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 ARTICLES (October 2004)
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LED manufacturers reveal performance records, new high-power products
Several LED manufacturers discussed recent performance advances at the recent Intertech LEDs 2004 conference in San Diego (October 20-22), at the same time as others entered the high-power LED market.
LEDs light up Las Vegas at the ETS-LDI show
The Entertainment Technology Show-LDI, held in Las Vegas in late October, presented a wide range of LED-based products for both display and lighting applications.
From colored indicators to office downlights: LEDs face obstacles to become acceptable for interior lighting applications
While LEDs are widely used as colored marker and orientation lights and to provide color-changing effects, they are still some way from being suitable for use as an interior lighting tool, argues Richard Turner of Louis Poulsen UK Ltd.
Signature lighting and competition with HID drive development in the automotive LED lighting sector
LEDs Magazine spoke with Jianzhong Jiao of North American Lighting, Inc. (NAL) to discuss the trends in automotive LED lighting, and the factors that will influence future development.
Designing high-power LEDs into real applications (part 1)
Successfully designing high-power LEDs into an application requires care and planning due to the differences compared with working with conventional LEDs, as Kai Klimkiewicz of Future Electronics Europe explains in the first instalment of this two-part article.
Custom LED displays for instrumentation and message panels
Geoff Lidgard of PRP Optoelectronics Ltd describes the design, development and manufacture of small-scale custom LED arrays for instrumentation, message panels and imaging equipment.
Honeywell applies LEDs to aircraft position lights
Honeywell Lighting and Electronics has used high-brightness LEDs in its Astreon aircraft position lights, which have been flying since December 2003 on business jets.
Tiles from Element Labs provide backdrop for MTV awards
Versa TILEs from Element Labs have had a high profile year so far, with a starring role in the MTV Movie Awards as well as titillating viewers of the Super Bowl halftime show.
TIR Systems' agreement with Canlyte raises profile of solid-state lighting
The recent agreement between TIR Systems and Canlyte could have important implications for the credibility and acceptance of solid-state lighting, writes Tim Whitaker.
LSD expands possibilities for beam shaping and optical control
Light Shaping Diffuser (LSD) technology offers numerous possibilities for controlling and shaping the output of LED-based systems, writes Lis Eastham.
LED floodlights and panels attract lighting professionals at PLASA
When not being deafened by DJs cranking up their sound systems, visitors to this year's PLASA show were dazzled by a wide range of LED-based lighting products aimed at the entertainment and performing arts markets.
LEDs prevent hot hands in helicopters
After a Royal Danish Air Force doctor seared his hand on a hot halogen light bulb that promptly burned out, the Danish Air Force started the search for a cooler and more reliable lamp to illuminate the medical instruments' table onboard their medevac helicopters.
October 2004
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