TRENDS IN LIGHTING
Philips Hue Introduces the Play Wall Washer for Immersive Entertainment Lighting, and Scales Up Hue AI Power Assistant
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the global leader in smart lighting, introduces adaptive, intelligent new features for Philips Hue that represent the next evolution in how users experience, shape, and interact with light at home. The Philips Hue Play ...
BUSINESS & EVENTS
Empowering the Future of Lighting — LS2025 Welcomes Final Opportunities Despite Closed Call
LS2025, the IEEE Sustainable Smart Lighting World Conference, is set for December 8–10, 2025, in Monastir. While the official deadline for the 2-page abstract submission passed on July 20, the organizing committee is announcing a rare, final ...
PEOPLE & AWARDS
Avnet Announces Gilles Beltran as New President
Avnet (NASDAQ: AVT) has appointed Gilles Beltran as President of Avnet EMEA. Currently President of Avnet Silica, one of Avnet’s European semiconductor specialist divisions, Gilles Beltran will be succeeding Slobodan Puljarevic and Mario Orlandi, ...
LED/SSL & GENERAL LIGHTING
Pro9™ COB LEDs with Below BBL Bins for Precise Color
Cree LED’s Pro9™ COB LEDs are now offered in Below BBL bins, where the color point is positioned just below the Black Body Locus on the CIE diagram.
SMART & CONNECTED LIGHTING
DesignLights Consortium Opens Comment Period for Second Draft of Technical Requirements for LED Lighting: SSL V6.0 & LUNA V2.0
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) released the second draft of major updates to its Solid-State Lighting (SSL) technical requirements for indoor and outdoor non-residential LED lighting, as well as revisions to LUNA, a dark sky solution.
HUMAN CENTRIC LIGHTING
GOPRO XINYOU Cosmetic Lamp – Harnessing Light Science to Revolutionize Skincare, Ushering in a New Era of Home Phototherapy
As semiconductor light technology advances, the demand for safe, effective skincare solutions has surged. LED phototherapy, once confined to medical settings, now breaks into home care, offering a breakthrough approach to common skin concerns. ...
HORTICULTURE LIGHTING
Redefining Horticulture with Light, Intelligence, and Innovation
What does the future of horticulture look like? For ams OSRAM, it centers on customized light, intelligent technology, and sustainable systems. At GreenTech 2025, the company will showcase its role as a global innovation leader in professional ...
AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING
FORVIA HELLA Advances the Development of Software-only Products with Newly Established Entity “Ignite by FORVIA HELLA”
The international automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA is intensifying its activities in the area of software-based business models and is advancing the development with a new company founded at the beginning of the year. HELLA Ignite GmbH ("Ignite by ...
UV/IR
Podcast Episode: UV-C LED Disinfection in Childcare Facilities
This episode details a pilot study on the effectiveness of UV-C LED technology for disinfection in childcare facilities, aiming to significantly reduce microbial load without chemicals.
TRENDS & RESEARCH
Signify Launches Interact Emergency Lighting System for Seamless Cloud-based Control, Monitoring and Testing of Emergency Lighting
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting has launched a new wireless emergency lighting portfolio and monitoring system, enabling building managers to control, monitor and test emergency lighting and produce compliance reports, ...
