At the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) 2014 this week, smart lighting solutions takes the show grounds again. Other interesting trends in outdoor, retail and commercial lighting can also be seen at the show as manufacturers aim to add value to lighting products. Many reports are coming out of China this week regarding to industry subsidies as the country plans to channel more financial resources into the area to meet carbon emission reduction targets. Apple’s sapphire applications also catch headlines this week, as GTAT appears to scale up sapphire production, and iWatch’s adoption of sapphire watch covers goes official. For more info please see below:

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8. Bangkok Int’l Airport to Receive LED Upgrade

Special GILE 2014 Reports

1. Future Lighting Solutions to Feature Retrofit, Outdoor, Industrial and Architectural Lighting at GILE 2014

2. Sustainable and Intelligent Lighting Core of Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition

3. Top Five Trends at Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2014

What’s Trending 

1. Apple Rumored to be Releasing 5 Million OLED Display iWatches in Late 2014

2. Apple Files Patent for iPad Smart Cover Technology

3. ElectroniCast Consultants Forecast OLED General Lighting Market to Reach US $247.4 M by 2018

4. Memoori: The Changing LED Investment Landscape

5. The Application of Transparent LED Screen in the Field of Architectural Media

6. SEL and Nokia Develop Foldable OLED Panels

7. SEL and Sharp Unveil Prototype 8K OLED Notebook Panel

8. ITRI Flexible Displays on the Road to Commercialization within Two Years

Industry News

1. China-LED: Flip Chip Gold-Wire Free LED Package Trend to Benefit Downstream Manufacturers

2. Everlight Compensates Nichia as Ordered by U.S. Federal Court of Michigan

3. Bridgelux Announces Major Expansion of China Operations in Xiamen and Shanghai

4. San’an Opto Fujian Subsidiary Receives RMB 11.58 M Subsidy

5. Philips CityTouch Selects Sierra Wireless to Connect for Smart City Lighting Controls

6. Philips and Royal Dutch Football Association Kick Off Football LED Lighting Across Brazil

7. Crystal IS Introduces AlN Substrate Based LED Technology

8. Sumitomo to Expand GaN-on-SiC Device Production with AIXTRON System

9. Hubbell Lighting and Totus Solutions Enter Strategic Partnership

10. Lite-On Technology Revenue Up in May 2014

11. Lextar Cashes in on Backlight and Lighting Orders for May 2014

12. Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Business Announces Winners of the 37th Annual SOURCE Awards

13. LG Display to Supply Large OLED TV Panels to Panasonic

14. Intematix Releases High CRI Phosphor Powder in Face of Industry Patent Wars

15. Texas Instruments Gives Insight on How to Improve Backlight Efficiency in Portable Displays

16. MechaTronix Designs LED Coolers for New Xicato XIM and XTM LED Modules

New Products

1. Everlight Presents New Lighting Products and Technology at Guangzhou Int’l Lighting Fair

2. Universal Display Corporation Presents Advanced OLED Display and Lighting Technologies

3. VIZIO Launches Smart HDTV Collection Featuring Full-Array LED Backlighting

4. NEC Display Solutions Adds 30” LED-backlit Monitor with IPS Panel to MultiSync EA Series

5. New EarthBulb Plus LED Products Exceed CEC LED Standards

6. Sensity Systems Forms Strategic Advisory Board to Expand Light Sensory Networks

7. Osram Launches New Task Light Using Oslon Square LEDs

8. Power Integrations Introduces Driver Reference Designs for CREE LED Bulbs

9. LIA Laboratories Unmetered Supply Measurement Scheme

10. Opple Showcased Latest LED Products at GILE 2014

11. MicroSense Ships New LED Sapphire Wafer Measurement Tools for Process Control

12. Acuity Brands Launches New Lithonia Lighting Brand LED Downlight

Lighting Projects

1. Maracanã Stadium Lit Up by GE during 2014 Brazil World Cup

2. Kinetic Facade Receives Elegant New LED Lighting Design

3. Julien Bayle, Sound and Visual artist, talks to Future of Light (Part 2)

4. Gallery at Boston Historic Museum of Natural History Majestically Lit Up with LEDs

5. SL Green to Expand LED Lighting Retrofit at Nine Office Properties