A study undertaken by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers surveyed 138 representatives of medical-surgical nursing staff as to environmental lighting factors and needs in med-surg patient rooms. Four hospital sites were compared, with various combinations of lighting equipment, controls, and number/form factor of fixtures.

Sales of UV-C lamps to OEM vendors and of high-pressure sodium (HPS) grow lights slowed the long running pace of decline in the “conventional” product sector in the third quarter at Signify, which today also revealed that it has begun selling a glass mercury-vapor UV-C residential tabletop lamp under its own label in Asia and the Middle East to help combat the novel coronavirus.

With 2020 throwing curveballs at us from all directions, Lighting in Design took the opportunity to see what players in the South African lighting industry predict for the forthcoming 12 months.

The world is changing at a rapid rate and along with it the way people are going about their daily lives. By implementing new technologies, people are finding new and innovative ways of simplifying their lives. The Internet of Things (IoT) is forming a big part of this new revolution, be it in the form of smart phones, smart watches, smart TV’s, or smart connectivity in cars.

Augmented reality (AR) can bring people together … without actually bringing them together. As we know, in the age of COVID-19 and social distancing, that is more valuable than ever. So, it is not surprising that AR is enjoying something of a resurgence today.