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Philips Master LEDtube T8 EM/Mains Made Of Recycled Plastic
Signify in Europe expanded its circular lighting portfolio, last year, with the launch of the Philips MASTER LEDtube T8 EM/mains, the first LED tube in Europe to incorporate a significant proportion of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic into a mainstream, specification-grade lamp. Engineered for retrofit applications, the product integrates approximately 4
Super Cool: Photonic Radiative Cooling Coatings
A new class of photonic radiative cooling (PRC) coatings is advancing from laboratory research into viable commercial products, offering a passive pathway to reduce building heat loads without electricity. These coatings are engineered to reflect the vast majority of incoming solar radiation while simultaneously emitting heat through the Earth’s atmospheric
Data Centers Spiking Some Regions’ Electricity Rates
Surging utility rate cases, accelerating load growth, and eroding public trust are converging into a critical inflection point for the U.S. power sector. In the first quarter of 2026 alone, utilities filed $9.4 billion in rate-hike requests, underscoring the scale of capital recovery now flowing through regulatory pipelines. Yet this wave of filings arrives
Connected Home Evolves From Devices To Services
Parks Associates’ 2026 State of Connected Home report says the connected home market is shifting away from selling devices and toward owning the customer relationship through data, services, and recurring revenue. The biggest growth opportunities are in platform control, AI-driven home experiences, security, and home energy management, while trust and privac
DOE Claims To “Permanently End Home Appliance” Standards
The Claim On July 2nd, US DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (that replaced the shuttered EERE) sent out an email stating, “U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to permanently end home appliance and equipment mandates that raise […] The post DOE Cl
Light Shown To Create Quantum Friction
A research team in Germany and India have reported a new experiment showing that light can slow down the diffusion of carbon nanotubes suspended in water by creating an unexpected kind of “quantum friction.” The effect is stronger when more light is applied, and the work was published last month, in Nature. Researchers shined light on carbon […] The post Lig
Circadian Disruption Impacts Pregnant Mothers & Fetuses
A 2022 study “Evening blue‐light exposure, maternal glucose, and infant birthweight” investigated whether exposure to blue‐enriched light in the evening during late pregnancy is linked to maternal fasting glucose levels and infant birthweight. The rationale builds on evidence that circadian disruption, melatonin suppression, and altered sleep from nighttime
EV Vehicle-To-Grid Programs Expanding
“Rolling power plants” — electric vehicles used as flexible grid resources through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and managed-charging programs — may provide a meaningful, lower-cost way to support grid reliability, reduce peak demand, and avoid expensive infrastructure upgrades. GM is expanding its V2G plans and utility pilots with PG&E and DTE to show that the conc
2025 Marijuana Revenue Declines; Rescheduling Could Reverse That
The U.S. legal marijuana industry posted its first national revenue decline in 2025, even though more states legalized cannabis, however federal rescheduling could help reverse the trend. The market still remained large, with 2025 sales at $29.1 billion and employment at 412,500 workers as of early 2026. Vangst and Whitney Economics found that the […] The po