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Valoya claims additional benefits for LEDs in horticulture, bees like SSL
In artificially lit green houses with crops such as tomatoes, LED lighting can increase crop production and decrease power consumption, and PlantResearch in the Netherlands says the lights also increase the activity of the necessary pollinator bumble bees.
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Zhaga opens certification to more SSL Books, aligns with the GLA
The Zhaga Consortium and the Global Lighting Association will partner to distribute information about Zhaga LED light engine standards, and the organization has begun certification for Books 4, 7, and 8 covering more LED lighting applications.
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LED manufacturing research: RPI integrates features, studies address cost and efficiency
New RPI research proves the concept of integrating LED emitters on the same chip with other electronic components such as transistors, while other new research focuses on maximizing the light extraction efficiency of LEDs and lowering cost through simpler materials.
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Luminus Devices announces merger with Sanan subsidiary Lightera
Effectively an acquisition by China's leading LED manufacturer, Luminus Devices will become an independent subsidiary of Lightera.
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LED business news: Panasonic, Philips, Sylvania, and Comcast
Panasonic launches expansion of its LED lighting business across Asia, Philips Lighting announced new Fortimo modules and licensing milestone, and Osram Sylvania and Comcast partner on adaptive home lighting.
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Toshiba progresses in Louvre project, lights with LEDs
A custom controllable SSL fixture now provides adaptive lighting on the famous Mona Lisa painting, and linear LED fixtures have been installed in the Red Rooms.
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Everlight announces 1W white LED, adds to IR and HIR LED families
The XI3535 LED in a low-cost plastic package targets general-illumination SSL applications, while Everlight also announces new IR products for remote controls and touch screens.
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TSMC announces new packaged LEDs and COBs, and China market plans
The world's largest contract semiconductor foundry has brought LEDs to market under its own brand in both a standard 3030 plastic package and in several new COB variations.
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DOE announces $10.1M in Round 4 of new investments to drive cost-competitive LED lighting
The US DOE has announced $10.1 million in funding to five companies for R&D intended to lower the cost of energy-efficient SSL lighting.
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ElectroniCast projects USD 325M 2019 market for LEDs in life-science applications
The market for LEDs in biophotonic and medical devices will grow by more than a factor of five between 2012 and 2019 although lower component costs will hide what is an even larger increase in the number of LEDs consumed in life-science applications.
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Soraa CTO speaks on LED safety, company repeats EPA efficacy plea (Updated)
Recently published research that questions the safety of LED lighting is misleading, according to Soraa, and the company is again asking the EPA to reconsider Energy Star efficacy requirements for SSL lamps.
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iWatt announces single-stage dimmable LED driver ICs targeting retrofit lamps
New driver IC architecture seeks to reduce bill of materials cost in 8–15W retrofit lamps while still supporting smooth dimming over a 1–100% range.
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IDTechEx analysts say OLEDs will remain cost prohibitive for most lighting applications
A new report that compares OLED and LED sources in lighting applications projects a 1.3% market share for OLEDs by 2023.
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Cree adds to its mid-power ceramic-based LED offering
The XLamp XH LED family is cost optimized for applications such as linear SSL and offers longer life at elevated temperatures relative to plastic packages.
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SETi and the USDA document UV LEDs extending shelf life of fresh produce
Sensor Electronic Technology Inc reports that LEDs in the UVB spectral band can double the shelf life of refrigerated produce after a study based on strawberries that was conducted with the USDA.
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