Recently I spent an afternoon changing all the light bulbs in my home to fluorescent devices. It's not mandatory in the U.S., but it saves energy. In places where it is mandatory, like England, ...

Retailer Bonnie Haupt sells thousands of light bulbs each year. Her biggest customers are airports, colleges, courthouses and homes. But many customers are upset over new government rules which will ...

Because fluorescent bulbs last so long, there may not necessarily be a rush to replace the fixtures in the next six months. Joseph Howley, manager industry relations for GE Lighting in Neela Park, ...

Researchers at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC have created a new type of light bulb that uses layers of plastic that are nano-engineered, rather than using glass and harmful chemicals ...

For years, compact fluorescent bulbs have promised dramatic energy savings–yet they remain a mere curiosity. That’s about to change. Sitting humbly on shelves in stores everywhere is a product, priced ...

The first artificial source of light was nothing more than a burning stick — about a million years ago. About 5,000 years ago, a wick and some oil in a clay jar became the first lamp and replaced the ...