LED / Lighting

Organic LED Lighting in European Dimensions

January 17th, 2012

Led by Philips Technologie GmbH in Germany, the OLED100.eu team has been working on OLEDs for the last three years. The aims and objectives of the study were to boost the luminous efficacy, strengthen the…read more

LED Design Case Study: Down Lighter Thermal Management with Simulation

January 9th, 2012

Future Facilities released a case study showing that its new CFD software for electronics cooling design, 6SigmaET solves the problem of how to shrink electronics devices that generate heat. The Future Facilities’ case study describes…read more

Thermal Modeling and Testing for LEDs and Luminaires

December 22nd, 2011

Mentor Graphics Corp. has introduced the T3Ster (“trister”) thermal transient tester for LEDs, board-level LED arrays and luminaires. Together with the company’s FloTHERM thermal simulation tool based on computational flow dynamics (CFD), lighting designers can…read more

New Light-Cure Conformal Coating

December 12th, 2011

Ellsworth Adhesives and DYMAX Corporation are launching E-MAX 903-E, a new light-cure conformal coating. E-MAX 903-E will be distributed world-wide exclusively by Ellsworth Adhesives. It has been engineered to cure with UV and visible light…read more

Extreme Environment LED Light Bar with Double Ball Joint and Magnetic Mount

November 21st, 2011

Magnalight’s new extreme environment LEDLB-12ET-DBM-I LED light bar is fitted with a 200 lbs grip magnetic base, adjustable trunnion light bar mount, and a double ball joint arm, resulting in a versatile LED light source…read more

Coolers Utilize Aerospace Fluid-Bearing Technology

November 21st, 2011

Inspired by the Aerospace Industry, Jaro’s new tightly-designed MR-16 LED coolers optimize longevity and temperature with a fluid-bearing structure. At speeds of up to 4200RPM±15%, these quiet DC coolers provide air-flow of 1.850CFM (min.: 1.573 …read more

Economical LED Alternative to Traditional Light Towers

November 8th, 2011

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com has a new LED light tower that provides an economical and powerful alternative to halogen and metal halide light towers. Designed to provide high quality illumination for large areas, the WALTP-2XWP400 LED…read more

New 4-Foot-Long Vapor-Proof LED Light

October 25th, 2011

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight’s new vapor proof LED light fixture has a 50,000 hour service life rating and multi-voltage capability. The GVP-48-2L-LED, four foot long, two lamp LED light fixture is designed for those who wish…read more

Transformers for LED Tube Lighting

October 25th, 2011

Wurth Electronics Midcom’s new T8 transformer series is specifically designed for T8 sized tube LED applications. The patent-pending designs feature half-rounded cores to maximize core cross-sectional area. Up to 30W power is available on the…read more

LED LightBAR System Delivers Improved Lumen Output

October 25th, 2011

Cooper Lighting has upgraded its outdoor LED LightBAR™ technology. The new system’s optical performance delivers improved lumen output and efficiency, while continuing to offer up to 75% in energy savings over traditional High Intensity Discharge…read more

LED Driver IC Market Buoyed by Growth in Backlights

October 25th, 2011

A new report from Strategies Unlimited finds that the market for LED driver ICs is sizeable at $2 billion in 2010, buoyed by strong growth in LED backlights in mobile phones, TVs, and monitors. Innovations…read more

Rugged High Definition Dual LED Backlit Displays

October 11th, 2011

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing’s new family of Dual LED Backlit Skyquest Displays, available in configurations from 10.4 inches to 20 inches, provides a way of delivering Night Vision Goggle filtering, and features LED illumination with…read more

Engineers Create Polymer Light-Emitting Stretchable Devices

September 12th, 2011

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have demonstrated an intrinsically stretchable polymer light-emitting device. They developed a simple process to fabricate the transparent devices using single-walled carbon nanotube polymer…read more

High Power LED Light Bars for Marine and Boating Applications

August 5th, 2011

The new Magnalight LEDPB10W-240X2E LED Light Bar produces 20,640 lumens of intensely bright light output in a more compact housing size. IP68 rated waterproof and designed to resist the destructive effects of salt water and…read more