According to Philips, there may be a promising future for ambient lighting in glowing walls, therefore the company has scheduled to wallpapers containing integrated LEDs. The luminous sound-absorbing textiles would glow in variety of colors to cater to he user's requirements. Philips is collaborating with customizable acoustic panels Denmark-based anufacturer Kvadrat Soft Cells to evelop the luminous wallpaper panels. Soft Cells acoustic panels are flexible and can be tailored to fit a wide variety of interiors. The Philips' LED illuminated texture wallpape...

Recently, Uwe Strauss from Osram Opto Semiconductors has demonstrated  the company’s improved green laser performance that are fabricated on the conventional plane of GaN,at the ninth International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors. According to Strauss , these lasers will target pico-projectors, where they can combine with red and blue equivalents to provide a lighting source with a small footprint that is free from a focusing element. Strauss introduce that the green source in a pico-projector producing a 100 lumen brightness must meet the requirements as...

Illumitex recently has developed Surexi LEDs to accelerate plant growth while promoting maximum plant size and vitality. According to Illumitex ,the Surexi is the only LED on the market that includes a custom light spectra in a single LED package, eliminating the colour separation issues inherent in other horticulture LED lighting. Utilising Illumitex’s patented square light pattern and precision beam control, Surexi LEDs produce unrivalled edge-to-edge light uniformity while ensuring all plants receive the same amount of light – leading to more unifo...

Newly, Kyocera Corporation has developed the KVL-G3 Series LED-UV curing system, a key component in industrial printing machines. Combined with LED techology, the new product achieves a 70% reduction in power consumption compared to existing lamp-system products (metal halide). In addition, thanks to Kyocera's proprietary high-density packaging technologies, the company has succeeded in arranging LED chips on a high-density surface as opposed to in-line conventional products. With this development, Kyocera has enabled the fastest label printing capability...

RoseStreet Labs, (RSL), has utilized low cost silicon wafer substrates to develop  the world's first long wavelength LED device. The RSL longer wavelength device is fabricated utilizing commercial scale deposition tools at RSL's Nitride Research Center in Phoenix, Arizona. In contrast to the more traditional sapphire or silicon carbide substrates typically utilized in LED fabrication, silicon substrates have a substantial cost advantage. Green or longer wavelength nitride based LEDs are very challenging to fabricate compared to UV and Blue ...

Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp., has released Samsung SyncMaster SA950 3D LED monitor,featuring real-life 3D pictures,elegance of nature , Eco Motion Sensor and a “zero-bright spot” guarantee serves. According to the company, it is capable of showing real-life 3D pictures by adopting 3D HyperReal Engine, the reaction is particularly fast, enabling the monitor to produce vivid 3D images without dizziness. The new product is equipped with Ultra Clear Panel, which enhances color contrast for sharper images. Secondly, the new LED monitor is...

Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) has made a milestone to overcome the short lifetime of 280nm UVLEDs with of over 10,000 hours on its UVTOP275 LEDs. The lifetime demonstration has been performed on a statistically valid group of LEDs from several batches which are representative of UVTOP275 products; the LEDs were packaged in TO-39 metal-glass packages with flat windows and emit at a wavelength of 280nm ±5nm at an average power of 0.8mW after burn-in. Lifetime analysis was performed to SETi standard procedure; driven with a current...

Reportedly, Cooper Industries has made a harvest at 2011 Award for Design Excellence (ADEX) program for product design of furniture, fixtures and finishes marketed to the design trade. Each category has the potential for three award levels of Platinum, Gold or Silver. Design Journal Magazine sponsors the annual ADEX Awards. Products from its divisions Cooper Lighting and Cooper Controls,were honored as Platinum winners include the io Balance Beam, Portfolio LED Downlight and Open Wall Wash Series, Lumiere Boca 696 Ingrade LED Luminaire, and th...

Reportedly, Researchers from IMRE, a research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and the University of Michigan, US have turned out that the efficiency of fluorescent blue OLED devices can reach 9.4%, trumping the current theoretical limit for OLED external quantum efficiency (EQE) by nearly two-fold. This breakthrough has overcome the weakness of the blue emitters on short lifetime and poor colour quality, and it is likely to make OLED displays the next wave in consumer displays. By changing the thick...

Recently, LEDON OLED lighting has combined 9 LG Chem OLED panels and LEDON's own outcoupling and electrical contact system to design a new OLED module that is the brightest ever at 1001 lumens, which is considered to be the world's brightest OLED module. The color temperature is 4077K and the efficacy is over 30 lm/W. The total lamp size is 300x300² with a thickness of 5 mm. and it designed for professional lighting applications....

Lately, Osram has made two breakthroughs on OLED. One breakthrough is that, testing under application-oriented conditions in an integrating sphere, the company has achieved 87 lm/W with its OLED in the lab. In contrast to the previous achieved peak value, this efficacy is about 40 percent higher or nearly the efficiency of fluorescent lamps. And the OLED was measured at a brightness of 1,000 cd/m2 and a color temperature of approximately 4,000 K. The company also achieved almost 75 Im/W at a brightness of 5,000 cd/m2 in another test. It has already tested the org...

It’s reported that Jizhou Song, professor from the College of Engineering in University of Miami, has helped to utilize an array of LEDs 100 times smaller than conventional LEDs to develop a smaller, flexible LED light. The new LED light has flexibility, maintains lower temperature and has an increased life-span over existing LEDs. Under the research, the scientists focused on improving certain features of LED lights, like size, flexibility and temperature. And Song mainly participated in analyzing the thermal management and establishing an analytical ...

Thermal Technology’s Model K1 sapphire crystal grower was utilized by Hefei Crystalbridge Optoelectronic Materials Co. Ltd. to produce China’s first commercial grade sapphire crystal of nearly 100kg.   Crystalbridge estimates these crystals will yield 4,000mm of “two inch equivalent” (TIE) rods, or about 5,700 high quality 2-inch substrates.  Crystalbridge grew the crystal in14 days, an increase in productivity of more than 25 percent compared to most other Chinese producers.  “Achieving this milestone only one month from...

Lately, the Department of Energy (DOE) has released May 2011 Lighting Facts Product Snapshot of LED replacement lamps, which aims to help lighting retailers, distributors, designers, utilities, and energy efficiency program sponsors understand the current state of the LED replacement lamp market and its trajectory. The report uses verified performance data from the Lighting Facts product list, which now has nearly 1,000 LED replacement lamps registered, to compare their performance to standard technologies and the new performance levels mandated by the Energy Inde...

TDK Corp recently has released the structure of the see-through OLED panel which started mass production in March 2011. The see-through OLED panel features a passive-matrix type and has a screen size of 2.4 inches. Its pixel count is 240 x 320 (QVGA). It can display color images. The brightness and transmittance of the new see-through OLED panel are 150cd/m2 and 40%, respectively.   TDK used metal electrodes as negative electrodes so that the company's proven manufacturing technologies can be used to start volume production as soon as possible. Then...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation recently is announced to install a six-meter OLED globe at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Japan. The OLED "Geo-Cosmos" display will be unveiled at the museum as the world's first large-scale spherical OLED screen on June 11. Hanging 18 meters from the floor, the globe is an aluminum sphere covered with 10,362 OLED panels, each measuring 96 x 96 millimeters. Mitsubishi Electric used its scalable OLED technologies to create the globe, which replaces a globe comprising LE...

Uniform illumination in linear and flat lighting solutions The new product family in the low-power range from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors starts with Duris E 3. The small dimensions and wide beam angle of these new LEDs make them ideal for applications that require uniform illumination. These highly efficient LEDs can be used as replacements for conventional fluorescent lamps in T5 or T8 luminaires for example. Duris E 3 has been designed specifically for applications that call for uniform distribution of light, high efficiency and low procurement costs. The main ...

Recently, Qualcomm has utilized intelligent LED lighting to illuminate e-paper screens at CES On The Hill. The new Qualcomm mirasol model has an embedded front light. That basically integrates one of those clip-on LED reading lights you see for Amazon’s Kindle and other ereaders, allowing you to read them in the dark. In contrast to a clip-on, Qualcomm’s system more evenly illuminates the full display, and of course doesn’t extend from the body of the ereader itself. Compared with the two mirasol prototypes, new on the left, old on the right. ...

“Brilliant-Mix” LED concept for warm white feel-good light Warm white light with a high luminous efficacy (110 lm/W) and a color rendering index (CRI) of more than 90 are the result of the new “Brilliant-Mix” concept from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. The intelligent color mix based on powerful OSLON SSL LEDs in EQ-White and Amber covers a broad white spectrum from 2700 to 4000 K. Depending on the required luminous flux, a different number of these LEDs can be combined to produce warm white feel-good light of high quality that w...

Cree is announced to make a breakthrough on the record of 231 lumens per watt for a white power LED. With a single-die component at a correlated color temperature of 4500 K and standard room temperature 350 mA testing, 231 lumens per watt for a white power LED is acheieved. It is a significant advance beyond Cree’s previous industry record which 200 lumens per watt was considered the theoretical maximum efficiency for a lighting-class LED in 2010 and further demonstrates how Cree’s relentless innovation continues to push the boundaries of what is possible wi...

1.9 meter integrating sphere for measuring total radiant power and luminous flux The ISP 2000 from Instrument Systems is the latest pioneering development launched by the leading manufacturer of light measurement systems worldwide. This integrating sphere has been specifically designed with a diameter of 1.9 meters to facilitate precise measurement of total radiant power and luminous flux at lamps, luminaires and large LED modules. The ISP 2000 is the largest member of the well-established family of premium integrating spheres produced by Instrument Systems. It incorpo...

Philips Lumileds has introduced new lighting solution for its LUXEON LEDs, which supplies an approach to efficient, high quality illumination with white as well as royal blue LEDs for remote phosphor solutions. Illumination Grade LUXEON LEDs providing high quality illumination in white light by a broad selection of CRI and CCT combinations, high efficacy at operating temperatures (Tj 85°C), superior light output at operating temperatures, uniform color throughout the beam, LED to LED consistency, minimal or no color shift at operating conditions,...

Recently, Michigan-based LED manufacturer Relume Technologies launches its new Ecovista billboard fixture during the 2011 OAAA/TAB National Convention & Trade Show in Miami. It consumes 65 percent less energy than today’s most widely adopted high-intensity discharge (HID) sources of billboard lighting. On a traditional 14’ X 48’ billboard, six Ecovista fixtures, consume less than 600 Watts, compared to the 890-1780 Watts that are required by traditional lighting. Ecovista performs less energy and offers the same benefits of Relume&rs...

According to OSRAM Opto Semiconductors , it has released a new section within its LED Light Site www.ledlight.osram-os.com - "LED Fundamentals," which is dedicated to providing instruction and educational tutorials on a range of subjects from LED lighting applications to LED system design considerations, and with a special focus on engineering discipline for thermal, optical and electrical applications. LED Fundamentals is an expansion of OSRAM Opto's existing LED Light Site, which serves as the leading source of LED information, reso...

It’s reported that Dr. Margaret Naeser from Boston University School of Medicine and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, has developed LED therapy to treat patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The phototherapy technique delivers red and near-infrared light energy to improve cellular metabolism which offers physiological benefits. With daily use of LEDs on the scalp and forehead, improvement was noticed in the cognitive functioning and it also showed reduction in the post-traum...

ewo, a manufacturer of high-quality lighting systems for public areas, has implemented the “T-System” high mast system with LED technology for the illumination of the 90,000 m²-large “Molo di Ponente” port terminal in Venice, Italy. The project, commissioned by the port administrative authority of Venice, was carried out in cooperation with the planning office TiFS Ingegneria and stands out with its sustainable concept and clearly reduced expenditure on energy and maintenance. The concept of “T-System” is based upon a modular form...

Peak values right on the Planckian curve OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has set a new laboratory record of 142 lm/W for the efficiency of a warm white LED light source. With a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 2755 K the LED achieves a good color rendering index (CRI) of 81. Measurements were taken under standard conditions: room temperature and pulsed mode at an operating current density of 350 mA/mm². Bright warm white light with high efficiency is particularly important for lighting applications in the residential sector. The laboratory setup for a wa...

Leedarson, a Chinese maker of lighting and LED bulbs, based in Xiamen, Fujian province, is reported to utilize injection molding to replace metal components in the heat sinks of some of its LED bulbs, a switch it says will give it more design and production flexibility. According to the company, it has made a breakthrough on moving from aluminum heat sinks, which require stamping, casting and secondary finishing, to heat sinks using a compound from SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, which will improve design and provide heat-stable white color without needing secondary ...

Recently, Barco has been proudly showcased its first 2Kx2K main display with replaceable LED backlights for Air Traffic Control at ATC Global 2011, from 8 to 10 March 2011. The 2Kx2K LCD display is capable of saving up to 20% power while offering a standard stabilized brightness of 240 cd/m² and remaining dimmable to 3 cd/m², resulting in enhanced user comfort in both dark and natural light environments. The display features an open system environment and has been improved with an additional level of redundancy, as it comprises four independent trays wit...

Bridgelux  has made a breakthrough on the 135 Lumens per Watt GaN-on-Silicon based LED Technology, which marks the industry's first commercial grade performance for a Silicon-based LED. The 135 Lumen per Watt performance was achieved at a CCT of 4730K using a single 1.5mm power LED operated at 350mA. These LEDs operate just 2.90V at 350mA and < 3.25V at 1 Amp. Optimization of the epitaxy process on 8-inch Si wafers will make LED manufacturing compatible with existing automated semiconductor lines. It’s said that the company will ...