Philips LED luminaires embedded with Signify Trulifi 6002 technology provide light and data at Clearhout Communication in Ghent. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Signify.)
Indoor Networks & Controls
Signify adds faster, wider-range, and industrial Li-Fi systems

The dongle is still there, but a mix of infrared, optics, and other tricks is broadening the technology’s reach and applications. Meanwhile, a standards battle simmers.

Mark Halper
Jun 19th, 2019
Photo credit: Image courtesy of Carol M. Highsmith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Architectural Lighting
LightFair 2019 exhibitors prepare their SSL wares
Carrie Meadows
May 17th, 2019
The ceiling setup at the IOP includes a fiberoptic feed (the blue cable), a Li-Fi access point (smaller disc to the left), and an LED luminaire from Lucibel. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of IOP’s James Hopkirk.)
Indoor Networks & Controls
Britain’s Institute of Physics kicks the Li-Fi tires
Mark Halper
May 16th, 2019
Seoul Semiconductors’ SunLike LED technology, which is said to mimic the spectral power distribution of the sun, proved to positively impact sleep and alertness in a Swiss university lab setting. (Image credit: Illustration courtesy of Seoul Semiconductor.)
White-Point Tuning
University of Basel publishes sleep research tied to Seoul SunLike LEDs
Maury Wright
May 16th, 2019
FSG is no stranger to the commercial lighting business. The 35-year-old company has provide lighting at many locations, such in this school gymnasium project. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Facility Solutions Group.)
Smart Lighting & IoT
Osram partners with facilities technology and management company for IoT
Mark Halper
May 15th, 2019
Grevin Museum installs Ramo downlights based on Seoul SunLike packaged LEDs
Packaged LEDS
Grevin Museum installs Ramo downlights based on Seoul SunLike packaged LEDs
Maury Wright
May 13th, 2019
Acuity promises affordable OLED luminaires in OLEDWorks alliance
OLEDs
Acuity promises affordable OLED luminaires in OLEDWorks alliance
Mark Halper
May 10th, 2019
DiiA announces D4i extension to DALI for intra-luminaire smart SSL interface
Interconnect
DiiA announces D4i extension to DALI for intra-luminaire smart SSL interface
Maury Wright
May 9th, 2019
Digital lighting technology giant Osram reports €91M loss in second quarter
Networks & Controls
Osram reports €91M loss in second quarter
Mark Halper
May 8th, 2019
LED business news: Cree, Seoul Semi, Eaton, Current, and LSG
Driver ICs
LED business news: Cree, Seoul Semi, Eaton, Current, and LSG
Maury Wright
May 6th, 2019
Healthe’s circadian bulb changes spectral output in response to the sun’s position
Networks & Controls
Healthe’s circadian bulb changes spectral output in response to the sun’s position
Mark Halper
Apr 30th, 2019