News tagged with smart lighting

Researchers lay out vision for lighting 'revolution'

Dec 18, 2008 | 3.1 / 5 (7) | 18

A "revolution" in the way we illuminate our world is imminent, according to a paper published this week by two professors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Boston University partners in NSF challenge to create wireless network using visible light

Technology / Engineering

Oct 06, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

Boston University's College of Engineering is a partner launching a major program, under a National Science Foundation grant, to develop the next generation of wireless communications technology based on visible light instead ...

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Smart lighting within reach

Technology / Engineering

Jan 04, 2007 | 2.5 / 5 (4) | 0

It's not often that an engineer finds inspiration for their research at the ballet. But for University of Queensland graduate Aaron Tan, the theatre was the perfect place to start his search for smarter lighting design.

Smart Lighting: New LED Drops the 'Droop'

Physics / General Physics

Jan 12, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (22) | 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed and demonstrated a new type of light emitting diode (LED) with significantly improved lighting performance and energy efficiency.

Engineers unveil new lighting solutions

Technology / Energy

Jun 09, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (8) | 5

A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers argues that new lighting technologies can be a key player in the portfolio of strategies needed to promote energy efficiency and to help reduce the emission of greenhouse ...

The Green (and blue, red, and white) lights of the future

Physics / General Physics

Dec 17, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (38) | 5

A revolution in energy-efficient, environmentally-sound, and powerfully-flexible lighting is coming to businesses and homes, according to a paper in latest special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's open-a ...

Report: Dell to make Android phone for AT&T

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 07, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A newspaper report says Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system.

LG's Viewty is Back: Viewty Smart (LG-GC900)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

LG Electronics announced today Viewty Smart (LG-GC900), a brand new camera phone with an Intelligent Shot Mode that makes it easy to take great pictures by automatically analyzing scenes and adjusting camera ...

Universal Display to Develop Novel Smart Windows

Technology /

Jan 20, 2005 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Universal Display Corporation, a leading developer of organic light emitting diode (OLED) for flat technologies for flat panel displays, lighting and other opto-electronic applications, announced today a $130,000 cooperati ...

FCC asks Verizon Wireless to explain fees

Technology / Telecom

Dec 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on "smart" phones.

Robotic Hand That Senses Touch (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

Oct 21, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (27) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Italy, the Smart Hand project has given patient, Robin af Ekenstam (see video) the sense of touch in ...