Some non-iPhone-related news for you! If you’ve ever used fluorescent bulbs, you know that they take a while to reach full brightness. This can be a bad thing in certain situations, like bathrooms.

Most folks know that fluorescent bulbs consume less energy than standard incandescent lightbulbs, but here’s another reason to use them: They last a lot longer, which makes them ideal for ...

It was 53 years ago that a General Electric engineer in Syracuse, Nick Holonyak, turned on the first light-emitting diode. On Monday, GE announced that it would shift entirely to LED lighting, ending ...

When replacing traditional, power-gulping light bulbs with environmentally friendly coiled fluorescent bulbs, the tree-hugger must move stealthily, being careful not to attract the attention of nearby ...

General Electric will stop producing compact fluorescent lights this year as the company founded by Thomas Edison shifts focus to more advanced bulbs. Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are growing in ...

The ubiquitous but highly inefficient 60-watt light bulb is in dire need of a makeover. And it could be worth millions in government prize money — and more in government contracts — to the first ...

There wasn't really a classic, light bulb moment when Paul Wheaton came to the conclusion that compact fluorescent light bulbs don't live up to their eco-friendly, money-saving hype. For the longtime ...

I wasn't sure the price was correct. Normally when I walk through Lowes, I check the price of LED bulbs. It seems they have always been between 11 and 15 dollars for the kind that would screw into a ...

Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb a century or so ago — with the help of a couple of Canadian patent holders — was not just a bright idea. It was the quintessential bright idea, the very ...