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  • Volume 17, Issue 1

    • Volume 17, Issue 1

    FIG. 1. Neil Mattson revealed that CEA isn’t a clear winner over field agriculture for crops like lettuce, but LEDs have helped close the gap in terms of costs, and fields can’t meet global food demand. Photo credit: Image courtesy of Joey Mechelle Farqué.
    Horticultural Lighting

    Horticultural lighting evolves to business, cannabis creates greenrush (MAGAZINE)

    Jan. 29, 2020
    The first HortiCann Light + Tech conference continued the tradition of its predecessors in delivering vital scientific information relative to plants, reports MAURY WRIGHT, but...
    Sapphire Awards 2020 4c
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Sapphire Awards turns six, sees new focus on specialty SSL (MAGAZINE)

    Jan. 29, 2020
    CARRIE MEADOWS reports on the technology finalists across 17 product categories, as well as the Illumineer of the Year nominees in the sixth annual LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards...
    Mwright Headshot Updated
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Let 2020 launch the quality-of-light era for LEDs and SSL (MAGAZINE)

    Jan. 29, 2020
    MAURY WRIGHT calls on the solid-state lighting industry to dedicate itself to product development focused on longevity, reliability, and appropriate color quality, or quantifiable...
    At last year’s event, industry veteran and Strategies in Light co-chair Bob Steele plotted the timeline of significant LED technology milestones that spurred or held back growth, and how the markets reacted accordingly. Annual market data remains one of the most anticipated presentations during the Plenary session to help determine the trajectory and timing of commercial product development and applications. (Photo credit: Images courtesy of the LED & Lighting Network.)
    LEDs & SSL Design

    Strategies in Light 2020 builds knowledge base on converging technologies (MAGAZINE)

    Jan. 29, 2020
    More than 60 professionals will span the spectrum of the LED and SSL supply chain concerns, speaking on topics from components and manufacturing to design and installation at ...
    Image credit: LEDs Magazine stock graphic.
    Manufacturing Services & Testing

    LED lifetime claims need a reality check (MAGAZINE)

    Jan. 29, 2020
    Many LED lifetime claims are built on poor adherence to industry standards, says ALEX BAKER, and the industry would do well to straighten up in order to raise confidence in the...

    More content from Volume 17, Issue 1

    FIG. 1. Samsung’s The Wall micro-LED TV again gets “oohs and ahhs,” but the company is selling few of the pricey units. (Photo credit: Image courtesy of Samsung.)
    Specialty SSL

    Mini-LED displays approach market, while micro waits in the wings (MAGAZINE)

    Jan. 29, 2020
    Will 2020 be the year when we see mini- and micro-LED technology breach the commercial market? MAURY WRIGHT went to CES looking for an answer but drew a bust card despite compelling...
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    Blogs

    Industry insights prove we already know where to go next

    Carrie Meadows
    Dec. 18, 2019
    No bold predictions here — rather some introspection from those inside the LED and lighting sector that may help to renew industry optimism in 2020.