Below is an article about induction lighting I contributed to the July issue of TED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Induction lighting offers a longer-lasting alternative to HID and a potentially more cost-effective alternative to LED for high-intensity applications such as street, area, high-bay, industrial and sports lighting. Induction lamps operate without electrodes, eliminating wiring connections [...]
Products + Technology
Product Monday: Rubix by WAC Lighting
WAC Lighting’s Rubix is a high-power exterior-rated wall-mounted LED luminaire with a universal (120/220/277V) driver, 100-10% dimming, 85 CRI and 3000K color appearance. Click here to learn more.
LED + SSL, Products + Technology
Lighting’s Digital Makeover
MIT Technology Review recently published an article about how Lighting and the Internet are merging, and what that means. I found this excerpt to be of particular interest: “Another look at how lighting systems are changing will emerge this November, when a 14-story regional headquarters for Deloitte, nearing completion in Amsterdam, will be festooned with [...]
What the Heck is the Internet of Things, Anyway?
What’s the Internet of Things, and what does it mean? MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW has the answer here.
Product Monday: Tangent by Volkslyte
Volkslyte’s Tangent is a 2-in.-wide luminaire available in suspended downlight and uplight/downlight as well as surface-mounted and recessed configurations. Volkslyte factory-curves the extruded aluminum profile to almost any radius or bent shape, lighting the contour from within. Standard- (6W/linear ft.) and high-output (12W/linear ft.) LED (T6 cold cathode also available), color temperatures 2700K-4000K, dimming options. [...]
Product Monday: Skydome LED by Focal Point
Skydome LED by Focal Point is a family of classic illuminated circles offering a choice of 2-, 3- and 4-ft. diameters and recessed, surface and pendant mounting. The company’s Light Right system provides up to five standard output levels in each surface mount and suspended luminaire to satisfy different application needs, with alternate levels within [...]
Product Monday: Knife and Rail LED Pendants by Litecontrol
Litecontrol’s newest customizable LED indirect/direct pendants—Knife and Rail—are available with the company’s very intriguing Variable Intensity (Vi) Technology. With Litecontrol’s Vi Technology, designers are no longer limited by standard luminaire configurations, but can specify the exact amount of light and power as well as beam distribution to ideally illuminate any environment. The customization of the [...]
Product Monday: Soraa Snap Now Available for PAR30, PAR38 and AR111
SORAA recently announced that its innovative SNAP System and new accessories are available for the company’s PAR30, PAR38 and AR111 LED lamps. Previously, it was available only for MR16 lamps. Due to its bright, point source GaN on GaN LED and prismatic optic, Soraa’s LED lamps can accept a magnet in the center of the [...]
Product Monday: Interlace Suspension by LBL Lighting
LBL Lighting’s Interlace Suspension is a large, aluminum outer ring machine to receive hundreds of stainless steel cable strands for an intricate, woven appearance. LEDs direct illumination toward the cables for visual interest as well as general lighting. The luminaire can be hung at almost any angle. Includes one 30W 2400-lumen 2700K 80 CRI LED [...]
Product Monday: Ipnos Outdoor Light by FLOS
Ipnos is a new outdoor-indoor LED light sculpture designed by Rossi & Bianchi Studio for FLOS, created with elements of a modern-day lantern. Ipnos was designed in the unique shape of a hollow cuboid, from which light floats effortlessly between its metal frames, something only possible with LED technology. The light source is dimmable using a [...]
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