Incandescent bulbs give off warm, beautiful light that mimics the radiance of the sun. Unfortunately they require much more electricity than compact-fluorescent and LED bulbs. While some of us are ...

Just as the lights were dimming on the incandescent bulb, its future is flickering with hope once again. Last week Congress reopened the debate over whether the shift to energy-efficient alternatives ...

Once, there was the ordinary incandescent light bulb. It shone brightly, but wasted much of the energy put into it as heat. Then came the compact fluorescent. And as costs have dropped, consumers have ...

While you probably know the basics, perhaps you don’t really know exactly how the magic of incandescent lightbulbs happens. This video does an excellent job at explaining the true complexity of this ...

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 ...

Do you know that the light bulb, a revolutionary invention that transformed daily life, fundamentally works by converting electricity into light through heat? This ingenious device, commonly found in ...

Dear Jim: I have always used a cage-type work light with a standard bulb when doing projects, but I saw some new ones that are not supposed to get so hot. What are these other types of lights, and are ...

It’s a dark time for fans of the incandescent light bulb: Starting this month, retailers are no longer allowed to sell the old-fashioned globes, thanks to regulations implemented by the Biden ...

Despite what some Republicans have been claiming, the Energy Independence and Security Actdoes not ban incandescent light bulbs. Instead, it mandates that new light bulbs sold in stores be at least 25 ...

The cheapest of Cree's LED bulbs costs less than $10, and they're all backed by a (rather uncustomary) 10-year warranty. Perhaps most importantly, though, Cree's LED bulbs are shaped just like an ...

As of Jan. 1 of this year, the 60-watt incandescent light bulb—that classic of the genre; the Edisonian ideal; the signifier that illuminates in your mind’s eye when you’re asked to picture “a light ...