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Novaled Receives EFQM Award for Global Quality Achievements

Novaled AG, leader in power efficient and long living Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) for the new generation of lighting and display products, has received the EFQM award 'Committed to Excellence' for it's global quality achievements.

2 Dec 2008

Order Validates OIPT's Position as a Key Supplier in the HB-LED Market

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) is pleased to announce that it has recently won an order from a leading manufacturer of HB-LEDs for three Plasmalab®System133 ICP380 plasma etch tools for use in High Brightness LED (HB-LED) manufacturing.

1 Dec 2008

A Big Step Toward Energy-Saving OLED Lighting with Efficiency of More Than 60 lm/W

BASF and OSRAM Opto Semiconductors have developed a highly efficient white organic light-emitting diode (OLED). For the first time, an OLED not only is able to achieve a light yield of more than 60 lumens per watt (lm/W), but also, at the same time, meets the international Energy Star SSL Standard with regard to color requirements.

26 Nov 2008

New Method for Measuring the Optical Properties of High Power LEDs

The lack of common measurement methods among light-emitting diode (LED) and lighting manufacturers has affected the commercialization of solid-state lighting products. In a recent paper, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) proposed a new, economical method to allow LED and lighting manufacturers to obtain accurate, reproducible, and comparable measurements of LED brightness and color.

25 Nov 2008

2010 Ford Mustang Features OSRAM LED-powered JOULE Signal Lighting

When the new 2010 Ford Mustang cruised onto the stage at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov. 19, practically everything that lit it up, inside and out, was powered by OSRAM products. America's pony car includes innovative lighting from front to back including the unique sequential rear turn signal powered by OSRAM JOULE(TM) standardized automotive LED system.

24 Nov 2008

High Performance Z-power LED 'Z1' With 1.2 mm of Thickness and Max. 120 Lumens

Seoul Semiconductor, a leading LED manufacturer, ranking 6th worldwide and 1st in Korea, announced it released a 1.4W ultra-slim Z-power LED series 'Z1'; Warm White (part # : NZ10150) and Pure White (part # : WZ10150).

24 Nov 2008

Light's Direct Impact on Coral Reefs

We've all seen the satellite images of Earth at night--the bright blobs and shining webs that tell the story of humanity's endless sprawl.These pictures are no longer just symbols of human impact, however, but can be used to objectively measure it, according to a study in the December 2008 issue of Geocarto International, a peer-reviewed journal on geoscience and remote sensing.

24 Nov 2008