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ASSIST: Alliance for Solid-State Illumination Systems and Technologies

News from ASSIST

Studies Published on Minimizing Flicker from SSL Systems; ASSIST to Release Related Recommendation

• LRC's ASSIST Recommendations Provide New Methods for Evaluating Street and Roadway Lighting, Estimating Discomfort Glare
• New ASSIST technical paper evaluates the impact of outdoor lighting on the human circadian system
• The Potential of Outdoor Lighting for Stimulating the Human Circadian System
• ASSIST recommendation provides new metrics for specifying color properties in retail lighting
• ASSIST publishes ASSIST recommends: Light Source Color for Retail Merchandising
• ASSIST Releases Online Calculator Based on January 2009 Recommendations for
• Parking Lot Luminaires
• ASSIST recommendation provides new evaluation metric for parking lot luminaires
• Mesopic characterization of nighttime lighting described in new ASSIST guidelines
• New ASSIST guidelines issued for testing LEDs used in decorative lighting
• LED Group Releases New ASSIST recommends
• ASSIST Draws Global Support to Advance the Applications of LED Technology
• Electronic Walls and Ceilings Make it Easy to Change Lighting and Room Design
• Lighting Research Center industry group distributes guidelines for reporting LED life
• LRC’s ASSIST program pushes adoption of LED technology and standards

ASSIST in the News

SSL must still clear hurdles to enable mass adoption of LED lighting. LEDs Magazine, March 2012

New metrics challenge CRI as the industry's primary tool for evaluating color rendering. Architectural Lighting , February 2012

• Are home LEDs ready for prime time? Greenwire -- E&E News , May 2011
• The new bulbs and how they work. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 2011
• Debate continues over the impact of light at night on human health. LEDs Magazine, August 2010
• Search continues for replacement for Color Rendering Index. LEDs Magazine, August 2010
• ASSIST evaluates outdoor lighting impact on human circadian system. LEDs
• Magazine, June 2010
• ASSIST alliance develops new metric for color properties in retail lighting. LEDs Magazine, June 2010
• ASSIST guidelines shed light on effectiveness of nighttime illumination. LEDs Magazine, February 2009
• ASSIST guidelines describe mesopic characterization of nighttime lighting. Laser Focus World, February 2009
• Performance metric for lighting fixtures. Photonics Spectra, May 2008
• LED luminaire performance: changing traditions can set the right expectations. LEDs Magazine, February 2008
• "Standards Deviant ." EC&M, May 2008
• "How to Measure the Lifespan of White LEDs." Smarthouse, April 2008
• "Lifetime of White LEDs." LED Professional Review, March 2007
• "Illuminating Changes." Science News, May 20, 2006
• "Lights of the Future." Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science, February 2006
• "Standards for LEDs." Lighting Design Lab Newsletter, Winter 2006
• "ASSIST group develops snap-in scheme for LED lighting." LEDs Magazine, Dec. 15, 2005
• "Advanced lighting technologies enhance resident care." Nursing Homes, September 2005
• "Light construction." Technology Review, August 2005
• "NEMA and ASSIST focus on solid-state lighting adoption." LEDs Magazine Review, July 2005
• "Standards are the future." Architectural Lighting, May/June 2005
• "Industry alliance proposes standard definition for LED life." LEDs Magazine, April 2005
• "ASSIST: 'LED Life' Defined for General Lighting"  Lighting.com, 2005
• "LRC reports satisfaction from LED users in long-term care facility." LEDs Magazine, Jan. 17, 2005
• "Moving LEDs into the mainstream: ASSIST develops research, education, and industry ties." LEDs Magazine, Sept. 29, 2004