This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Lighting can change the mood and ambiance of ...

New European regulations mandate that within 5-7 years new buildings will be near zero emission. Lighting is a major energy user in commercial and domestic buildings alike, and these regulations have ...

Upgrade your doors with Apple Home Key and the Aqara U50. HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home ...

Smart lighting has quickly moved from a niche home-tech upgrade to an essential feature of modern living. As connected devices, energy-efficient systems, and automation become commonplace, lighting ...

Manual switching of outdoor lights in houses or roadways can be sometimes really inconvenient especially when we are far away or still at work. Sometimes this becomes an opportunity for thieves to ...

Theater lighting standard DMX connects up to 512 light nodes using a serial daisy chain with EIA-485 or CAT5 for control. Prehistoric man used primitive lamps made from naturally occurring materials, ...

For poorly illuminated stairs to a lower level, I wanted to create automated lighting that would add a ‘wow’ factor and be fun and very different. Yes, of course, it would have been possible for some ...

What can we say — we’re a sucker for projects that feature our favorite logo. This is the Parallax Propeller Automated Light Painting Machine — and no, it’s not a persistence of vision setup. [Daniel] ...