Practical LED bulbs are now available from a number of sources. One manufacturer, Cree, Inc., reached a milestone in LED lighting with the development of a 75-watt replacement bulb more than 100 years ...

A recent article examinedlight patterns from commonlighting bulbs andtook apart a Philips LED bulbto understand how its use of a secondaryphosphor affects its light ...

According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...

After a century of unimaginable technological change, the incandescent lightbulb is much the same. It may be the most backward technology in use on a large scale, and yet it endures, even inflames.

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 2010, entrepreneurs Nicolas Roope and Michael-George Hemus launched Plumen, an ...

More than a century before graphene was isolated in a modern lab, Thomas Edison may have been unknowingly making the wonder ...