Lighting
Clutter Not Just Ugly: Also Dangerous
New research by Australia’s Monash University shows visual clutter around roads, including prominent advertising, signs and billboards, can dangerously distract drivers, particularly older ones.
CAD Tutorials at Nürberg
Nürberg university will host two training events in July. The first is “Days of automotive Lighting / Tage der Kraftfahrzeugbeleuchtung,” July 7-9, 2009. This two-day tutorial will give engineers
ISAL Papers Predict Bright Future
One hundred and thirty abstracts were submitted for ISAL this year, and because of their high quality, it has taken a great deal of careful scrutiny by the Steering Committee to select sixty-five papers for presentation.
Special Warning Lights get Flatter, More Efficient.
Hella are launching their RTK 7 special signaling system at the IPOMEX trade fair, which will take place from March 31 until April 2, 2009, in Münster. The new light bar bristles with LEDs
Smart Streetlight Strategy Saves
Councils across the UK have the opportunity to save around £35m of taxpayers’ money each year, cut an estimated 150,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions, and reduce light pollution by adopting
New OLEDs: Clear When Off, Opaque When Lit
Scientists in Philips‘ research brigade are developing OLEDs that are transparent when off, and uniformly opaque and luminous when lit. The company has released photos demonstrating
LEDs Improve by Leap, Bound
Japanese and French researchers are using evanescent waves to enhance the light output of LEDs.
Ichikoh Will Cut 730 Jobs
Ichikoh have announced temporary closures at two of their plants in Japan as well the elimination of 730 jobs. The shutdowns anf downsizing are in response to declining demand from automakers.
Total Adaptive Lighting on Mercedes E-Class
Continental’s second-generation Intelligent Headlamp Control system is being installed in series production for the first time, on Mercedes‘ new E-Class.