An Osram research team has succeeded in constructing the most efficient LED lamp in the world. The lamp in tubular form consumes only half the power of currently common fluorescent and LED tubes, and also achieves significantly superior colour rendering. 

Acuity Brands, Inc.​ introduces LED versions of popular lantern-style Valiant™ (AVP) and American Revolution Deluxe (ARD) post top luminaires from American Electric Lighting®. To improve energy efficiency and reduce maintenance, the new AVPL2 and ARDL luminaires have been upgraded to include the latest LED light engines from Acuity Brands.

With just under a week to go before the start of the trade show Light+Building, Verbatim announce they will unveil a number of LED lamp innovations from Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation: a dichroic-effect MR16 LED lamp; advanced omnidirectional optics for Classic A lamps; and the development of a range of true-colour flame candle lamps utilizing VxRGB technology.

Collar Lamp is a lamp, which unites simple Scandinavian design with Spanish elegance. The organic shape of the lampshade reflects a pleasant, diffuse light into the room. The lamp consists of three parts; a base, a LED-bulb and a lampshade.

Access Fixtures continues to expand its line of stainless steel LED bollard lights with a new model featuring a classic reflector and 10 watt LED. The new LED stainless steel bollard light is equipped with a standard reflector to help distribute the light downwards. Beyond leading architectural fashion, the bollard light is constructed with a die cast aluminum interior and stainless steel exterior. The stainless steel housing prevents corrosion, rust, and stains typically caused by years of exposure to the elements. The cast aluminum interior provides structural strength and additional heat sinking. Bollard lights provide light and safety on path and walkways in commercial, municipal and residential areas.

Soraa, specialist in GaN on GaN™ LED technology, announced the world's most efficient LED, which it will integrate into the market's first full-visible-spectrum, large form factor lamps. Soraa's third generation (Gen3) GaN on GaN™ LED achieves world-record setting wall-plug-efficiency, outperforming the nearest competitor by 20% at normal operating conditions. In just one year, Soraa has achieved a remarkable 30% increase in white lumen per watt (lm/W) efficiency over its prior generation LED, setting a pace of technology evolution unrivalled in the LED industry. Soraa's Gen3 LED will be available in the second quarter of this year in a variety of product offerings: modules, large form factor PAR and AR lamps, and MR16 lamps.

Ledzworld, the innovator behind the top brands in commercial LED lighting, announced today it has added a sleek and sophisticated ultra-dimmable AR-111 LED lamp to its product line—the world's first true retrofit sized premium 850 lumen, single light source AR-111 LED lamp. The company's AR-111 Platinum Ultra Dimmable LED lamp offers manufacturers, installers and designers a relentlessly tested, cost-competitive, efficient, and impeccably designed replacement for outdated halogen bulbs.

Understanding that quality of light is essential to the widespread adoption of LED lighting, Soraa discussed this week at SPIE Photonics West 2014 how whiteness rendering has a strong effect on lighting and object preference.

The experts at Lights 4 Living have responded to a poster that uses conductive ink to transform into a LED lamp.

According to the reports from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the LED lamp from Philips that won the L Prize in the 60 W replacement category has shown no reduction in light output after 25,000 hours of continuous lumen maintenance testing. The prize was awarded in August 2011. DOE has tested 200 Philips lamps for 7,000 hours in a specially constructed high-temperature (45° C) facility, so it predicted the Philips lamps would keep lumen maintenance of 97.1% at 25,000 hours. Even though this far exceeded the competition’s 70% requirement, DOE&rsquo...

Collection is Made in the USA and draws inspiration from factory shades of the early 20th century  Troy Lighting is proud to showcase a number of pieces from its RLM collection at the summer Dallas International Lighting Market taking place from June 20-23, 2013. Inspired by factory shades of the early 20th century, these nostalgic fixtures (combined with updated lamping technology) are destined to be “classics” for home and commercial environments.

MR-16 LED lamps USHIO America’s Solid State Lighting Group, a leader in the specialty and general lighting marketplaces, announced the launch of its new LED MR-16 series called Uphoria™ which replaces higher wattage halogen MR-16 Lamps. Uphoria LED MR-16 lamps incorporate the highest quality Cree LED’s, a customized optical design, and special thermal management characteristics that provide energy efficiency, long life, and reliable quality. At 6.5 watts in a standard MR-16 form factor, Uphoria LED lamps incorporate a ...

Lighting Science Group Corporation announced the launch of a revolutionary “Edison inspired” A19 and GP19 LED lamp as a direct replacement for traditional general purpose lighting. Created with the most advanced thermal materials available, these lamps are unmistakably lighter and more efficient, while less expensive, than ever before. These LED-optimized lamps truly replicate the form, weight and function of the incandescent Edison-shaped bulb that is most familiar to residential consumers and professionals alike.

At LIGHTFAIR International 2013, Thermal Solution Resources, LLC (TSR) introduced the world’s smallest wireless LED lamp – the intelliSSL™ MR16 which can be controlled remotely from iOS, Android or Windows smartphones, tablets or PCs. The intelliSSL lamp incorporates an ultra-compact driver architecture with a powerful antenna system, designed to maximize reception strength, and uses the ultra-low-power JN5168 wireless microcontroller from NXP Semiconductors N.V. The patent-pending intelliSSL design provides strong wire...

AAMSCO Lighting is proud to announce that the Alinea - America’s first UL listed incandescent architectural lamp fixture, is now available in LED. The patented Alinea LED offers a complete linear illumination system in three standard sizes and a choice of color temperatures ranging from 2,500K to 3,500K for accent lighting in commercial and residential applications. Consuming only 4 to 11 watts per fixture, Alinea LED delivers 225 to 700 lumens per watt with a 25,000 hour estimated average life. The fixture measures a minimal 1.14” in height and comes...

 High output in a compact package. The new infrared (IRED) Oslon black SFH 4716S from Osram Opto Semiconductors is one of the most powerful IREDs on the market with an optical output of 1030 milliwatts (mW). And with a beam angle of 150 degrees this IRED offers perfect illumination at a range of a few meters. It is therefore ideal for gesture detection systems linked to computer games or for optical safety systems in the automotive sector. But the infrared diode is capable of even more. With external optics and tight focusing even distant objects can be perfectly illuminated with infrared light.

  As a brilliant start to 2013, MEGAMAN is ready to go one step further by launching its new “Economy Series” LED lamps at the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2013 (Spring Edition). The show will be a premier business and marketing platform for MEGAMAN to exhibit its new range of LED products and introduce its design concept to lighting buyers from around the world (the previous year’s show reached more than 15,220 buyers in 106 countries and regions worldwide).  During the fair, MEGAMAN will showcase eco-conscious and high-quality......

 As a leading and innovative eco-lighting solution provider, MEGAMAN is proud to launch its “Economy Series” LED lamps to expand its LED product portfolio which enables more consumers to benefit early payback period from switching to high-quality, energy-efficient and cost-effective LED light sources in mass market. New EU Energy Label Effective 1 September 2013 With exceptionally high efficacy (lumen per watt), MEGAMAN’s “Economy Series” LED lamps are all rated Class A+ in the new EU Energy Label scheme, which will come into effect on 1 September 2013. The highest efficacy ......

 Osram is showing its first LED spotlight for event and studio lighting at Prolight + Sound, the international leading fair for event technology taking place from 10 to 13 April in Frankfurt on Main, Germany. In addition, a new LED component with adjustable colour temperature as well as new variants of the lamps for moving-head spotlights will be on display.   Kreios SL: in LED projector light The Kreios SL, the first LED spotlight from Osram, is celebrating its debut in Frankfurt. With luminous flux exceeding 3000 lumens, it is currently the strongest LED spotlight available on the market. The luminaire is ideal for effect light with exhibitions, fairs and shows or as background lighting for studio recordings. Kreios SL replaces standard 100 W to 250 W halogen spotlight solutions and is an especially economic alternative for event and studio experts; the spotlight has a service life of up to 30,000 hours, and relamping is not required. With comparable halogen spotlights on the other hand, relamping has to be carried out......

Taiwan Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI),Taiwan Optoelectronic Semiconductor Industry Association (TOSIA) , and Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA), on March 26th at Taiwan’s Lighting Technology Exhibition announced that Taiwan domestic market will be the first to promote “LED easy to read labeling” label. With easy to read design and numbers, the four most important targets for the LED bulb products are easily shown, which include color temperature, luminous flux, color rendering index, and luminous efficiency, supplying consumers with clear and simple reference material when buying LED bulbs.  This is for LED bulb product guarantee, and also to ensure consumer rights.  Among these, LED bulb product and lighting leading manufacturers Delta Electronics, Everlight, China Electric and other company supported outside packaging usage of these labels.

Lextar Electronics Corp. (“Lextar” or the “Company) (TAIEX: 3698) announces the release of 8-foot T8 LED high-efficiency tubes, using Lextar LM-80 certified LED packaging products. The tubes sport 110 lm/W and above efficiency, and are expected to be mass produced in 2/q 2013, upon which one of Lextar’s main Japan-based brand customers will received first shipments. Lextar will showcase the technology for the first time to the public from March 26-29 at the Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS 2013).

Amer Maleh, LEED AP, has been appointed Global Accounts Manager for Feelux Lighting, the 37-year-old manufacturer of seamless linear T5 and LED energy-conserving architectural and commercial indoor lighting systems.  Peter Augusta, Director of Feelux, America, made the announcement from the US Headquarters location in Duluth, Ga.  “In the not so distant past I would have hired a National Accounts Manager.  However, vertical markets such as Retail and Hospitality are expanding outside our borders to areas with emerging economies, now more than ever,” commented Peter Augusta. “Amer's title and focus is recognition of this shift and positions Feelux Lighting to maximize its international presence and ability to deliver and support projects around the Globe.”

Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today announced three new two-channel solid state lighting (SSL) LED drivers that provide accurate color control for two-color LED light engines. In addition, the LED drivers deliver the most efficient power management, with the lowest component count, for high CRI LED lamps. Ideal for applications including general lighting, residential and commercial lighting, architectural lighting, and mood lighting, the LED drivers consist of the Atmel MSL2021, MSL2023, MSL2024; all can be accompanied with an Atmel AVR®  MCU or ARM® processor-based MCU for a complete system solution in a variety of luminaires and lamp configurations.

Lighting design is generally assumed space illumination calculation to determine the configuration of the lighting equipment without any rays going through the window during the night.Excellent luminous environment not only have sufficient illumination sources, the allocation of uniform illumination, but also avoid glare as much as possible. The glare is a visual phenomena which people feel uncomfortable to reduce observed detail or target because of the brightness distribution or brightness range of the unfit, or the existence of extreme luminance contrast. At present the glare probl...

Borealis Lamps Will Reduce Lighting Costs by 80 Percent and Last Up To 10 Years   PolyBrite International, Inc. manufacturer and creator of Borealis® LED Lamps and Lighting Systems announced the installation of Borealis LED lamps at the Illinois Executive Mansion in Springfield.  Borealis lamps will reduce interior lighting costs by about 80 percent and should last for up to 10 years.   Ninety-five percent of the Executive Mansion’s interior light fixtures will be LED equipped as a result of the PolyBrite installation. ...

SWITCH Lighting(TM) is offering liquid-cooled LED A-lamps to the hospitality industry and has received great feedback on their light quality--which matches the warm, room filling glow, and dimmability of an incandescent, with no drawbacks like the warm-up time and hazardous ingredients associated with CFLs. The full line includes 40, 60, 75, and 100 watt-equivalents, with the latest addition of the first-ever 3-Way LED lamp. Named SWITCH3-Way, it's a 25/50/75 watt-equivalent LED replacement A-Lamp. The full line is also on display for the hospitality...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Testing and certification organization MET Laboratories as a Certification Body (CB) for Luminaires (including sub-components), Integral LED Lamps, & Set-Top and Cable Boxes under the ENERGY STAR® program. The EPA recognition establishes MET as an independent third-party eligible to certify products to ENERGY STAR energy efficiency requirements for these categories, in addition to already recognized categories.   MET Labs qualifies and verifies that produ...

Marvell has teamed up with Cree on new LED lamp joint reference design. The new A19 60-watt dimmable LED lamp reference design combines the Cree® XLamp® LEDs and Marvell® 88EM8183 deep-dimming TRIAC LED driver integrated circuit (IC), enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original device manufacturers (ODMs) to offer the highest compatibility with existing dimmers. The new design delivers industry-leading deep dimming performance with system efficacy of more than 75 lumens per watt. At Lightfair International 2012, the A...

SWITCH Lighting™ Shows Off Full Family of Liquid-Cooled LED Lamps, New Technology at LIGHTFAIR   SWITCH Lighting™, the first company to offer a true LED replacement to the incandescent with no compromises, is announcing the availability of its highly-anticipated family of LED A-lamps. They are the only liquid-cooled LED A-lamps that can be used in any fixture, any orientation, and anywhere – indoors and out. After first introducing their innovative technology last year, SWITCH’s LED lamps are now in produ...

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com has introduced a powerful LED hand lamp to its line of explosion proof approved work lights that provides the versatility of a compact hand lamp with the high output of an LED equipped bulb assembly. The EPL-FL26-LED-100 is a compact yet powerful work light that produces three times the illumination of comparable fluorescent work lights without the problems of fragile glass lamps and bulky ballasts or transformers. Equipped with 100 feet of explosion proof cord and constructed to withstand rigorous use, this lamp is ideal for close wo...