Simply choosing the cheapest LED components has its risks and a better approach is to take a system-level perspective, aiming for the most cost-effective design, writes Mark Pinkney, divisional ...

So we all know that LED’s are the future of lighting–likely even greener than those squiggly CFL’s. But along the way, LED lamps have become a little bit of a cottage industry for design, chockablock ...

Simply choosing the cheapest LED components has its risks and a better approach is to take a system-level perspective, aiming for the most cost-effective design, writes Mark Pinkney, divisional ...

Consumer demand and government initiatives to phase out inefficient lighting technologies are pushing expansion of LED lighting. Designers of these devices must satisfy not only end users, but also ...

LED lighting is steadily taking over the world, and design engineers who work with solid state illumination in their products know that there have been dramatic improvements in price, performance, and ...

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about LED lighting design and uses. 1.) New LED lighting causing complaints in San Ramon.

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. With the rising costs of energy and increasing governmental requirements for high efficiency lighting, the high ...

“Smart City” refers to the integration of communications and physical assets into a cohesive network to facilitate a safer, more livable, and more energy-efficient environment for the people who live ...

Sponsored by Digi-Key and ON Semiconductor: Lighting via LED systems has become pervasive in new homes and buildings. Now a new platform makes it a snap to prototype and finalize a design. Application ...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are not exactly new technology, but their use over time has evolved from rather dim replacements of incandescent signal lights in control panels to today’s home lighting.

FLINT, Michigan — Kevin Markell puts the phrase “real world experience” in a new light. The 21-year-old Davison native helped design an LED street light whose prototype may be shown to potential ...