Products + Technology

Traxon Technologies has introduced MediaGlas through a partnership with Galaxy Glass & Stone. MediaGlas is a highly customizable line of monolithic and laminated architectural glass products designed specifically for use with Traxon and e:cue LED lighting and controls. It’s well suited to a wide variety of aesthetic and functional backlighted LED applications, such as medium-resolution [...]

Lots of great products to peruse in the 2014 IES Progress Report. Check out the products selected here.

Lighting Services Inc’s SSLGR16 Series is a line-voltage luminaire designed specifically for 5W and 7.5W SORAA MR16 LED lamps with 35,000-hour life and a GU10 base. Choice of beam spreads including 10, 25, 36 and 60 degrees. It can fit up to two SORAA Snap accessories or a full range of LSI accessories. The luminaire [...]

Researchers at the Universities of Basel and Valencia recently reported that they have succeeded in laying the ground work for a novel solid-state light source based on light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs). The group, led by Basel professors Catherine E. Housecroft and Edwin C. Constable, see LECs as potentially advantageous compared to LED because they are [...]

Cooledge Lighting has expanded its “light sheet” portfolio with SQUARE, a 1×1 lighting product that requires no heat-sink and can be snapped together to create a larger luminous plane capable of being trimmed to size, even while powered. The light source can be affixed to almost any surface (and is flexible, allowing wrapping around columns [...]

ZELION HL Horticulture LED Grow Light Fixtures provide an LED solution for turf and landscape maintenance, commercial greenhouses and indoor gardening. Available in 25W, 50W, 100W and 150W versions and with a rated life of 100,000 hours, these luminaires provide an energy-saving and long-life alternative to high-pressure sodium luminaires. Through the use of targeted lighting [...]

The Matrix by Luminii is a slim-profile LED backlighting system that provides uniform backlighting with minimal cavity depth. The luminaire can be mounted directly on a surface using double-stick tape and secured with screws. A modular design permits multiple configurations. Click here to learn more.

I wrote this article for the February issue of tED Magazine. Reprinted with permission. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), four out of five lamps in service in commercial buildings 2010 were fluorescent, with a majority used in troffer (cross between “trough” and “coffer”) luminaires. Available in standard 1′x4′, 2′x4′ and 2′x2′ sizes, [...]

Cycle by Eureka Lighting—available in a variety of diameters, mounting methods and color temperatures—produces a glowing halo for large spaces. Click here to learn more.