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Midnight has come and gone in Austria and Germany, and Osram has not changed hands. (Photo credit: Image by Steve Buissinne via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)

AMS falls short in bid to acquire Osram, for now

It might take a few days to learn the final result. And a fresh offer could still be possible, as rival suitor Bain continues to show interest.

Our latest horticultural lighting updates lean heavily on UV and IR spectrum. (Photo credit: Image by the travelnook via Pixabay; used under free license for commercial/editorial purposes.)

Horticultural SSL news: Ceravision taps plasma, ProGrowTech adds fixtures

Light-emitting plasma technology can boost potency in industrial hemp via UV energy, according to Ceravision, and ProGrowTech is touting IR energy for improving flowering.

Osram LED downlights, in combination with natural daylight via skylights and windows, provides architectural illumination at Beijing Daxing. It’s not clear how much IoT the lighting delivers. (Photo credit: All images courtesy of Osram.)

Osram, still in lighting, illuminates new Beijing airport

It has almost seemed like “Photonics-R-Us” at the Munich company, but general illumination is still in its remit. How much IoT, though?

SSL program news: D4i interoperability, DLC staff, Zigbee lab, and NIST

Market transformation and standards organizations have seen bursts of activity in interoperability and certification efforts of late.

Photo credit: Image courtesy of the ISELED Alliance.

ISELED Alliance adds six members across automotive and general SSL sectors

Now numbering 28 members, the ISELED Alliance is promulgating a technology that tightly integrates microcontrollers, a lightweight interconnect, and LED light engines.

FIG. 1. Scientists “listen” to plants by measuring their responses to light, temperature, and CO2 in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). (Photo credit: Image courtesy of GLASE, Cornell University.)

Science advances toward a greater understanding of plant responses to light

NEIL MATTSON of GLASE shares how scientists can observe plant responses to light, which he will discuss in depth at HortiCann Light + Tech.

The bidding for Osram goes on, but an Oct. 1 deadline approaches. (Photo credit: Image by succo from Pixabay; used under free license for commercial or noncommercial purposes.)

AMS volleys back in Osram takeover bid, raising its offer

Two days after private equity firm Bain gears up a possible higher bid, the Austrian sensor company takes action and issues an Oct. 1 deadline to shareholders.

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Spare some time for your Sapphire Awards entries

UPDATE: We've extended the deadline to Oct. 22, so finish up your entries to be considered for recognition by our industry panel during Strategies in Light 2020.

Nichia has revealed its 757G-MT mid-power package LEDs with dual emitters for white-point tunability. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Nichia Corp.)

Packaged LED news: Nichia tunes mid power; Lumileds and Cree (UPDATED)

Nichia has integrated two emitters in a 3030 mid-power package for tunability while Lumileds adds mid-power LEDs and Cree makes major investment outside the LED sector.

Osram wants headquarters to remain in Munich. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)

Bain jockeys to raise its offer for Osram

Apparently ditching partner Carlyle Group, it teams with private-equity firm Advent to possibly outbid Austrian sensor maker ams for the lighting and photonics company.

The watch is watching, with the assistance of Osram’s smallest infrared LED packaging yet. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram.)

Osram shrinks infrared LEDs for facial recognition

The latest ultracompact LEDs are making designs on automotive lighting applications. (Image credit: Rendering courtesy of Osram Opto Semiconductors.)

Osram Opto and Nichia each launch microLED developments for auto headlamps

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Another take on LEDs and R&D, courtesy of Twitter

The new LED lights from Signify at Kobe Misaki stadium should help put the rugby action into a good light for 4K ultrahigh-definition broadcasts. The caged and wheeled LED grow lights in the foreground, which come from another lighting company, should also help the grass look green. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Signify.)

Signify lights Japan’s Kobe Stadium in time for Rugby World Cup