Following research at Sheffield-based LED packaging firm Litecool, narrow beam angles from LED packages without secondary optics or reflectors look closer. The proof-of-concept device produced a beam ...

Gaggione is focussing on narrower beams with two acrylic collimators and a set of radial beam masks. LLC22R (pictured) is a 16mm collimator claimed to achieve ±4.45° (8.9° FWHM) and 34.2cd/lm with ...

Ring, a Santa Monica-based startup known for its connected video doorbells, has announced a suite of new security products at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Among the new products is Ring Beams, a range of ...

The light intensity curves for LEDs, regardless of whether they are collimated with a lens or reflectors, follow a bell shaped curve (often referred to as a “Lambertian“ curve). The 50% intensity ...

Millions of Americans are driving around in the dark. That’s not a metaphor, it’s of the state of U.S. headlight technology and maintenance compared to places like Canada, Europe and Japan. Only about ...

Ring, the connected home security gadget startup, has acquired Mr. Beams, a maker of LED lighting with wireless connectivity and motion-sensing capabilities. The Mr. Beams acquisition is intended to ...