June 28, 2023   

5 Big Questions:  3D Printing for Lighting

We catch up with Dr. Narendran of the Lighting Research Center to explore how far 3D Printing for Lighting has come and where it is going

 

Nadarajah Narendran, Ph.D is the Director of Research for the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

 

Topics we explore:

  1. What are the most compelling, specific benefits of utilizing 3D printing in a lighting context? (0:57)

  2. How good is the quality of 3D printed lighting fixtures getting and how good will it get? (3:10)

  3. What are the other lighting use cases that make sense for 3D printing, now or in the near future? (4:59)

  4. What different materials could possibly be integrated into 3D printed lighting applications? (6:17)

  5. Tell us more about the 3D Printing for Lighting Conference taking place in San Diego, August 22-23. (7:28)

 

 

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