How AI-Driven Smart Lighting Controls Help Buildings Operate More Independently
Explore how new technologies that blend artificial intelligence into lighting controls allow buildings to function independently while enhancing occupant wellness.
The Legacy of DMX512: Transforming Architectural Lighting Through Color
Discover how DMX lighting control has become a transformational tool that lighting designers use to shape immersive architectural experiences.
Unveiling the Radiant Realm: Mastering Volumetric Lighting Effects
Essentially, volumetric lighting refers to the illusion created when a lighting technique suggests a certain perspective, orientation or effect that increases, enhances or magnifies the sense of volume in a given space, context or application. In residential and commercial lighting design, volumetric lighting is often synonymous with task lighting. Light fi
April 23, 1896: Thomas Edison Unveils the Vitascope
On April 23, 1896, Thomas Edison unveiled the Vitascope, taking a major step forward in bringing motion pictures to life. Learn about this historic day and Edison's impact on technology, communication and entertainment.
Lighting Technology: What is Color Tuning?
Color tuning is an exciting and relatively new lighting technology that affords the user an ability to control light color to adapt, soften, and elevate human experiences and environments to particular functions throughout the day, on demand. To overcome the lack of natural light in a space or to increase the added benefit of natural lighting on the human b
10 Eccentric Facts About Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was an inventor, physicist and engineer. One of his greatest inventions was alternating current (AC), the means of electricity that powers civilization and is crucial for lighting. Tesla, who credited reading author Mark Twain’s writing for his recovery from serious illness, became very good friends with Mark Twain.
Lighting Technology: What is Bluetooth Mesh?
Unlike wireless lighting systems like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Mesh is designed for large collections of devices, numbering into the thousands. Switches, HVAC, sensors, light fixtures, and shades can communicate with each other by forwarding a message, or command, across all the devices in that Bluetooth chain until reaching the destination to perform said operatio
The Effects of Light Color and Intensity on Your Mind and Body
Our relation to light as humans is complex. Though many of the effects of light on our biology are still unknown, there are several we know and understand. Light also plays a major role in regulating human biological responses, including our internal body clock or circadian rhythm.
