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Cree’s New ZR FD LED Series Delivers 60% Energy Savings Versus Fluorescent Troffers

Cree, Inc. expands the award-winning ZR Series LED troffer portfolio with the introduction of the new ZR FD LED Series, a commercial spec-grade troffer that delivers superior energy efficiency of 130 lumens per watt. This performance increase provides customers with up to 60 percent energy savings versus fluorescent troffers.

29 Jun 2016

Orion’s Latest Record-Breaking Industrial Fixture to Join Patented LED High Bay Suite

Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lighting platforms, today announced the latest record-breaking industrial fixture to join its patented LED High Bay suite.

27 Jun 2016

NC State Researchers Develop New Tool to Detect, Measure Polarization of Light

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new tool for detecting and measuring the polarization of light based on a single spatial sampling of the light, rather than the multiple samples required by previous technologies. The new device makes use of the unique properties of organic polymers, rather than traditional silicon, for polarization detection and measurement.

27 Jun 2016

Orion Launches New APOLLO VaporTight Fixtures

27 Jun 2016

Multifunctional Ultrathin, Flat Lens Could Replace Bulky, Costly Machines Used for Testing Chirality

The natural world has several objects that are geometrically chiral. It is not possible to superimpose chiral objects onto their mirror image. For instance, human hands are mirror images, and so transplanting the right hand onto the left would be ridiculous. Amino acids, DNA and certain other molecules are said to be chiral.

24 Jun 2016

Researchers Discover New Phosphor that Could Make Next-Generation Fluorescent, LED Lighting More Efficient

Researchers from KU Leuven, the University of Strasbourg, and CNRS have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient. The team used highly luminescent clusters of silver atoms and the porous framework of minerals known as zeolites.

24 Jun 2016

Launch Fishers Office Building to Feature Legrand's Ethernet-Based LED Lighting System

Legrand®, a global leader in high-performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced it has joined the Cisco Digital Ceiling framework. Along with Superior Essex and Platformatics, Legrand will deploy an intelligent Power over Ethernet-based LED lighting system at the Launch Fishers office building in Fishers, Indiana.

23 Jun 2016

Soraa’s Point Source Optic Technology Based LEDs Highlight Art Showcased at Hong Kong Hotel

A top producer of GaN on GaNTM LED technology, Soraa has supplied LED lamps to the Hotel Stage located in the center of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Hotel Stage is not just a hotel but a tranquil retreat in the bustling neighborhood of Yau Ma Tei. The place is also a stage for local artists to display their craft.

22 Jun 2016

Cree’s Wide Range of LEDs Optimized for Horticulture Lighting

Cree, Inc. expands its industry-leading portfolio of LEDs optimized for horticulture lighting with the introduction of the new Cree XLamp® XQ-E Photo Red LED. The XQ-E Photo Red LED is capable of providing very high levels of growth-promoting light wavelengths from a footprint that is less than one-third the size of its closest competitor with similar output.

From WOLFSPEED, INC. 22 Jun 2016

Samsung Launches New Line-Up of LED Packages for Use in Automotive Lighting Applications

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced component solutions, announced today that it has introduced “Fx-CSP,” a line-up of LED packages which features chip-scale packaging and flexible circuit board technology, for use in automotive lighting applications.

21 Jun 2016

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