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LEDs Magazine Review – August 2006
The August issue of LEDs Magazine Review is now available.

Lighting industry still learning how to apply advanced LEDs
Some lighting designers view LEDs as a troublesome technology that is only really useful for color-changing applications, but at the same time the LED community is moving to address many of the concerns voiced by the lighting industry.

Photonic quasicrystals boost LED emission characteristics
Tailored photonic quasicrystal structures can help to efficiently extract light from LEDs and place it into a desired emission profile.

Optical design software improves design and validation of LED-based systems
Optical design software can shorten and optimize the design process for systems which include LEDs or OLEDs.

Full-color video LED billboards feel the impact of alternative technologies
Smaller LED display manufacturers could struggle in the face of decreasing prices and the emergence of competing technologies such as digital ink.

High-power LEDs provide illumination and treatment in medical applications
An enormous range of medical applications, from surgical illumination to photodynamic therapy, can benefit from the advantages offered by LED light sources.

LED modules offer a bright future for aviation lighting
LED lighting offers exciting benefits for aircraft both in terms of how the lighting can be designed and the installed functionality.

Motion capture cameras surrounded by LEDs
Motion capture, with applications in life sciences, entertainment and engineering, uses cameras with integrated LED light sources.

August 2006