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| Quantum dot specialist Nanoco Technologies goes public 27 Feb |
| A UK company founded to advance the development of quantum dot technology will now be listed on the London Stock Exchange. |
| TerraLUX closes funding with Access Venture Partners 26 Feb |
| TerraLUX will use the funds to add more personnel and inventory, accelerating its growth in the portable and general lighting markets. |
| ASSIST guidelines shed light on effectiveness of nighttime illumination 26 Feb |
| Recently revealed research shows that conventional photometry may misestimate the effectiveness of some light sources used at night. |
| Survey to evaluate Strategies in Light in Europe 25 Feb |
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| Philips buys Italian LED design company 24 Feb |
| An LED design company specializing in architectural indoor lighting adds to Philips' portfolio of solid-state lighting capabilities. |
| DOE releases summary results from Round 7 of Caliper testing 23 Feb |
| The report describes a steady increase in efficacy and color quality for SSL outdoor lighting, downlights and replacement lamps, but half the products are still hyped or under-reported in literature. |
| Samsung to set up LED production JV 20 Feb |
| Samsung LED will be established as a 50-50 joint venture between Samsung Electro-Mechanics and Samsung Electronics Co. |
| ETC enters LED lighting market by buying Selador product line 20 Feb |
| The purchase includes the x7 Color System and technology, Paletta and Lustr products, and the new Vivid LED fixture series. |
| LED market heading for a fall of 5% this year, says Steele 19 Feb |
| In his annual HBLED market review and forecast, Bob Steele of Strategies Unlimited said the market grew by 11% in 2008 but is likely to contract by 5% in 2009. |
| Winners announced in LED Next Generation Luminaires design competition 19 Feb |
| Awards to recognize excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for general illumination were presented at Strategies in Light. |
| LA looking at LED street lights, with help from Clinton Climate Initiative 19 Feb |
| Over a five-year period, the City of Los Angeles' Bureau of Street Lighting will replace 140,000 existing streetlight fixtures in the city with LED units. |
| French R&D program to test LED lighting for indoor illumination 18 Feb |
| The CITADEL program will develop measurement protocols and benchmarking analyses of LEDs, and methods to assess the aging and life expectancy of LED lighting products.
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| R&D community, lighting designers, architects converge at DOE workshop
18 Feb |
| DOE speakers plus industry leaders updated the status of SSL programs, research and product testing.
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| CRS Electronics claims record performance for LED MR16 replacement lamps
17 Feb |
| The Welland, Ontario, company says the new light has 4x the efficiency of many halogen MR16 lamps. |
| Philips targets education in Africa with LED-based lights
16 Feb |
| The solar-powered reading light will be available in a standard version and a slimmed down version with a target consumer price of < $15.
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| Carmanah sells road-signs business to Temple, adds AIS to marine lanterns 13 Feb |
| Carmanah will focus on strategic solar power and solar LED lighting markets, and has partnered with Micro-Shine on automatic ID on marine lanterns. |
| Osram OS: LEDs in Jing Jiang, and thermal models online 13 Feb |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors has been busy lighting up a main street in Jing Jiang City, China, and providing thermal models of its LEDs online to aid in system design.
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| Lynk Labs awarded AC LED technology patent 11 Feb |
| This first patent of the company's pending portfolio covers a range of AC LED technology including devices, light engines, power supplies and lighting systems. |
| Opto Tech unveils modular LED street light 10 Feb |
| A streamlined LED lighting fixture from Opto Tech has a number of interesting design developments including a modular design and a copper heat pipe for cooling. |
| LG Innotek and Chinese start-up acquire LED growth systems 09 Feb |
| Companies in Korea and China have bought new systems for the growth of GaN-based LED materials. |
| Pittsburgh and San Jose looking at LEDs for street lighting 09 Feb |
| Two major cities in the USA are considering plans to start converting street lights to LEDs. |
| Cooper Lighting’s LED downlight earns Energy Star Listing 04 Feb |
| Cooper claims that its product is the first LED downlight to meet stringent Energy Star requirements developed by the U.S. DOE. |
| PerkinElmer expands by acquiring Opto Technology 03 Feb |
| A deal to acquire Opto Technology, Inc. will enhance PerkinElmer's capabilities in providing LED-based products for medical, analytical instrumentation and industrial applications. |
| Nichia and Luminus form partnership, cross-license patents 03 Feb |
| Nichia seems to think that a partnership with a US-based LED maker will provide a boost in its attempts to gain ground in the solid-state lighting market. |
| DOE reports on San Francisco street lighting demo 02 Feb |
| The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the report from a demonstration of LED street lighting in San Francisco, California. |
| Seoul and Nichia sign cross-licensing agreement 02 Feb |
| After an extensive (and expensive) series of patent lawsuits, the dispute between Nichia and Seoul has been resolved.
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| Japanese development to be lit entirely by LEDs 01 Feb |
| A residential development of more than 200 houses in Azabu no Oka, Japan, will use LED fixtures for all its outdoor lighting. |
