According to a recent report from IMS Research, the LED automotive market is expected to double over the next 10 years. Where most LED applications today are focused on the interior of the car – dashboard and display backlights, indicator lights, etc – it is estimated that LEDs will become more prevalent in external auto lamps in the coming years. The report states an expected LED automotive market growth from $650 million in 2006 to $1.3 billion by 2016.

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Get involved next Fall by signing up you and a team of individuals in the Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up fundraising event.  Hikers, Bikers and simple staircase climbers can join together to raise awareness for children suffering from AIDS and money to help get anti-retroviral medication into the hands of children affected by HIV and AIDS.  The hike/climb is hosted by the American Foundation for Children with AIDS and will take place September 20-21, 2008.  Participating teams will be given the opportunity to climb, ride, hike or walk up any mountain, hiking trail or forest of their choosing under certain guidelines in an effort to raise money for an incredible cause.  Last year’s participants biked through the Cascades, climbed 30 pitches, organized climbing days at their local gyms, and hiked with their family around their neighborhood. 

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Universal Display has announced they have made great strides in the development of a transparent white OLED. This white phosphorescent OLED lighting has a power efficiency of 45 lumens / watt now but is expected to achieve up to 150 lumens / watt after more development is completed. The current prototype emits a white, energy efficient light when in use and is transparent when it is turned off.  Supporters of the project believe that this very thin, transparent light source will offer a multitude of lighting design advantages in the future in addition to being a more “green” alternative to fluorescent lighting.

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EcoLEDLighting has announced that their LED downlights have completed rigorous testing by the British Standards Institute and have been found to comply with Part L 1 (A & B) and 2 (A & B) of the institute’s regulations. This makes it the first luminaries of this type to receive such certification.

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Electronic scoreboard, display systems and video display designer and manufacturer, Daktronics, has installed a new ProStar LED video display on the front of New York Times Square Tower 2 on behalf of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd.  The new LED video display has replaced the previous ProStar display (the second for Samsung) which utilized older LED lighting panels.  Samsung purchased ProStar technology back in 2001.  The new display which resides just above the famous Coca-Cola Times Square Display measures 65’ by 40’ and has had all of its LED panels upgraded.  The initial version of Samsung’s Time Square ProStar display utilized both LED and neon panels.  Samsung and Daktronics both confirmed that there was no problem with the previous display. Samsung takes pride in being a leader in video displays and as such wishes to showcase cutting edge technology wherever possible.

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