"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about LED lighting design and uses. 1.) New LED lighting causing complaints in San Ramon.

Consumer demand and government initiatives to phase out inefficient lighting technologies are pushing expansion of LED lighting. Designers of these devices must satisfy not only end users, but also ...

So we all know that LED’s are the future of lighting–likely even greener than those squiggly CFL’s. But along the way, LED lamps have become a little bit of a cottage industry for design, chockablock ...

High power LED lighting is harder than it looks. Power, dimming, control, and communication collide in one design.

So we all know that LED’s are the future of lighting–likely even greener than those squiggly CFL’s. But along the way, LED lamps have become a little bit of a cottage industry for design, chockablock ...

“Smart City” refers to the integration of communications and physical assets into a cohesive network to facilitate a safer, more livable, and more energy-efficient environment for the people who live ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. With the rising costs of energy and increasing governmental requirements for high efficiency lighting, the high ...

Application of LED lighting is more common these days, especially in homes and in some new buildings, as standard incandescent and fluorescent lighting continue to fade away. It’s not so dominant in ...

OK, here's a question: If most rooms are square, why are most light bulbs round or oblong? How can you direct light better so that less is wasted? LED technology maker Illumitex explodes traditional ...