Philips Color Kinetics has been honored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), receiving an award for “Significant Achievement in Solid-State Lighting Research & Development.” The award recognizes Philips’ progress on an 18-month project intended to produce a highly efficient LED PAR lamp. According to test results, the lamp being developed is already significantly more [...]

Columbia Lighting has unveiled a new website at www.columbialighting.com. In addition to a brand new look and an easy-to-navigate interface, the site offers a variety of product search options including Quick Search, Products Menu, Search by Type, and Search by Feature. The product pages are also designed with four tabs offering the product’s overview, product [...]

OSRAM SYLVANIA has opened an expanded clean room dedicated to solid-state lighting research and announced research and product development awards from the U.S. Department of Energy totaling nearly $2 million. “As the economic downturn threatens to slow the pace of green technology investments, I’m proud to say OSRAM SYLVANIA is steadfast in our dedication to [...]

Not exactly lighting related, but had to share this find. Kacie Kinzer built robots to explore how people interact with physical space and documented her work at www.tweenbots.com. These little cardboard robots, called Tweenbots, roll along at a constant slow speed, smiling and bearing a flag that says, “Help me!” Inevitably, the robot runs into [...]

The California Lighting Technology Center has established the Don Aumann Memorial Lecture in Lighting Efficiency. Don Aumann was an important member of the CLTC team until he passed away suddenly in 2007. The committee for the Don Aumann Memorial Lecture is requesting nominations for potential speakers at this annual event hosted at University of California [...]

Yesterday, we reported that Philips has acquired Italy-based Ilti Luce SpA, an LED design company for architectural indoor lighting. Philips has also recently announced that it has acquired Dynalite, a maker of lighting controls headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Dynalite has become part of the Lighting Electronics business within the Philips Lighting sector. Dynalite was founded [...]

Philips has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Italy-based Ilti Luce SpA, an LED design company for architectural indoor lighting. Upon closing of this transaction in the first quarter of 2009, which is subject to certain contractual and other conditions such as regulatory approvals, Ilti Luce will become part of the Professional [...]

Sea Gull Lighting has been recognized with the ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for the third consecutive year by the EPA and DOE. A charter member of the ENERGY STAR program since 1992, Sea Gull Lighting currently markets more than 500 ENERGY STAR luminaires and ceiling fans. As an industry leader in this category, the [...]

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