“The first half of the fiscal year was challenging due to various factors. However, the long-term growth trend remains intact, while the reorganization and the technological shift are continuing,” said Olaf Berlien, CEO of OSRAM Licht AG. Osram generated slight growth in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018.... Read more
Engineering a Plastic-Eating Enzyme
Technology April 23, 2018
Engineering a Plastic-Eating Enzyme Scientists have engineered an enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics, providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems. The discovery could result in a recycling solution for millions of tonnes of plastic bottles, made of polyethylene terephthalate,... Read more
Cybersuit for HCL Investigations
Technology April 21, 2018
A Cybersuit for HCL Investigations? The Department of Electrical Engineering (Fakultät Elektrotechnik) at the West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau (Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau; WHZ) is presenting a new type of cybersuit at the Hanover Fair. This system combines data goggles with networked sensors that are integrated in the... Read more
Osram Launches Lightelligence for Energy Saving & Space Utilization in Smart Buildings
Technology April 11, 2018
Osram Launches Lightelligence for Energy Saving & Space Utilization in Smart Buildings At the end of March, Munich-based lighting stalwart Osram announced ‘Lightelligence’ an open IoT platform and ecosystem in the lighting business and beyond. Osram claims that Lightelligence saves on energy and labor costs while simplifying the development... Read more
Lightelligence from Osram Understands Space and Opens up New Dimensions in Energy Saving and Networked Sensors
Technology April 6, 2018
Lightelligence from Osram Understands Space and Opens up New Dimensions in Energy Saving and Networked Sensors Osram cuts lighting energy costs by more than 90 percent with Lightelligence Lightelligence is the IoT platform for light management and beyond Lightelligence understands space, providing invaluable insights into its utilization and environmental... Read more
DiiA and Zhaga Start Cooperation on IoT Solutions for Lighting The trend in lighting towards digitisation and the need for defining interfaces for sensors and connectivity modules is well recognized. Both the Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA) and the Zhaga Consortium (Zhaga) are developing important technology in this area.... Read more
The NEW Zhaga – Smart Standards. Smarter Lighting.
Technology March 18, 2018
The NEW Zhaga – Smart Standards. Smarter Lighting. Zhaga opens new business opportunities in digital lighting and service models by extending the scope of interface specifications. The NEW Zhaga will include interfaces for smart components such as sensors and connectivity modules and will focus on interoperability. This move is... Read more
An Integrated Ecosystem of Intelligent Solutions that Enhances People’s Wellbeing Through Light
Technology March 18, 2018
An Integrated Ecosystem of Intelligent Solutions that Enhances People’s Wellbeing Through Light Frankfurt, 18th March 2018 – Welcome to the Ideal City. At L + B, iGuzzini invites the lighting community to redesign the ideal city as the place where people are at the centre of everything, thanks to connections... Read more
Bringing Interoperability to Light – Silvair Joins Forces With Manufacturers to Enter the Lighting Ecosystem Driven by Bluetooth Mesh Networking Standard
Technology March 4, 2018
Bringing Interoperability to Light – Silvair Joins Forces With Manufacturers to Enter the Lighting Ecosystem Driven by Bluetooth Mesh Networking Standard San Francisco, March 6, 2018 – Silvair, a pioneer in lighting control technology using Bluetooth mesh networking standard, announces partnerships with Fulham, McWong International, Murata, Danlers, ERP Power... Read more
Echelon Introduces LumInsight Connected Outdoor Lighting Control Architecture for Making Cities Smarter
Technology February 25, 2018
Echelon Introduces LumInsight Connected Outdoor Lighting Control Architecture for Making Cities Smarter Santa Clara, CA. February 13, 2018 — “With the release of the latest version of its native cloud-based central management system, LumInsight® Cloud CMS, and its new LumInsight IoT Gateway, Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) has completed a... Read more
LiFi – What It Is, How It Works, What It Provides, How to Apply, and Its Future Prospects
Technology February 21, 2018
LiFi – What It Is, How It Works, What It Provides, How to Apply, and Its Future Prospects The acronym LiFi (Light Fidelity) was born at the beginning of the 2010s. Its name derives from the very well-known WiFi (Wireless Fidelity). The term VLC (Visible Light Communication) is used... Read more
Standardizing The IoT For A Brighter Future In Commercial Buildings By Evan Petridis, Chief System Architect at Enlighted The Internet of Things (IoT) technology is dramatically transforming the commercial building industry. It is empowering building owners to track data, gain intelligence and implement solutions that enhance workflow, processes and... Read more
TiL Forum: Practical Hints and Innovative Application of the Technologies
Technology November 22, 2017
TiL Forum: Practical Hints and Innovative Application of the Technologies The TiL 2017 Forum targeted planners, architects and lighting designers. The track also proved to be of interest for sales and marketing people learning from technicians and understanding the systems better. This complement to the technical LpS program was... Read more
Echelon Unveils InSight Cognitive Vision Technology To Enhance Safety And Reduce Outdoor Lighting Cost
Technology May 29, 2017
Echelon Corporation recently unveiled a patent-pending cognitive vision-based technology that can enable a wide range of smart city and smart campus applications. Echelon InSight™ utilizes artificial intelligence in vision-enabled edge devices, optimized for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications. With InSight, traffic data is collected and processed at the... Read more
Light Cube – Spectrum Tuneable Smart Lighting System
Technology April 13, 2017
Light Cube – Spectrum Tuneable Smart Lighting System Design: Asensetek Trends: “Light Cube” is the perfect system for researches of all kinds, allowing users to save the money, cut down the maintenance, and increase the efficacy and chance of success in their studies. Features: Light Cube is a powerful Lighting... Read more
Tiered Paintings with Dynamic Backlit LED Lighting
Technology January 21, 2017
Tiered Paintings Artist: Clint Eccher (USA) Trends: A backlit painting with LED technology (dimmable, color controlled) Features: Connected through SmartControls Sources: LpS 2016 in Bregenz www.clinteccher.com Read more
Light that Adapts with Temperature
Technology January 12, 2017
Light & Darkness Design/Artist: Julian Lange (Germany) Trends: A luminary that changes the light output based on the operation temperature Features: The housing changes its translucency based on the temperature from black to transparent Sources: LpS 2015 in Bregenz http://seoul-be-bright.com/light-and-darkness/ Read more
Luminous Textiles
Technology January 12, 2017
Lighting Fabrics Design: Carpetlight (Germany) Trends: Flexible curtains with integrated LEDs for interior design Features: DMX controlled system to display patterns Sources: LpS 2016 in Bregenz http://www.carpetlight.com Read more
Horticultural Lighting
Technology January 12, 2017
Horticultural Lighting for Tomato Production Design: Wageningen (The Netherlands) Trends: Production increase of +4.3% compared to HPS lighting Features: Heat emission of LEDs is much lower than that of HPS Sources: LpS 2016 workshop in Bregenz https://www.wur.nl/en.htm Read more
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