Controls

Connected Home Evolves From Devices To Services

Jul 02, 2026

  Parks Associates’ 2026 State of Connected Home report says the connected home market is shifting away from selling devices and toward owning the customer relationship through data, services, and…

Press Room

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Naturaled Celebrates a Quarter Century of LED Manufacturing and Innovative Lighting Solutions

Pharos to showcase advanced integration and control capabilities at InfoComm

Pablo Designs Unveils 2026 Lighting Collection at ICFF

Linmore Introduces Revolutionary, Patented Technology Driving Industry Change in LED Lighting

Dallas Market Center to Host DALI Alliance’s 3rd Annual DALI Summit Alongside ArchLIGHT Summit in September

Past Press Releases
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Events

IES26: The Lighting Conference

Denver, CO

August 13-15, 2026

CEDIA Expo / Commercial Integrator Expo

Denver, CO

September 1-4, 2026

ArchLIGHT Summit

Dallas, TX

September 15 -16, 2026

DALI Alliance North America Summit + Technical Training 2026 (co-located with ArchLIGHT Summit)

Dallas, TX

September 16-17, 2026

ALA Conference 2026

Tucson, AZ

September 27-29, 2026

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