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    1909 Led Lyons
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Is it time to say goodbye to blue-pump LEDs? (MAGAZINE)

    Sept. 9, 2019
    As claims abound on the negative impact of the blue light emission from phosphor-converted white LEDs, perhaps it is time to take a lesson from fluorescent lamp technology, writes...
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    LEDs & SSL Design

    LED driver architectures meet demanding application requirements (MAGAZINE)

    Sept. 9, 2019
    Advanced applications such as lighting for health and trends such as connected lighting result in even greater reliance on a robust driver architecture, reports MAURY WRIGHT.
    FIG. 1. An air-supported dome, like the well-known Tokyo Dome, requires careful consideration when lighting is being installed. [Photo credit: Image by 賀正 (Gashō) from Wikimedia Commons; used with attribution under CC BY-SA 4.0.]
    Specialty SSL

    Factor the weight of suspended air-dome luminaires when motion is pivotal (MAGAZINE)

    Sept. 9, 2019
    Lighting specifiers working in air-supported cloth structures that are increasingly popular to host sports teams require an innovative method of installing LED lighting products...
    Photo credit: Image courtesy of Fraunhofer FEP.
    LEDs & SSL Design

    OLEDs still face a cost challenge in general lighting (MAGAZINE)

    Sept. 9, 2019
    The good news is that efficiency and longevity of OLEDs have improved. Manufacturing costs would plummet — if only people would buy them in volume. As MARK HALPER reports, it ...
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    Architectural Lighting

    Leveraging a primary LED attribute in SSL development — small size (MAGAZINE)

    Sept. 9, 2019
    MAURY WRIGHT re-evaluates the characteristics that make new SSL products compelling.

    More content from Volume 16, Issue 7

    FIG. 1. Cannabis crops can benefit from LED lighting designed for vertical growing operations, such these LumiGrow fixtures that can provide appropriate light spectra to tightly-packed plants. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of LumiGrow.)
    Horticultural Lighting

    Technology-enabled horticulture grabs investors and yields more plants (MAGAZINE)

    Sept. 5, 2019
    MAURY WRIGHT reports that the technology-enabled horticultural sector is booming, enabled by LED lighting, with evidence ranging from significant venture investments to improved...