The US Department of Energy has released data on its latest Gateway SSL trial where tunable LED lighting in classrooms was thought by teachers to improve the learning environment.

Lighting’s march into IT and the IoT continues apace, as Osram picks up a strategic share of a Swiss startup that engages shoppers in brick-and-mortar stores.

Energy services company Fairbanks and IT company vXchnge report that a retrofit to LED lighting in a data center combined with autonomous controls has cut annual energy usage by 244,000 kWh.

A cycling jacket that illuminates when you hit the brakes could be coming. First, Osram will stitch LEDs into workwear.

The Horticultural Lighting Conference in Denver yielded a broad LED entry from Seoul Semiconductor into the application sector while Osram, Lumileds, and Cree used the event as a chance to showcase recent announcements.

IoT specialist Evrythng also takes a seat on the Gooee board in a move that strengthens the smart lighting firm’s smart building offerings.

B Light has supplied a number of outdoor SSL products that have given the Church of Porza in Switzerland a stunning look while maintaining the sacred nature of the site.

The LED smart lighting stalwart adds another arrow to its navigation quiver, joining forces with LocusLabs, which has outfitted DFW and others.

The Scottish Li-Fi pioneer inches closer to putting miniaturized LED lightwave receivers inside phones, tablets, and laptops.

European organization explores how the circular economy movement could add to the growth opportunity in the SSL sector and how policy can encourage such a possibility.