Larson Electronics has announced the release of a pedestal mounted work light designed for high output and versatile portability. The WAL-PM-150LED Portable LED Work Area Light produces 12,000 lumens of light output and features a rugged aluminum pedestal mount for convenient portability.

Every kid has a dream to live upon a treehouse and hide his or her face behind tree branches. However, most of us are unable to achieve such a difficult dream for build a firm, wide tree house in some beautiful location. Believe it or not, there is actually one place that accomplishes this fantasy. Inspired by the nature, the Yellow Treehouse Restaurant, which offers 25 seats, in New Zealand is a stunning architecture that typically built on an enormous redwood tree for diners to enjoy their dishes while being immersed into the wonderful environment. As the dusk fall, you can also see the restaurant shines like a golden cocoon wrapped up by dark shade. This astonishing architecture is a significant project of a New Zealand based architecture studio – Pacific Environment Architects Ltd. (PEL).

Following the expansion of the LED lighting market, Epistar president Li Bingjie during an interview on September 4th pointed out that once LED lighting permeability broke 10 percent, usage rate increased exponentially. LED lighting wafer usage by 2015 is estimated to equal that of backlight usage. Epistar’s lighting market strategy is therefore focused on increasing market share.

LED wafer manufacturer Epistar’s president Li Bingjie revealed that with the company successful entrance into supply chains of European and Asian based automotive makers, their next target is the Korean automotive supply chain.

Taking the visitors on a journey to space and back.

Phoenix Products Company, Inc. announces the launch of the DLAW, a 16W LED Task Light that provides a lucrative option over similar non-LED fixtures and proposes a price reduction of up to 52 percent.

Cree LED Lighting Delivers Savings and Rapid Payback at New South Lake Tahoe Location 

UV LED curing systems technology company Air Motion Systems | AMS is set to showcase the latest generation power series from its Peak LED-UV platform for instant UV curing in high speed offset, flexo and inkjet printing applications

The first electric utility and wall dimmable 60W-incandescent-replacement LED light "bulb" priced under US$10

SEMICON Taiwan Semiconductor exhibition and LED Taiwan held a press conference yesterday before the exhibition officially launched on September 4th. SEMICON expressed that global semiconductor growth is stable and capital for 2013 is expected to be similar to that of 2012, with hopes that capital in 2014 will return to NT $44 Billion. 

LED Taiwan’s 2013 Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) exhibition will be launched on Sept. 4, 2013 to present the latest technology from domestic and international LED manufacturers and suppliers. Main themes of forums hosted at the show will include “LED technology forum,” “2013 Automation Technology for Solid-State Lighting Workshop,” and “TechXPOT”. Over the last year, the LED industry has been more cautious in expansions, and has been elevating its oversupply situation. 

Philips (China) Investment Co.,Ltd yesterday announced the establishment of Philips Energy Service Company (ESCO) in Wuhan.

China’s LED exports are impacted by a new wave of foreign technical barriers. According to market statistics, since 2012 the U.S., EU, Japan and other country and regions are implementing new LED standards. On Feb. 1, 2013, the EU stipulated all imported luminaires must enhance Electric and Magnetic Force (EMF) tests. Recently, the EU has also issued a new LED energy efficiency regulation that required all products exported to EU must meet the new standard starting from Sept. 1. The LED product lighting efficiency will be gradually raised though three phases starting from Sept. 1, 2013, Sept. 1, 2014, and Sept. 1, 2016.

When you flip the switch, you don’t want to wait for the compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulb to brighten up. GE Lighting’s award-winning Bright from the Start®, a hybrid halogen-CFL light bulb that provides instant brightness, is now available in a 100-watt replacement bulb for table or floor lamps, as well as globe lights commonly used for bathroom vanity lighting and recessed lighting in kitchen, living and dining rooms. They are perfect choices for residential lighting.

Most people become very home sick during holiday season, and for ethnic Chinese Moon Festival is a time that aggravates such longings, since it is usually a time for family reunions. As the traditional Chinese moon festival approaches, many products are combining modern technology with festival traditions, including LED moon cake lights below. These perfectly shaped “moon cakes” that resemble an exact replica of its edible cousin emit a gentle jade-like glow. 

Tridonic Dresden, the former LEDON OLED lighting, and Franhofer COMEDD are presenting a desk luminaire with flexible OLED at the Plastic Electronics 2013. The product is the result from a joint OLED project R2flex that was focused on the production of highly efficient organic devices on flexible substrates, manufactured in a roll-to-roll process technology. The project that successfully concluded recently, was funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research Germany (BMBF) with a total sum of about 11 million Euros over a period of 2.5 years.

The modular headquarters of the Organizing Committee  for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Games  is the first commercial building in Brazil to adopt GE Lighting’s Lumination™ ET Series Recessed LED Troffer, an ultra-thin fixture as thin as the width of a finger that brings modern styling to traditionally uninspired commercial ceiling spaces.

NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the 27-inch EA273WMi display as the newest member of its MultiSync® EA Series for enterprise users.

Larson Electronics announced the release of a two foot long hazardous location LED work light that provides better performance and reliability than standard incandescent and fluorescent work lights. The Explosion Proof Aluminum Body LED Work Light Provides High Output and Cool Operation. This explosion proof trouble light gives operators the ability to step down 120/277 to 12VDC or 24VDC via the inline C1D2 transformer to provide low voltage where required.

Lighting industry veteran takes on role as Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific region

The lighting specialists at Lights 4 Living have responded to the design of a chandelier which creates a forest in the room.

Nanoelectronics research centrer Imec of Belgium and Veeco Instruments Inc. are collaborating on a project aimed at lowering the cost of producing gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) -based power devices and LEDs.

Growing demands in the LED market were fueled by decreased product prices, government bans on incandescent light bulbs, and shift away from traditional lighting to more energy efficient LEDs. Financial service company Credit Suisse believes that from the current state of the industry, LED manufacturers have already begun moving in two different directions, with manufactures including Phillips Lumileds, OSRAM, CREE, Samsun LED, and Innotek mainly moving towards products and manufacturers such as Epistar, Lextar, and Seoul Semiconductors towards OEM

Traditional halogen track, spotlights, down lights and other common lighting can be easily and inexpensively upgraded to super-efficient LED Lighting. LED Canada’s new 5-watt COB LED GU10 and 5-watt COB LED MR16 are now available under CA$ 15 (US$ 14.21).

Advertising.my will be expanding its LED-based advertising services to Langkawi and Port Dickson, 2 of the top tourist destinations in Malaysia.

The dazzling display of 1,680 Philips Lumiblade GL26 tiles was installed in one of the largest OLED installation in Southeast Asia by installer SLT Asia in Providence, the Kuala Lumpur VIP club which opened in July, 2013.

EJ Thermal Technologies Inc., a supplier of high performance reliability test systems, has introduced a line of three new LM-80 qualified LED reliability test systems.

LED Canada works together with native leaders to provide low cost, high efficiency LED lights to native communities across Canada, with a "not-just-for-profit" model that delivers profits back to the communities LED Canada works with to stimulate innovation and local development.

The UK’s busiest train station, Clapham Junction, is set to achieve significant energy savings with the introduction of an intelligent lighting control system.

German semiconductor manufacturer, Azzurro LED Technologies, announced during a talk at ICNS-10 that the company’s technology has reached the capability of achieving “1 bin” GaN-on-Si LED wafers. While showing production values of less than 3 nm wavelength uniformity, the 1.0 nm result came straight from development. The record 1.0 nm result demonstrates the capability to achieving “1 bin” GaN-on-Si LED wafers.