Fluorescent bulbs save energy when compared to incandescent bulbs, but they also contain a small amount of mercury. Such a tiny amount of toxic mercury is not a danger to individuals who use them, but ...

CNET conducts a "regular person's" comparison of the new AmbientLED bulb from Philips, along with its CFL and incandescent counterparts, without all the jargon. In a software-driven world, it's easy ...

When you start browsing to find the best smart bulbs for your house, you’ll see that most of them are LED bulbs. To a newcomer, terms like “LED” can get a little confusing. Sure, LED bulbs are ...

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Compact fluorescent lightbulbs are touted as big money savers. But since they cost so much more than incandescent bulbs, can I really save money by switching to CFLs? In a world filled with ...

NEW YORK (AP) – The light bulb, the symbol of bright ideas, doesn’t look like such a great idea anymore, as lawmakers in the U.S. and abroad are talking about banning the century-old technology ...

That comforting glow from a lamp positioned just over your shoulder as you page through a magazine or work on taxes is fading fast, thanks to new energy-saving measures being implemented by the U.S.

Lighting manufacturers are pushing back against widespread rumors that the federal government is banning incandescent light bulbs. Rush Limbaugh and some Republicans in Congress are calling for the ...

To illustrate their point that Democrats are expanding government too much, many Republican lawmakers are citing a new law on light bulbs. The law, which sets standards to make the bulbs more ...

Not all household incandescent light bulbs are going to disappear because they can't meet new federal efficiency standards. That's what some readers wanted to know, along with many other questions, ...

South African retailers can no longer sell light bulbs with luminous efficiency lower than 90 lumens per watt (lm/W), which ...