Erik Runkle of MSU said that with LEDs his research is adding different wave bands to horticultural lighting rather than excluding wavebands during keynote at the #HorticulturalLighting Conference @ledsmagazine

You can vote this year for our @ledsmagazine Sapphire Awards Illumineer of the year on our home page. Click the graphic just above the latest news. See all three candidates speak at #SILUSA and attend our #SapphireAwards Gala

Was reminded by #linkedin that I'm staring on my ninth year covering LEDs and SSL @ledsmagazine. Time sure flies. But the excitement started even earlier. February will bring the 20th #SILUSA event. Will be better than ever in 2019.

Last day for #SILUSA early bird pricing. Get the Total Access Pass today for little more than a Flex Pass will cost you next week. @ledsmagazine has several preview articles that illustrate what will be an incredible program.

Preparing an @ledsmagazine lighting for health newsletter led me to another look at the #SILUSA program. The Friday morning session called "Lovers of Light" looks fantastic -- top names participating and a unique TV game show format. That's one I won't miss.

Brian Bennett at #SILUSA said farming outdoors is about dealing with an environment that you can't control whereas controlled environment agriculture and LED horticultural lighting is about controlling everything @ledsmagazine.

Ute Besenecker at #leducation - research shows 6500K better for student performance, more correct answers @ledsmagazine

Artist Janet Echelman choreographs the wind, at #lightfair says LED light is critical to the experience for people @ledsmagazine

EVP Jacob Tarn said at #LFI2017 manufacturers would get peace of mind from Samsung Electronics IP portfolio developing IoT LED lighting @ledsmagazine

At #LFI2017 DowCorning shows reflective silicone as a mixing chamber for uniformly-lit tunable LED downlight @ledsmagazine

Atrius is a new brand from Acuity Brands aggregating IoT technologies from controls to the cloud and applications like IPS @ledsmagazine

WaveLinx demo at #LFI2017 by Eaton Lighting shows plug and play simplicity for connected SSL watch for @ledsmagazine video next week

Austin uses controls to lift light levels on 6th St at 2:00 AM for people leaving the entertainment district #SALC2017TX @ledsmagazine

DLI is lower in green houses making great case for supplemental LED lighting according to Philip Smallwood @ledsmagazine #HLC2017

Hops in greenhouses with LEDs? Steven Newman of CSU said it delivers better flavor profile in craft beer @ledsmagazine #HLC2017

Peter Barber of Seoul Semi explains UV LED use in seeds, on farms and at the consumer extending shelf life #HLC2017 @ledsmagazine

LED light engines are getting incredibly powerful and hot, but as Koen Vangorp of Mechatronix showed me at LuxLive a robust cooler and good SSL optical system and deliver reliable and uniform output for applications like horticulture @ledsmagazine

Saw Filamento LED HID-replacement lamp for the first time LuxLive. Frank Shum did some nice mechanical work placing the LEDs in aluminum cavities to eliminate glare and devised great air flow design for thermal mitigation @ledsmagazine

Philip Smallwood said CSP LEDs have only achieved 5% penetration in general lighting at Strategies in Light Investor Forum #SILUSA @ledsmagazine

Benjamin Pouladian of Deco Lighting plans to place Bluetooth Mesh connectivity in every product at a small to zero cost premium and if the buyer decides to use the controls they will pay a monthly fee -- LaaS #SILUSA @ledsmagazine