Photo by Jeff Rubenstone / ENR Nobel Prize-winning physicist Shuji Nakamura (below), has developed a violet LED (above) with better true-color representation than commonly used blue LEDs, which he invented in the 1990s. Photo by Jeff Rubenstone / ENR Related Links: Soraa Looking to build a better light bulb, Shuji Nakamura led development of the modern blue LED in 1994. Initially considered too expensive, the blue LED is now ubiquitous, found in light bulbs, car headlights and Blu-Ray disc players. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014 for his work, Nakamura has focused in recent years on his latest
Images Courtesy IDEAL Audacy's control devices are installed on each fixture, allowing total control of thousands of programmable lights from a tablet app. Images Courtesy IDEAL Related Links: IDEAL AUDCACY Wireless Solutions Bringing Bluetooth and WiFi to lighting controls is nothing new, but scaling them to larger facilities can cause issues. At Lightfair 2015, Sycamore, Ill.-based lighting-connector maker IDEAL announced Audacy, a system suited for large installations that can bring big energy savings."If everyone went completely wireless, the need for our connectors would be diminished," says Jim James, IDEAL CEO. "So, our team took a look at it, and we
This week we look at a reflectorless total station from Topcon Positioning Systems and a compact track loader from Caterpillar. Click to begin the slide show.
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