Amazon Cognito now makes it easier for developers to add OIDC-providers that are currently not built-in to the service console, like Salesforce or Ping Identity. Lengthy sign-up forms create friction for the registration and conversion of users. This new Cognito feature simplifies the registration process by allowing users to login with an existing OpenID account into a User Pool.
LG, Samsung invest in German OLED company aiming at efficient blue
Cynora says it will deliver this year. Meanwhile, Fraunhofer announces a color breakthrough in flexible OLEDs.
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Martinsville Speedway gets LED lighting for fall NASCAR race
Eaton’s Ephesus division has supplied an LED-based sports lighting system to the Martinsville racetrack prior to the NASCAR automobile racing visit that features the organization’s top late-model stock car racers.
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Knoxville taps Siemens, Acuity in straight-up $15 million LED street lighting job
City will replace 30,000 HPS luminaires in effort to slash energy costs and improve light quality. IoT seemingly not in the mix.
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Osram delivers prototype of 1024-pixel LED headlamp hybrid assembly
After a completed R&D project with the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, Infineon, Hella, and Daimler, Osram is demonstrating a prototype of an LED headlamp hybrid module with more than 1000 pixels and integrated driver electronics.
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Cree names Gregg Lowe CEO to replace Chuck Swoboda who led LED focus on general illumination
Semiconductor industry veteran Gregg Lowe will take over at Cree as president and CEO on September 27 following the previously announced intention of Chuck Swoboda to step down.
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Philips' latest IoT proposition: Manage your city and office lights, from India
New remote scheme takes connected lighting to a whole new level. But does it make sense?
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Lumileds adds COB LEDs and new red options to SunPlus horticultural lighting portfolio
COB LEDs in varying sizes deliver purple spectra for directional fixtures designed for horticultural applications, while new far- and deep-red spectra in mid-power LED packages add to the flexibility of the SunPlus line.
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Scientists win Nobel for circadian light studies
The award further validates the emerging field of human-centric lighting, which is helping to drive the LED industry’s future.
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News flash: The US hankers for smart cities. Plus IoT lighting can save offices $1.5 trillion
Take these vendor reports and surveys with a grain of salt. But there are plenty of kernels of truth, too.
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