2015-10-16

Hot Picks of the Week Oct. 12-16

Tata Power and Osram India have formed a LED joint initiative in Mumbai to lower LED tube prices to US $1.62. This is very close to the Indian government’s targeted price of less than US $1 in 2014. A lot of grow light developments in the last two weeks. A Japanese company Spread is planning to start constructing an automated vegetable factory in spring 2016. Meanwhile the U.S. government is financing an innovative lighting research project that aims to use lighting to boost plant immunity. Sharp also announced an innovative LED bulb its developing in partnership with Hiroshima prefecture to keep plants safe from moths.
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ams OSRAM, a global leader in intelligent sensor and emitter technologies, has filed a patent infringement complaint in the United States against Spider Farmer, a manufacturer of indoor farming luminaires, and has also taken further action bas... READ MORE

Recently, the world’s largest monolithic LED virtual production volume—jointly developed by Absen and Versatile Media—made a high-profile debut, drawing widespread attention across the industry and beyond. As a global leader ... READ MORE