Design lighting for the body, not just the eyes
Lighting designers must learn to design for the biological as well as the visual effects of light, PhotonStars Fenella Frost told LuxLive yesterday.
Lighting designers must learn to design for the biological as well as the visual effects of light, PhotonStars Fenella Frost told LuxLive yesterday.
Manufacturers of consumer lighting need to be nimble enough to harness cost-saving technological advances as quickly as possible, according to the CEO of Taiwanese LED lighting firm Lextar.
A week after it wowed the world with LEDs for the Sistine Chapel and Michelangelo, it's back to reality: Modern, digital lighting is a rough business.
He made a bet that paid off when he persevered with the development of blue LEDs. Could Shuji Nakamura's latest five-year prophecy lead to another Nobel prize?
When even lamps giant Megaman says lighting’s future is fixtures, you know that big change is on the cards.
The industry's dream of 'connected lighting' won't become a reality before controls get much, much easier to use, according to experts.
Networking giant teams with lighting-and-sensor specialist Sensity Systems to help make LED streetlights the information backbone for urban operations from traffic to public safety to air quality.
If you want a Nobel Prize, you have to meet lofty expectations. So what has the blue LED done to earn its inventors the grand honour? For starters: It is bringing light to millions of people with no electricity.
This year's Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to the inventors of the blue LED - the key breakthrough that made LED lighting possible.
The South Korean powerhouse says 'rumours are groundless.' Is that the end of the story?
George Yianni, the designer behind Philips’ highly successful Hue internet lamps, has hinted that lower-priced versions of various Hue-compatible products are on the way.
With its mighty consumer presence, the South Korean giant could stroll into prominence in modern, digital lighting. So far it has taken only small steps. One report now suggests it will back off. Really?
Another day, another giant industrial company throws in the towel on some aspect of modern lighting: News is breaking that South Korean conglomerate Samsung is exiting the LED luminaire business.
These days, every lighting company likes to push its eco credentials. But how can the industry really improve its sustainability, beyond adding leaves to company logos?
A day after CEO Frans van Houten says he's 'giving independence' to the lighting group, our take on what he really means, and whether any Internet companies should be prowling around Amsterdam headquarters.
Philips, the world leader in lighting, is taking another big step to distance itself from the business in what could be an eventual spin-out.