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Product Monday: pureLiFi Launches Light Antenae ONE
pureLiFi, a leading LiFi component manufacturer, launched their latest Light Antenna Module at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The cutting-edge wireless communications antenna is the first of its kind,…
Universal’s Chris Holstein Talks Distributor Opportunity Replacing LED Drivers
I recently had the opportunity to interview Chris Holstein, VP Product Management, Pricing, Marketing for Universal Douglas for an article I’m developing for the May 2023 issue of tED Magazine,…
Horticultural Lighting To Fight Pests
Image: Pexels.com An area of growing research and practice is using lighting to help control agricultural pests. This can include horticultural lighting in indoor growing facilities (aka controlled environment…
Aging Retinas Receive 86% Less Blue Light Compared To Children
New research from the University of Zaragoza in Spain quantifies how the aging eye restricts the amount of circadian light reaching the retina based on photopic illuminance reaching the corneal…
Innovators in Residential Healthcare: Circadian Principles & Practice
Dr. Shelly James, Founder of Age of Light Innovations Group, is hosting a webinar, Innovators in Residential Healthcare: Circadian Lighting Principles & Practice, to share best practices in circadian lighting…
Product Monday: Generative-Designed Heat Sinks Using Topology Optimization
A Belgian thermal management company named Diabatix nv is offering custom-designed heat sinks that use artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) generative design to create computer-generated shapes that can be optimized to…
DLC Report Quantifies The Non-Energy Benefits Of Networked Lighting Controls
In January, the Design Lights Consortium (DLC) published a new report about quantifying the non-energy benefits (NEB) of networked lighting controls (NLC). The most valued non-energy benefits varied by stakeholders,…
Five U.S. Cities Prepare To Fine Building Owners For High Energy Use Or GHG Emissions
New York City, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and St. Louis are all preparing to fine building owners who fail to comply with new local regulations that in most cases,…
New Toshiba Phosphor Is Transparent With 6X Luminescence
Toshiba Corporation has unveiled a new photoluminescence technology, a novel phosphor that delivers excellent solubility in polymers or organic solvents, where it is transparent and colorless under visible light, and…
Towns In France Let The Citizens Control The Streetlights
A company named Photon Group created a mobile APP called, J’Ignite Ma Rue,” which enables citizens to control the streetlights in their neighborhood. Currently, eleven towns in France are allowing…
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