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Z-Wave Evolving In The Smart Home
Controls, Products + Technology

Z-Wave Evolving In The Smart Home

Apr 17, 2025

  The role of Z-Wave in the smart home industry is evolving, particularly in light of the emergence of Matter, a new universal standard for smart home connectivity. Z-Wave, once…

Light Turned Into A Supersolid
Research

Light Turned Into A Supersolid

Apr 16, 2025

Researchers have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by transforming laser light into a supersolid—a quantum state that exhibits both crystalline solid structure and frictionless fluid flow. Published in Nature, this work…

EV Charger Rebate Trends In 2025
Electrification

EV Charger Rebate Trends In 2025

Apr 15, 2025

  Briteswitch recently covered key trends in electric vehicle (EV) charger rebate programs for 2025, emphasizing their growing importance in supporting EV infrastructure amidst a volatile market caused by federal…

US DOE Finalized GSL Test Procedure
Legislation + Regulation

US DOE Finalized GSL Test Procedure

Apr 14, 2025

  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized and published clarifications to the test procedures for General Service Lamps (GSLs), including changes to how tunable white lamps are tested and expanded…

More Utilities Rebating LED Replacement Of Older LED
Energy + Environment, Lighting Industry

More Utilities Rebating LED Replacement Of Older LED

Apr 11, 2025

  More utilities are offering rebates focused on replacing older LED lighting with newer, more efficient models. Early adopters of LED lighting from a decade ago are now finding it…

Aerial Drone Lighting System Provides 300,000 Lumens
Products + Technology

Aerial Drone Lighting System Provides 300,000 Lumens

Apr 10, 2025

The Flying Sun 1000, developed by Freefly Systems, is an innovative drone lighting system designed to provide industrial-grade illumination for applications such as construction, emergency response, search and rescue, security,…

LEED Increases Bird-Safe Credits And Controversy
Codes + Standards, Energy + Environment

LEED Increases Bird-Safe Credits And Controversy

Apr 09, 2025

  The integration of bird-friendly measures into the widely recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system is both progress and controversial in protecting avian species from building-related…

The Trade War Is On
Legislation + Regulation, Lighting Industry

The Trade War Is On

Apr 08, 2025

The American Lighting Association (ALA) sent out a good summary of last week’s tariff escalations by the Trump Administration. President Trump is invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic…

Product Monday: 3- & 5-Channel Drivers For Tunable Arrays
Products + Technology

Product Monday: 3- & 5-Channel Drivers For Tunable Arrays

Apr 07, 2025

The ORB3 and ORB5 LED drivers from Arkalumen offer intelligent tunable spectra control within compact Zhaga-standard dimensions. These drivers are designed to provide lighting designers and fixture developers with greater…

New Humidity Sensing System Can Monitor Human Behavior
Controls, Research

New Humidity Sensing System Can Monitor Human Behavior

Apr 04, 2025

  Researchers from the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a cutting-edge humidity sensing system capable of monitoring human behaviors in real-time through the detection…

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