A Qualitative Policy of Urban Lighting in the Master Plan: Defining Visual Comfort in Street Lighting
Visual comfort is a fairly subjective concept that depends on a variety of characteristics — physical, environmental or contextual, physiological, and even cultural and sociological…
Futuristic Brain Probe Allows for Wireless Control of Neurons
Scientists have developed an ultra-thin, minimally invasive device for controlling brain cells with drugs and light…
EFC Working to Ensure HID Ballast Efficiency Requirements Consistent with Product Availability
Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) is working with provincial jurisdictions to ensure HID ballast efficiency requirements are consistent with product availability.
A Qualitative Policy of Urban Lighting in the Master Plan: Roadway Lighting — Tonality, Public Health and Light Pollution
In years to come urban lighting will transform itself and thereby transform our relationship to nightlife…
The Subconscious Effect of Coloured Lighting
Colour is frequently used in the lighting industry to bring a bright…
Unlocking the Value of Energy and Operational Data
As energy costs become a rising concern for a growing number of companies, and as energy systems have become more intelligent, investments in energy efficiency projects have seen heightened activity…
IIoT Talks: Navigant’s Noah Goldstein and Lighting as a Service, Part 2
Our discussion with Noah Goldstein, a research director at Navigant Research*, continues as we talk about the role of lighting in both smart building and smart city applications…
L’éclairage DEL : Évolution ou Révolution?
5000 ans av. J.-C., les mouches à feu étaient capturées, mises dans de petits bocaux et utilisées en tant que lampe. 3000 ans av. J.-C., des chandelles faites d’huile végétale et de cire d’abeille étaient utilisées en Chine. En 1801, Sir Joseph Swan, au côté de Thomas Edison, inventa la première ampoule incandescente…
LED Lighting — Evolution or Revolution
In 5000 BC, fireflies were captured and enclosed in a small jar and used as a lamp. In 300 BC, candles made of plant oil and beeswax were first used in China. In 1801, the incandescent bulb was invented by Sir Joseph Swan, alongside Thomas Edison. Together they formed the Edison & Swan United Electric Company and gave the World its first mass produced light bulb…
Street Lighting Case Studies
Quebec. Paris. Beijing. Oslo. Jakarta. Dublin. The street scenes vary, but cities worldwide share an imperative to improve the efficiency, costs, and operations of their streetlights…
IIoT Talks: Navigant’s Noah Goldstein and Lighting as a Service, Part 1
Noah Goldstein, a research director at Navigant Research*, talks with Echalon about some drivers for LED lighting, the emergence of lighting as a service…
A New Design for a Flexible, Wearable White-Light LED
By taking advantage of novel design patterns, researchers from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan have developed a highly flexible white light LED that uses cheap, readily accessible components. Potential uses include wearable displays and non-flat surfaces, such as curved and flexible television screens…
The Impact of Arc Flash Events on Photocontrol Longevity in LED Lighting
The adoption of LED lighting continues at a rapid pace. Although the extended life of LEDs is beneficial, it also presents a compatibility challenge with older technology controls, especially with outdoor photocontrols….
Nanowires: the LEDs of the Future?
Research from the University of Copenhagen shows that LEDs made from nanowires will use less energy and provide better light.
