Most engineers are quite familiar with typical low-power-indicator LEDs, whether they be surface-mount or the classical through-hole packages. All that's needed to use them is a voltage source and a ...

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The call for improved energy efficiency and government/energy code requirements continues to drive the need for greater use of lighting control. Effectively, flexible lighting control delivers the ...

There have been tremendous improvements in the efficiency of lighting over the last 20 years. The movement from older technologies such as incandescent, halogen, CFL, and fluorescent with magnetic ...

Light sources have historically been purchased with a specific color temperature — think “soft white” versus “cool white” fluorescent tube lighting. However, the industry-wide shift to LED lighting ...

LED lighting continues to successfully carve out a growing portion of $50 billion lighting market, which is not surprising given that LEDs provide the best energy efficiency when compared to CFL and ...

Both car manufacturers and state authorities have been struggling to boost vehicle efficiency and improve the safety of passengers and pedestrians for several years already. While the automotive ...