A LED light pipe is an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light from an LED mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to the user interface. Light pipes transmit up to 80 ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. With the rising costs of energy and increasing governmental requirements for high efficiency lighting, the high ...

Consumer demand and government initiatives to phase out inefficient lighting technologies are pushing expansion of LED lighting. Designers of these devices must satisfy not only end users, but also ...

It’s no secret that lighting designers must wear many hats, but according to the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), the actual number of those hats might surprise you. A review ...

Courtesy of Spectrum Lighting Inc. We are all experienced and we have all done it! I am referring to one's reaction to less than good lighting of course. Think about it. We have all experienced ...

The conversion to LED lighting is happening everywhere, and hazardous environment facilities like oil rigs and heavy manufacturing are no exception. Designing LED lighting systems for these ...

Lighting has the ability to tell a story all on its own. It has the ability to provoke a certain emotion from audience members without having to say anything. With that said, many don't realize the ...