Products + Technology

Autodesk has published a whitepaper on 3D printing of LED optics. The whitepaper describes the role Autodesk played in a project for manufacturer LUXeXcel that demonstrates the direction in which the market for optics development may be moving. Click here to read it.

Philips Lighting’s Hue Entity and Tempest table and pendant luminaires, co-created with design teams WertelOberfell and Strand+Hvass, feature color-changing Hue lamps and are manufactured using 3D printing, which provides more freedom, control and even personalization when designing lighting products. Click here to learn more.

Visa Lighting’s Serenity line of luminaires was designed specifically for healthcare environments, including patient rooms, treatment rooms and long-term care. Serenity over bed fixtures are extremely versatile and come equipped with separately switched reading, ambient and exam lighting settings. The luminaires distribute the multi-function performance lighting around a luminous frame, while their illuminated center panel [...]

Architectural Area Lighting’s (AAL) popular Pivot linear flood light is now available in LED. The Pivot is a flexible lighting solution for both indoor and outdoor applications, serving indirect lighting, perimeter highlighting, wall grazing, sign lighting and wall washing applications. Available in three lengths (2’, 4’, and 8’), each with two lumen packages, the Pivot [...]

A research team led by the Institut de Physique et de Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS, CNRS/Université de Strasbourg), in collaboration with UPMC and CEA, has developed the first ever single-molecule LED. The device is formed from a single polythiophene wire placed between the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope and a gold surface. [...]

Excessive heat generation is one of the main reasons why light-emitting diodes fail. With the Oslon Square, Osram Opto Semiconductors has produced an LED that withstands high ambient temperatures. To ensure that the color point of each LED in a luminaire remains uniform even at higher temperatures, they are measured and binned at 85°C. This [...]

In April, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR published an article I wrote about OLED general lighting. The technology is extraordinary and offers good energy savings potential and unique user experiences, but its development is about seven years behind LED, and significant advances must occur before broader adoption is possible. Read it here.

Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has announced availability of non-linear, edge-lit light guides can be integrated into a variety of products, from overhead lighting and wall sconces to automotive interior/exterior lighting such as dome lights, passenger compartment lighting and daytime running lights, as well as white goods and consumer electronics devices. The curvature of the light [...]

The current competition for the indoor lighting product category for the Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition has been extended: MAY 23, 2014: Written Intents to Submit due online at www.ngldc.org JUNE 30, 2014: Product entries due Judging will take place in early August, and the winners will be announced at the LED Show in September. [...]