Products + Technology

GE shows us how it’s done. This video shows off the company’s R&D capabilities. Scientists generated 2 million volts of electricity using a Marx generator. Super capacitors, capable of emitting and absorbing large surges of energy, captured that “lightning” in a bottle. The scientists use the bottle to power an electric car and drive off.

Based on the Source Four Mini LED platform, ETC’s Irideon FPZ combines the optics and features of Source Four into an industrial design while bringing new capabilities to the table. Zoom optics, lockable three-plane shutters, and the ability to dim using either DMX or a local dimming knob located on the DataTrack adapter demonstrate just [...]

Eaton’s Ephesus sports lighting and controls portfolio promises to enhance the in-arena and television broadcast viewing experience while improving energy efficiency. The current product line consists of four major series targeting different types of venues. Eaton acquired Ephesus Lighting in November 2015. Click here to learn more.

A German-Spanish team of scientists is working on a BioLED source made of red, blue and green luminescent proteins in the form of rubber, which is wrapped around a blue or ultraviolet LED to act as the visible light filter instead of a phosphor. The overall effect is the same as LED but with a [...]

At Light + Building 2016, Philips research expert Marc de Samber introduced an external expert, Robert Karlicek, who made a presentation about technology trends and their impact on LED luminaires. Interesting stuff. Check it out:

Finelite’s High Performance Wall Slot (HP-WS) is a perimeter luminaire delivering a wash of light at the transition between wall and ceiling planes and providing both general ambient and vertical illumination. Available in 2′, 3′, 4, and 8′ section lengths that can be combined to make longer runs, and 2″, 4″, and 6″ regressed-optic options. [...]

New “TEN°” binning from Osram Opto Semiconductors provides the basis for extreme color consistency for white LEDs that are used as single-LED light sources in lighting solutions such as spotlights and downlights. To achieve this, the current standard CIE 1931 2° xy color space has been supplemented with CIE 2015 10° u‘v‘, recently developed by [...]

The eighth annual Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition has recognized 25 commercial LED indoor and outdoor lighting products for excellence. The winners were announced at LIGHTFAIR. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Illuminating Engineering Society, and the International Association of Lighting Designers, NGL was launched in 2008 to [...]

Soraa has expanded its product portfolio with the Gable and Barrel, two new ambient LED luminaire series. These products combine the company’s optical design expertise with its Violet-Emission 3-Phosphor (VP₃) LED technology, resulting in specification-grade luminaire options offering good lens uniformity, CRI>90 and DLC-compliant efficacies. At only 3 in. in depth, the Soraa Barrel series [...]