LED lighting continues to gain in popularity, but high initial purchase prices can be discouraging for some buyers. Designers’ attention is turning to reducing cost in future generations of products.

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 ...

“Smart City” refers to the integration of communications and physical assets into a cohesive network to facilitate a safer, more livable, and more energy-efficient environment for the people who live ...

OK, here's a question: If most rooms are square, why are most light bulbs round or oblong? How can you direct light better so that less is wasted? LED technology maker Illumitex explodes traditional ...

"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.