Melting-While-Cooling Silicon Could Improve Solar Cells Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently discovered that by dissolving certain metals into silicon, they can add that silicon compound to the relatively short list of exotic substances that exhibit retrograde melting. Their accomplishment could ultimately result in less expensive solar … [Read more...]
Oxley Supply Nav Lights for EADS Atlante UAV
Oxley Developments has been awarded a contract to supply aircraft navigation LED lights to the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) for its Atlante unmanned air vehicle (UAV) program. Oxley will supply a full suite of external lights for the Atlante aircraft, consisting of Oxley NVG FriendlyTM wing tip navigation, anti-collision and tail lights. Under Federal … [Read more...]
Report Sees $6 Billion OLED Lighting Markets by 2015
NanoMarkets has just published its latest forecasts of worldwide OLED lighting markets. According to NanoMarkets, OLED lighting will generate $6 billion in revenues by 2015 driven by the need for cost efficient lighting in a number of different applications, including general illumination, architectural lighting, backlighting, vehicular lighting and signage. The report titled, … [Read more...]
City of Chicago Testing New Borealis LED Streetlights
The City of Chicago has installed new Borealis LED streetlights as part of a test pilot program, according to PolyBrite International, Inc., developer of the Borealis® brand Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting Systems. The City of Chicago will monitor the LED streetlights, weighed against their current lighting solution for streets and alleyways. The goal is for a safer, … [Read more...]
LED Cooling Solutions Now Available from New Distributor
Nuventix, Inc., developer of SynJet® thermal management solutions for LED luminaires, recently announced a distribution agreement making the company’s LED cooling products available from LED lighting component and support services provider Future Lighting Solutions. The agreement extends the reach of Nuventix products to 169 locations in 41 countries in the Americas, Europe … [Read more...]
