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Osram Opto provides online LED ray dataFiles that describe the emission pattern of light from LEDs and IREDs are now available online. Osram Opto Semiconductors has become the first LED manufacturer to provide direct web access to the ray data files for its LEDs, which can be downloaded from www.osram-os.com/ray-files. The ray files indicate the pattern in which light is emitted from an LED. They include the coordinates of the |
Interview with Aleksandra Stratimirović29. 6. 2008 I met Aleksandra Stratimirović in a nice cosy little place in Stockholm. It was spring in a town where they worship it perhaps the most in the whole world. And it was in Södermalm (the southern part of Stockholm), where you would go to enjoy it. And most likely it would be a place exactly like the one where it turned out that she forgot that we were supposed to have an interview. Well, in the end it was more of a relaxed talk than an offici |
IALD’s opinion on incandescent lightbulb bans27. 6. 2008 IALD has issued it's official opinion on incandescent lightbulb bans beeing enforced in increasing number of countries: "From Australia to California and across Europe, there are proposals to ban the incandescent lamp. The recently enacted energy legislation in the United States will phase out certain types of incandescent lamps. While the IALD strongly supports the development and use of technologies, methods and appropriate regulation to |
Artemide Group acquires Nord Light to Delve Further Into LED Lighting26. 6. 2008 Artemide Group S.p.A. of Italy has acquired the majority share Nord Light S.p.A. The Artemide Group, a high-end lighting company based in Milan, Italy, will gain the LED lighting expertise of Nord Light. The Artemide Group expects that the LED expertise of Nord Light will serve it well as it delves further into LEDs, which it describes as the “lighting of the future” because of their sustainability and flexibility in home and office appli |
Martin to light Beijing Summer Olympic GamesOn August 8th, as China celebrates its emergence onto the world stage by hosting the Opening Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games at Beijing National Stadium, that stage will be lit by over 1,100 automated luminaires from Martin Professional. The workhorse of the massive automated lighting system, set to be the largest single automated lighting system ever assembled for a single event, and the largest Martin rig ever, is |
Zenith Music Hall by Massimiliano and Doriana FuksasPerhaps not a Lighting Design project as such, but it certainly shapes the Urban Nightscape. Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, architects based in Italy, designed a building with translucent textile membrane wrapped around the internal structure. The building apears opaque in daylight, but it glows in night-time. It could be classified as a media facade, since the exterior look conveys the i |
CombOLED24. 6. 2008 CombOLED is a European funded research and development project within the 7th Framework Programme. The goal of CombOLED is to combine new device structures, advantageous manufacturing approaches and less complex materials with the aim to achieve cost effective OLED lighting solutions. The cost reduction, together with transparency as a device feature, will enable a huge penetration of the OLED technology into the lighting market. T |















