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ANSES report confirms toxicity of blue light exposure on the retina: what does this mean for LED safety?

In light of the new ANSES report, find out more about blue light hazard and how to accurately test LED safety.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nik Burley as Head of Production

This is a newly created role which supports our commitment to improving and maintaining our customer service levels during this period of planned growth. Nik brings relevant experience having held senior positions in allied electro-mechanical specialist instrumentation businesses.

Work Experience Week at Bentham

This week we’ve had Sydnee with our teams for a week of work experience.

Proud sponsors of The International Day of Light

The International Day of Light is a dedicated, global initiative that places focus on the intrinsic role that light plays in our daily lives.

We’re recruiting!

Bentham is growing and we are looking to recruit the following key roles at our Reading offices.

Product Launch: Introducing the TLS120Xe Tuneable Light Source

We are pleased to announce the official launch of the TLS120Xe high power tuneable light source, delivering superlative stability and continuous tuning over 280-1100nm.

FDA recognition of ANSI Z80.36-2016 – Ophthalmic Instruments

Up until now, the FDA recognised ISO 15004-2: 2007 for the evaluation of light hazard associated with ophthalmic instruments including direct and indirect opthalmoscopes, slit lamps, fundus cameras, endoilluminators, and operation microscopes for ocular surgery. From March 31, 2018, declarations of conformity must be made with reference to ANSI Z80.36-2016.

SCHEER: Are LEDs safe?

The European Commission and SCHEER (the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks) have recently published a Preliminary Opinion assessing the potential health risks associated with LED emissions in the general population.

IEC embraces multi-junction PV devices

The IEC has added to its 60904 series a new standard, IEC 60904-8-1:2017, "Photovoltaic devices - Part 8-1: Measurement of spectral responsivity of multi-junction photovoltaic (PV) devices". This provides important information on...

Bye-bye CRI?

The CIE Colour Rendering Index (CRI) (CIE 13.3-1995) and the general colour rendering index, Ra, has for many years been the standard metric for the colour rendition performance of light sources, included in a wide array of...