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DOE LED driver tests validate improving reliability and testing methodology

The US DOE has tested LED drivers in a stressed environment for as long as 7500 hours; and while there have been failures, the accelerated stress testing is said by the researchers to demonstrate improving driver reliability in the SSL sector.

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PoE question nets a range of responses

Michael Hennessy, Wavelength Lighting.

Focus connected lighting efforts on ease of use (MAGAZINE)

Soraa is aggressively moving into the luminaire space using its internally-developed GaN-on-GaN LED technology, and its new Aerial pendants deliver style along with high-quality light. (Photo credit: Images courtesy of Soraa.)

Light quality advancements headline LFI, with plenty of IoT on the side (MAGAZINE)

Evaluating the Safety and Performance of Horticultural Lighting

Evaluating the Safety and Performance of Horticultural Lighting

Evaluating the Safety and Performance of Horticultural Lighting

Evaluating the Safety and Performance of Horticultural Lighting

Shareholders have until Sept. 5 to sell Osram holdings to Bain and Carlyle, which are buying on the market via exchanges such as Frankfurt. (Photo credit: Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay; used under Pixabay license for commercial/editorial purposes.)

Q3 losses mount at Osram as September takeover deadline approaches

Three German museums are putting Nichia’s Optisolis UV-free LED technology to work in lighting trials. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Nichia.)

Packaged LED news: Nichia lights museums, Osram adds LEDs for work lamps

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July/August issue will break through the summer haze

AMS headquarters and a fabrication plant sit on the grounds of an old Austrian castle, about a four-hour drive from Osram in Munich. (Photo credit: Image by user LKMKL on Wikimedia Commons, used under Creative Commons license for editorial purposes - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AMS_aerials2007.jpg.)

Austrian sensor company ams is interested in Osram after all

First impressions count, and this LUR refit fixture is the first product that Current’s new owner AIP showed when it unveiled new wares two months ago at LightFair, hailing the product for a quick installation time. AIP seems intent on making sure an industrial image gets equal play with digital. Digital is still on the menu, though. This LUR includes “photo banding” technology that Current says is more precise than Bluetooth for indoor positioning in retail. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Current, powered by GE.)

Current redefined, again: They make lamps and lighting fixtures

Serene Swiss church is modernized with smart LED lighting and wireless controls while respecting the historic architectural details. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Tridonic; photography by Thomas Mayer.)

Tridonic supplies mesh wireless controls for LED retrofit of historic Swiss church

Purple LEDs such as the recently released Osram Opto Semiconductors Duris S5 deliver blue and red spectral energy that is used efficiently by plants grown under horticultural lighting. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Osram Opto Semiconductors.)

Osram Opto expands horticultural LED line with purple and broader white spectra

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Is anyone talking about Power over Ethernet these days?

Alexander Everke, CEO of ams, had an eye on Osram. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of ams.)

Sensor company flirted with Osram takeover