Endo company Icon International is introducing Japanese new track LED lights to the U.S. grocery sector. According to the company, the series of RS track LED lights is the first of Endo’s 2600 products that ICON will be bringing to the U.S. market. Michael Goeller, ICON president, introduced that “The RS light provides energy savings of 75% over conventional lighting and almost 30% over existing LED lights. It has higher lighting output and sells for 10-20% less than existing LEDs.” About ICON International ICON designs...

Active-Semi is to showcase a breakthrough LED lighting solution at the 4th Lighting Japan LED/OLED Technology Expo in Tokyo on January 18-20. The new ACT801/802 LED driver ICs are based on Active-Semi's patented Active Direct Drive(TM)and patent-pending Active Valley Fill(TM) technologies. This solution dramatically reduces an LED bulb component count from over 50 devices down to 10 and eliminates the need for the electrolytic capacitor and magnetic components while eliminating conventional flicker and stroboscopic effects. With superior ...

At the Garden Street, nanming district, Guiyang city, All the Solar&Wind hybrid LED Street lights from SPARK will lightened in the evenings, which break the darkness of the night. They not only make the city’s night more beautiful, but also provide the reliable and green lighting source for the residents. The Solar&Wind hybrid LED Street lights from SPARK was integrated the resource system(Solar&Wind hybrid) with the LED lighting system(energy-saving) effectively, make it keep the advantage of energy-saving and environment...

Californian-based firm Switch has launched new liquid-cooled LED light bulbs which is first 'eco' light that's as bright as a normal 100w bulb. The bulb was showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was set to retail for £24 when it eventually goes on sale. According to Brett Sharenow, strategy officer for the company, the big thing about this bulb is it uses 80 per cent less energy than an incandescent. The LED light bulbs are presently available only for the US 120-volt system, but the company plans to release versi...

Acuity Brands has rolled out its LED indoor ambient lighting portfolio with the launch of the Z Series LED striplight by Lithonia Lighting®. The Z Series luminaires support a wide range of retrofit and new construction applications, including uplight and downlight in commercial, retail, manufacturing, warehouse, cove and display.   The Z Series luminaires are available in both T5 and T8 lengths, and may be surface-mounted or suspended with chain, aircraft cable or stem. The Z Series luminaires are available in white, galvanized, matte black and smoke gray...

Optics for Hire, an engineering and product development company located in a suburb of Boston, announced today it has developed a lens design based on the new CREE XB-D LED. OFH Lighting‟s 20 mm TIR optic has a 8.3 degree beam angle and 16 degree field angle with uniform color and intensity. Additional beam pattern designs will be available in the coming weeks. The XB-D LED provides double the lumens-per-dollar as the previous generation of CREE LEDs. “For the best performance, an LED optic should be optimized for the chip to be used. Seco...

The Company continues to invest in energy-efficient LED lighting solutions to support sustainable design practices. Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, is pleased to announce its products represent approximately 50 percent of the recommended commercial LED models on the DesignLights™ Consortium (DLC) Qualified Product List (QPL). The DLC, a collaboration of Canadian and United States utility companies and regional energy efficiency organizations ...

LED lighting manufacturer Evluma announces the release of a short mogul base version of the Clearlight 50W Beacon LED retrofit for dusk-till-dawn fixtures. This shorter version of the Beacon places the light source higher up in the fixture for those customers who wish to use the refractor optics of the legacy device to modify the light distribution. The short version of the Clearlight Beacon is also available with a medium (E26) base, or a GU-24 base, opening up the Clearlight line for use in Commercial and Industrial applications, such as can lights, soffit lights and g...

Luminus Devices, Inc., is demonstrating the latest projector products illuminated by the company's projection chipsets at CES, January 10-13, in Las Vegas, NV. Visitors can get a chance to see a side-by-side demonstration featuring an LED projector with brightness comparable to a traditional lamp-based projector rated at 2200 ANSI lumens. The company will also display a 4000 lm hybrid LED/Laser projector based on its latest Red and Blue LED technology solutions. In the ultra-portable projectors category, Luminus will demonstrate several projectors ...

Anomax has designed 100-watt LED bulb that uses only 12W of power and is 48% more efficient. Anomax's super energy efficient lights pair their patent pending IPCHS(TM) substrate technology (a low cost metal-core board with circuits directly plated on alumina) with off-the-shelf LED diodes. Anomax names this break-through technology LMR(TM) for Light Made Right. According to an independent R&D lab report, "LMR(TM) 100-watt bulb's total power consumption is only 11.9W with a total light output of an incandescent 100-watt bulb. IPCHS...

 Controller Brings Patented, Stand-Out Dimming Capabilities to LED and HID Fixtures Faced with shrinking budgets, cities and states across the nation are being challenged to curb costs. A new GE Lighting system is helping meet this charge with a dimming system that reduces electricity costs for outdoor lighting. The newly patented GE Lighting controller (U.S. Patent 8,038,481) brings dimming capabilities to LED and HID outdoor fixtures, enabling end users to control when light fixtures turn on and off and the light output of the fixture. The contro...

Advanced LED Platform Doubles Lumens-per-Dollar to Accelerate Adoption of LEDs Driving the next generation of mainstream LED lighting adoption, Cree, Inc. introduces the breakthrough XLamp® XB-D LED. The first LED based on an innovative new Cree technology platform, the XLamp XB-D LED ushers in a new era of price-performance for lighting-class LEDs. This LED can further simplify designs, ultimately removing a key barrier to widespread LED implementation—up-front system cost. The XB-D LED delivers twice the lumens-per-do...

Toshiba has launched E-CORE LED 6W candle shaped incandescent lamps. The new lamp delivers a true 250 lumen, 25W incandescent lamp replacement without compromising on the quality of light. The design of the virtual filament inside the E-CORE Candle LED gives the superb illusion of a traditional lamp and directs the light in a uniform and elegant manner perfect for chandeliers, table lamps and wall mounted decorative fixtures. The range is available in clear and frosted, SES and BC,as well as Ball shape versions....

Carmanah has released the EG500 solar LED outdoor lighting system, its latest product and most powerful solar-powered outdoor light to date. The EG500 solar LED outdoor streetlight, the largest in the EG-series product line, is capable of providing over 11,000 lumens for multi-lane highway light levels. It is a reliable and robust alternative to traditional AC lighting. The EG500 features a top-of-pole integrated design which allows for an easy and rapid installation and superior theft and vandalism protection. The EG500 leverages award-winning design elements of...

Sony has unveiled a "Crystal LED Display"--a 55-inch prototype TV that actually uses miniature LED in place of pixels at CES 2012. The Sony prototype uses 6 million LEDs (2 million each of red, green, and blue) mounted directly on the front of the display, which Sony says improves the efficiency of light output. According to the company,the technology is superior to both LCD and plasma, with higher contrast, a wider color gamut, and wider viewing angles. While the TV is nowhere near actual production, Sony says it could be used in a wide range o...

GlacialLight’s LED lighting products recently have lit up the M/s P.N.Gadgil & Co.Kothrud, Pune Showroom, located in theupper middle-class suburb of Kothrud, India. The Pune Showroom installed GlacialLights GL-DL06 overhead LED lights and GL-MR16-5W LED display lamps and saw over 72% in electrical savings. The GL-DL06 overhead LED lights and GL-MR16-5W LED display lamps shine bright, pleasing light for a minimum of 30,000 and 20,000 hours, respectively. With these long lives GlacialLight's LEDs will lead to lowered ...

Wavien Inc. has joined hands with WattWorks Inc. to introduce a LED Point Light, designed and manufactured by WattWorks, using Wavien’s proprietary LED Recycling Technology for Visual Inspection Applications. Wavien’s RLT technology allows narrow, high intensity beams to be generated. The recycling of light allows the otherwise wasted light to be directed toward the target, increasing the intensity. This technology has been applied to spot lights, flashlight, and projector applications. The application of the RLT technology to the Point Ligh...

"The high intelligent LED street lamp industrialization project” which was operated by SPARK was approved by the state ministry of science and technology currently, and was listed as the 2012 national torch project. It is marked that SPARK was not only becoming the leading enterprise who can supply LED street lamp solution project, but also consolidate the status of SPARK in semiconductor lighting industry. The Torch Plan is a guidance plan which develops Hi-tech industry in China, approved by the State Council in August 1988, organized and implem...

San Francisco based LED lighting company, Elemental LED announced that it is a sponsor of On the Green Road, a recent project by Bay Area-based environmentalists Cece Reinhardt and Brenda Daugherty who retrofitted a 2003 Airstream so that it could operate sustainably off the grid.   Reinhardt and Daugherty aim to travel around the U.S. in the retrofitted Airstream hauled by a bio-fueled Dodge Ram. Elemental LED outfitted the Airstream with LED lighting inside and out, which is integral to keeping the Airstream’s energy-consumption low. Reinhar...

OSRAM's Lab.Me laboratory has designed a new nice concept OLED lamp called the A4,featuring a single round Orbeos OLED lighting panel,which can be folded to fit inside an A4 envelope.

Unique tube assembly accommodates custom lengths for retrofit or new designs TT electronics Optoelectronics Business Unit today announced the OPA779 Series of display lighting for indoor illumination. The OPA779 delivers all of the benefits of LEDs namely energy efficiency, longer life and light quality ¬ in a unique tube assembly that makes it easy for manufacturers to make the leap from fluorescent to more energy-efficient LED based systems. Able to emit a uniform and consistent white lighting pattern within its length, the OPA799 Series provides exceptional...

GlacialLight’s LED Spotlights and Panel Lights have helped Gong Clinic in Kaohsiung go green. By changing their outdoor 250W mercury lights with GlacialLight’s GL-SP60 LED spotlights, the Gong Clinic has seen 76% reduction in their outdoor energy usage for lighting. Additionally, the Gong Clinic has reduced their indoor lighting energy consumption by 64% with the replacement of traditional T8 tubular lights with 10 GL-PL0606A LED panel lights. Including the fact that these GlacialLight LED lights have a minimum life span of 30,00...

Lately, American designer Victor Vetterlein has created a fresh LED desk lamp. According to him, the design is inspired by tall wet grass, where the water droplets amplify sunlight and the grass stems bend downward from the weight of the moisture. The stems of FRESH are bendable in all directions to direct prismatic light as a group or individually. The lamp is composed of a rubber coated metal base, neoprene coated solid aluminum arms, and a dimmable LED light source with an acrylic magnifying lens. The power voltage converter necessary for operating the low ener...

Arizona based health science research organization, Science of Light (SOL) has begun accepting pledges for its green schools indoor environmental project - Enlightened Schools: “Smart Lights = Smart Kids.” According to research studies, lighting in schools can dramatically affect children’s health and their ability to learn. Children spend up to 40 hours per week in school buildings. Much of this time is spent under fluorescent lighting that emits hazardous radiation and radio frequency waves that contribute to a toxic “light polluted” indoor e...

The Everett School District has led LED revolution. James Monroe Elementary is believed to be the first public school to go almost entirely LED.   Schools are seeing LEDs in a whole new light. Many teachers at the school say the LED light is a "warmer light," better for teaching and learning. One kindergarten teacher said she no longer needs her reading glasses in the classroom. Although LEDs cost more at the front end, administrators say they will make up for it in energy and replacement costs.  ...

Tech Lighting announced its breakthrough on new 13-inch and 19-inch Unilume LED Undercabinet System fixtures for residential and commercial use. The company prepares to showcase the new products at the Dallas International Lighting Market, January 19 - 23. The Unilume features an Intematix ChromaLit(TM) remote phosphor light source to produce an even, glare-free wash of light along its entire length. It uses 30 LEDs per foot, a 98% reflective mixing chamber and a remote phosphor element, which illuminates as a single crisp bar of light. This is both attractive...

AWARD-winning LED lighting specialists MHA Lighting has expanded its product range for 2012. Experts at the Greater Manchester-based lighting manufacturers have unveiled their RodLite GRP range which acts as a direct replacement for fluorescent tubes – but has all the benefits of LEDs. The RodLite GRP’s patented LED technology creates glare-free uniformly distributed light and achieves LG Standards Lux levels – but typically uses 80% less energy. It is ideal for any internal or external application where fluorescent tubes are cu...

Scientists at UC San Diego have made a breakthrough on making millions of flourescent E. coli bacteria flash all at once, creating a sort of living LED screen. Jeff Hasty, a professor of biology and bioengineering led the research team in the university's Division of Biological Sciences and BioCircuits Institute.   It took him and his team about five years and a series of papers to develop what he calls the "biopixels" that make up the living LED screen. Firstly, date back to 2008, Hasty and his team published a paper that showed how they built ...

LG Electronics will showcase the world's largest OLED TV with 55 inches they claim at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.   The new LG OLED TV generates the most natural colors of any TV set at a much lower price point than could have been achieved using the standard manufacturing process.   What sets LG's TV picture apart from other OLED TVs is 4-Color Pixels and Color Refiner which work together to generate natural and accurate colors that are sharp and consistent. The 4-Color Pixels feature allows for mor...

Recently, a German company has utilized LEDs to create ‘virtual sky’ of passing clouds for office workers. The Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO replicate the feeling of spaciousness and freedom what we experience outdoors into indoors: a luminous ceiling that extends across the entire room simulates lighting conditions which resemble those produced by passing clouds – conveying the impression that you are sitting outdoors. The innovative luminous ceiling, which was developed by the Fraunhofer researchers and their partn...