Changing Scene

The new package enables the assembly of LED arrays with no circuit board, putting the LED package directly on the heat sink for ultimate thermal performance and cost reduction. The package will be available soon, says the company.

The first course under the certificate in lighting design offered by Ryerson University’s Chang School — the only one of its kind in Canada, and one of only six in North America — starts again on May 5. In this program, you’ll learn how to make sense of the increasingly complex field of interior lighting.

As Official Lighting Partner of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, OSRAM has been granted extensive global association, event, media and new media rights for the upcoming events. In return, OSRAM is contributing most of the entertainment lighting. This year’s contest takes place May 19, 21 and 23 at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria. 

For the past four years, trawlers on the West Coast have been hauling in vast amounts of pink shrimp, much of it destined for dainty salads and shrimp cocktails across the country. But though these have been boom times for shrimpers, many are uneasy.Along with pink shrimp, their nets often scoop up a threatened smelt called eulachon. Many shrimpers worry that the species’ vulnerability could lead to new federal restrictions on their industry.

Acuity Brands has announced a strategic partnership with light sensory networks firm, Sensity Systems. Acuity Brands and Sensity intend to develop a joint solution that further accelerates energy-efficient LED lighting into a smart, connected platform for the Internet of Things (IoT).