There is a newcomer on the block that has gained considerable media attention: far-ultraviolet excimer lamps. Recent medical studies have indicated that, unlike 254 nm radiation, the 207 nm and 222-nm “far-UV” radiation emitted by excimer lamps is likely harmless (e.g., Buonanno et al. 2017, Welch et al. 2018). Excimer lamps have the same...
VIRTUAL | February 1–4, 2021 | FREE REGISTER NOW You don’t want to miss SunTracker Technologies’ Senior Scientist, Ian Ashdown as he discusses ‘What is Ideal Light?” alongside a panel of other industry experts.2021 Lighting R&D WorkshopJoin the U.S. Department of Energy and the Illuminating Engineering Society at the 18th annual Lighting...
Do the terms we use really mean what we think they mean? Could we be describing them more accurately? In Ultraviolet Radiation Terminology, SunTracker Technologies' Senior Scientist, Ian Ashdown dares to get pedantic about how we describe ultraviolet radiation....
Going Green – Lighting Designing for Horticulture Synopsis Ian Ashdown, P. Eng. (Ret.), FIES The future of food security in Canada is in greenhouses and vertical farms – controlled environments where unseasonable weather is not a concern. There are 17 million square meters of greenhouses in Ontario alone, where supplemental electric lighting...
You don’t want to miss SunTracker Technologies’ Senior Scientist, Ian Ashdown as he discusses ‘What is Ideal Light?” alongside a panel of other industry experts. 2021 Lighting R&D Workshop Join the U.S. Department of Energy and the Illuminating Engineering Society at the 18th annual Lighting R&D Workshop, February 1-4, 2021, where top...
