Lumen is a measure of brightness in LEDs. I am gradually switching to LED bulbs at home. I believe that’s the way to go if you want to trim your electricity bill. These bulbs are super efficient in ...

Two years after breaking the 200 lumens-per-watt (LPW) R&D efficacy barrier, Cree, Inc. delivers another industry first with the introduction of the Cree XLamp MK-R LEDs. The new MK-R LEDs leverage ...

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Q I keep reading articles and hear people talk about lumens from a light bulb and watts from a light bulb. I’m told that if I buy a compact fluorescent lamp, that swirly light bulb, that I have to get ...

Progress in the LED lighting industry can best be measured in two separate metrics: pricing and efficiency. Pricing gets most of the attention, but so many factors affect it -- from the cost of ...

Although incandescent light bulbs were banned back in August 2023 in the USA, most of us still think of old-school wattage when it comes to describing how bright a light bulb is. We can picture how ...

LED maker Cree announced this week that it had achieved a new record in terms of lighting efficiency, harvesting 303 lumens per watt from a white high power LED at room temperature. This represents a ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, reports another industry-best efficacy record of 231 lumens per watt for a white power LED. This result is a ...

Watts and lumens — they both describe lightbulbs, but do you know what they actually mean? Did you know that wattage is no longer a reliable way to tell how bright a bulb is? Do you know what makes ...

Cree did it again – the company demonstrated 303 lumens per watt (LPW) from a white high power LED. It surpasses previous R&D industry best of 276 LPW announced just over a year ago. “This is truly an ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Generally, a 100-watt-equivalent LED light bulb is between 10 and 15 watts. 60-watt-equivalent LED bulbs are between 8 and 10 watts, and ...