Planar LED-based luminaire installed in restaurant demonstrates how solid-state lighting (SSL) can mimic natural light and deliver an experience to people from across the globe through spatial tuning.

Two boroughs aim for energy efficiency and possible IoT applications using Silver Spring’s Starfish.

The US Department of Energy has studied new open-plan office lighting at a New York accounting firm, and found the SSL installation pleasant for the employees yet trailing LED luminaires in efficiency.

Zumtobel supplied luminaires from the Supersystem II SSL product family to the UNESCO World Heritage Site to improve the visitor experience, deliver energy savings, and enable flexibility for new exhibits.

Sensors and software from Tvilight should reduce energy and maintenance costs. Technology specialist Dynniq looks to tie lights to other systems such as traffic.

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LEDs with spectral power distribution tuned to optimally illuminate specific goods in retail markets from fashion to food are intended to boost sales to the end customer who sees the displayed items accurately.

The Smartrix SSL and lens module will enable auto makers to more easily offer advanced LED headlamp features such as adaptive drive beams.

A one-for-one SSL retrofit of a Washington State greenhouse facility has resulted in an extra lettuce harvest per year and allowed the business to boost sales 25% in its existing footprint.

Barclays is deploying a sensor-based system for space utilization analysis at banking HQ in London, with no luminaires in the mix.