The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics was recently awarded to three scientists (Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano, and Shuji Nakamura) for inventing the blue light-emitting diode (LED) roughly 20 years ago.

Lighting plays a crucial role in architecture: to allow users to see, safely inhabit spaces, and carry out their daily activities. But its power has long exceeded these basic functions, primarily ...

Light at night. It’s what we want. It’s what we need. Whether you’re trail riding, on the jobsite, or high-speed haulin’ after dark, quality lighting provides reliable vision and safety. Much of the ...

Application of LED lighting is more common these days, especially in homes and in some new buildings, as standard incandescent and fluorescent lighting continue to fade away. It’s not so dominant in ...

Nearly a fifth of a mile up in the sky atop Los Angeles’ tallest building, two massive LED displays — each 42 by 60 feet — sit dormant, ready to beam messages out across the city. The screens consist ...

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about LED lighting design and uses. 1.) New LED lighting causing complaints in San Ramon.

This product is featured in EDN’s Hot 100 products of 2018. See all 100 here. Lighting in commercial facilities can be very costly. There has been an ever-growing demand to lower costs by switching ...

About 2 weeks ago, I set out to research grow lights to supplement the scarce natural light we get here at 51°N. But after looking at quite a few offers, I decided to DIY it. My requirements don't ...

Dow Corning introduced four optical silicone materials for LED lighting applications this week at the Light+Building show in Frankfurt, Germany. As LEDs continue to replace conventional light sources, ...

A new design for light-emitting diodes achieves a dramatic increase in brightness as well as the ability to create laser light -- characteristics that could make it valuable in a range of applications ...

FLINT, Michigan — Kevin Markell puts the phrase “real world experience” in a new light. The 21-year-old Davison native helped design an LED street light whose prototype may be shown to potential ...

Inspired by printed circuit boards, the building block of all electronics, a Dutch designer has created an LED-based light installation that draws upon the familiar etching pattern inside most devices ...