LEDSynergy news achive for January 2010.

Iconic sign gets LED makeover

In a move towards energy efficiency and the demonstrable use of progressive technology, the famous Gillette sign which sits atop a manufacturing plant owned by Proctor and Gamble in the USA has had the fluorescent neon lighting which previously powered it exchanged in favour of thousands of LEDs.

The frame of the sign has been left intact, but now more than fourteen thousands LEDs are illuminating the newly restored piece of marketing heritage.

The sign ...
Thursday, 28th January 2010 - full story

Late surge boosted LED market in 2009

After experiencing a recession related downturn in the first half of 2009, a new report generated in Taiwan suggests that the global LED industry experienced considerable growth later in the year, managing to offset the impact of the earlier stagnation.

The Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA) called a meeting with the press recently in order to discuss its predictions for the development of LED systems in 2010 and to announce results for performa...
Tuesday, 26th January 2010 - full story

Premium Organic LED lighting panel hits commercial market

The world's first commercially available OLED panel that has been designed to provide general lighting has been unveiled by Osram Opto Semiconductors. It is a landmark release as it will become the only OLED lighting solution crafted in plastic to be made available to the commercial market.

As with most LED systems, the new lighting panel will consume far less electricity than incandescent lamps, with a 50 per cent improvement in terms of energy efficiency alone. Since ...
Monday, 25th January 2010 - full story

LEDs safe in snow despite reservations

The recent snowy conditions that have gripped the UK caused travel chaos for many, but even harsher conditions were experienced in the mid-west of the USA in areas normally protected from the worst of the weather. As a result some raised concerns as to how appropriate LED signalling technology was, claiming that the lack of heat emitted by the LED systems would not melt snow, potentially obscuring the signals from the view of motorists.

This is a legitimate concern and one w...
Tuesday, 19th January 2010 - full story

Silicon Valley exec joins LED industry

The former CEO of storage manufacturer Seagate has take a position to head up the LED lighting firm Bridgelux. Bill Watkins left his former company last year and it was confirmed in the middle of last week that he would be joining a growing number of ex-Silicon Valley CEOs who have decided to work at the greener end of the technology industry.

Mr Watkins has spent his year out of employment examining the various green technology products that are currently in development and...
Tuesday, 19th January 2010 - full story

LED lighting for world's poorest communities

A non-profit organisation has joined forces with a US LED technology firm in order to provide some of the lest developed nations on the planet with the means to light their homes and businesses.

According to the charity One Million Lights (OML) a quarter of the Earth's population does not have access to basic electric lighting. That is a total of more than 1.6 billion human beings suffering in the darkness or relying on fuel burning alternatives, but OML hopes that with...
Tuesday, 12th January 2010 - full story

LED wallpaper to supersede fluorescent lighting

A technology firm based in Wales has just been awarded nearly half a million pounds by the Carbon Trust to help with the development of LED systems which can be easily integrated into wallpaper in order to provide a clean, green alternative to current lighting solutions.

The firm behind the new project, Lomox, said that it would be able to get the LED technology ready for consumer use within the next 12 months, which means millions of people could completely change the way i...
Friday, 8th January 2010 - full story

Famous Times Square NYE Ball gets LED Upgrade

The ball which sits atop a brand new 141 foot mast overlooking one of New York's most famous public areas has had some energy-efficient improvements added in the form of updated LED technology, meaning that its descent at the end of 2010 will mark the beginning of a new year as well as the start of a brighter future for the planet.

The ball itself is also a completely new construction and with over 672 LED modules attached to its frame it is twice as big as the one th...
Friday, 8th January 2010 - full story

LED technology looks more attractive for hazard warnings

As the technology behind LED lighting continues to evolve and improve, so too does its chances of becoming the light source of choice for those looking to alert people to hazardous areas.

As well as offering companies a means by which to warn people of dangerous areas or highlight important information more effectively and efficiently, LED signs and lights can also appease green consciences and improve the environmental credentials of big businesses that start to adopt the t...
Friday, 8th January 2010 - full story

LED Displays promote Vodafone services

Vodafone's new 360 services, which offer advanced social networking and communication tools to customers via a high speed mobile internet network, have been given an equally advanced marketing boost thanks to LED display technology.

Two of Portugal's busiest shopping centres in Porto and Lisbon are host to several ingenious LED-powered marketing booths which provide incredible images stretching around the entire circumference of a glass cylinder.
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Friday, 8th January 2010 - full story