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  A new high-performance LED driver has been developed by researchers from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering. The driver will provide brighter, more energy-efficient LED light bulbs.   How does it do it? The driver provides power to the light bulbs via a “multi-level PWM” or pulse-width modulation. This innovative approach has showed […]

A new report released from Navigant Research found that the market for lighting controls in commercial buildings would increase as the adoption rate of LED lighting systems increases. It predicted that the worldwide revenue of networked lighting controls will grow from $1.7 billion annually in 2013 to more than $5.3 billion by 2020.   “Building […]

The Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA in the greater New York City area is shining a little brighter these days. The 65,000 square foot building upgraded its lighting system last month.   The updated lighting includes the pool and surrounding area, which received minimal natural daylight.   Switching from their existing fluorescent and incandescent lamps, the YMCA opted […]

  This past May, the price of LED light bulbs declined globally by 1 percent. LEDInside, a research division of TrendForce, found that the most obvious price reduction was in Taiwan, but the U.S. also experienced a decrease as well.   The cost of LED light bulbs is higher than older incandescent bulbs, but is […]

  According to a report by IDTechEx, OLED lighting will account for just 1.3 percent of the market size of LED lighting in 2023.   The difference between the two lighting technologies is that OLED lighting is a surface emission device. While OLED lighting offers unique design features, it may only find a niche market […]

This year's Lightfair showcased some of the top trends and innovation unfolding this year. As it has for the last five years, LED continues to impress with its innovation. In fact, many vendors have produced LEDs that come in warmer temperatures (2700K and 3000K). Lighting control for digital LEDs was also showcased. "This year, a […]

The LightFair International in Philadelphia this year introduced a couple of new terms taking the industry by surprise: rolling retrofits and LED leapfrogging. Charlie Szoradi, CEO of Independence LED, explains how LED leapfrogging is "jumping to the end-game and retrofitting with LEDs, rather than repeatedly paying for the labor of installing slightly better fluorescents." Rolling […]

Compared to inefficient incandescent lighting, LED is an innovative technology. While the initial price point of LED bulbs are more expensive, the energy savings and projected life span may sway nonbelievers, especially in the growing industrial sector. A recent article from UK-based Catherine Dickinson examines the benefits of LED lighting to the industrial sector. "The […]

Replacing all the streetlights in New York City is no small job. The city, however, was on board with the idea of using LED lights city wide. In 2009, after completing thorough testing, a project to replace all the city's streetlights began and became a model for other cities to study and follow. The project […]