Products + Technology

Inspired by the original popular Rondel Sconce, Tracy Glover Studio’s new Double Rondel Sconce similarly features thin glass threading to create an elegant yet modern look.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced its Hyperbolic Ceiling-Reflector for directional light sources has been awarded a U.S. patent. The reflector’s innovative hyperbolic shape minimizes glare and aperture brightness generated by an LED light source, while still delivering a very high efficacy.

Built on biophilic design principles, Signify’s NatureConnect uses elements of nature in interior spaces to create “healthy, engaging, and inspiring environments.”

LumenFocus’s new UVFocus line of germicidal UV luminaires use UVC or near-UV technology to disinfect surfaces within line of sight of viruses and bacteria.

Espen Technology continues to expand its Sentinel family of emergency solutions for LED lighting, which includes Type A emergency ballasts for use with existing fluorescent ballasts, Type B emergency inverters for use with line voltage TLEDs or fixtures, Type C emergency drivers for use with encased LED drivers, and stand-alone emergency back-up kits. One of the most recent EM solutions added to the Sentinel family is an LED emergency driver.

A-Light’s Align module-based architectural lighting system offers a highly configurable system designed to accommodate the changing needs of any space before and after installation.

Luminis has improved upon and expanded its award-winning Maya family of exterior luminaires. Improvements in design aesthetic across the family and new pendant and post-top versions give specifiers a wider range of Maya luminaires to work with.

WAC Lighting’s InvisiLED CCT Color Temperature Adjustable Tape Light System offers a choice of five CCTs: 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, and 5000K at 95 CRI. InvisiLED CCT mounts on ceilings, floors, undercabinet, and walls in a variety of orientations for numerous accent, ambient, and task lighting applications.

CEA-Leti recently announced its researchers have broken the throughput world record of 5.1 Gbps in visible light communications (VLC) using a single GaN blue micro- light-emitting diode (LED). Their data transmission rate of 7.7 Gbps achieved with a 10 µm microLED marks another step toward commercialization and widespread use of LiFi communication.