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Cree Introduces Four New High Efficacy, High Lumen Output CXA LED Arrays

Cree, Inc. announces new CXA LED Arrays, boasting high lumen output and high efficacy in a family of single, easy-to-use components. Optimized to simplify designs and lower system cost, Cree’s newest CXA LEDs can deliver system-level performance ranging from 500 to 5000 lumens and up to 146 LED lumens-per-watt, enabling applications ranging from LED replacement lamps to commercial downlights.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 24 Oct 2012

Texzon and NEUTEX LED Lighting Sign Deal to Provide Energy Efficient Solutions

NEUTEX LED Lighting a division of NEUTEX Advanced Energy Group Inc, has entered into an electricity supply and LED Lighting reseller agreement with Dallas based Texzon Utilities.

20 Oct 2012

O2Micro Introduces New LED Driver Controllers

O2Micro® International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM), a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today extended the Company's Free Dimming™ technology and lighting product portfolio with the introduction of the OZ8024 and OZ8024R LED Driver Controllers.

18 Oct 2012

Three Models of Orion Energy Systems LED Fixture Secure DLC Qualification

Three models of Orion Energy Systems’ LED fixture were recently added to the DesignLights™ Consortium Qualified Products List after third-party testing resulted in a 96.57 lumens per watt rating for Orion’s LED high bay fixture.

18 Oct 2012

New Research May Lead to Smaller, Lighter and Cheaper Communication Devices

Light might one day be used to cool the materials through which it passes, instead of heating them, thanks to a breakthrough by engineers at Lehigh and Johns Hopkins Universities.

17 Oct 2012

ST Rolls Out Fault-Management Chip for Safety-Oriented LED Signage and Lighting

LED lights for critical applications such as vehicle lights, streetlamps and emergency lights are even more dependable and long-lasting thanks to a new fault-management chip from STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.

17 Oct 2012

Tempo Launches Series 5000 Line of Mid-Range Linear LED Lighting Solutions

Tempo Industries, a leading manufacturer of superior-quality modular and linear LED lighting with a 25-year lighting industry success record, today announced its new Series 5000 line of mid-range linear LED lighting solutions.

16 Oct 2012

Researcher Studies How Buildings Can Use Daylight to Become More Energy-Efficient

Light is an important commodity in real estate: A nice splash of direct sunshine can lift the value of any house or apartment. But sunlight is a housing asset in another way. A healthy dose of it means any given building can use solar power extensively, as a potentially cheaper and more environmentally friendly energy option.

16 Oct 2012

Chevrolet Dealership Improves Outdoor Lighting with EverLast Induction Luminaires

"They should move the showroom outside," said a salesman at the Kelly Chevrolet dealership regarding the recent lighting upgrade. In the summer of 2012, the Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Chevrolet dealer partnered with Schielle Thornton Electric to complete an initiative to significantly improve their outdoor lighting.

15 Oct 2012

Holonyak’s Path to LED Discovery

Fifty years ago today, 33-year-old GE scientist Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., invented the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED), a device that GE colleagues at the time called “the magic one” because its light, unlike infrared lasers, was visible to the human eye.

11 Oct 2012

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