One peculiar thing you may have noticed about LED bulbs is that they tend to glow for a while when you turn them off. That raises a question: why does this happen, and should you be worried about it?

Manufacturers and the government have sought new types of fixtures that would use less energy than Edison's pear-shaped glass bulb with a heated tungsten filament glowing inside. Why are ...

Manufacturers and the government have sought new types of fixtures that would use less energy than Edison's pear-shaped glass bulb with a heated tungsten filament glowing inside. The Energy ...

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Traditional incandescent bulbs have a glowing white-hot piece of metal that creates the light. When the dimmer switches the power on and off, the glowing metal starts to cool down and the net ...

One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow in experiments using kale, watercress, rocket and spinach. By embedding nanoparticles into watercress leaves, Strano’s team found that ...

A new, glowing plastic material could form bright, white, energy-efficient light bulbs in various shapes, researchers have found. Using the material, researchers are able to make everything from ...

A new, glowing plastic material could form bright, white, energy-efficient light bulbs in various shapes, researchers have found. Using the material, researchers are able to make everything from ...

relegating Edison’s glowing orbs to the history books. By Hiroko Tabuchi Hiroko Tabuchi has reported on the climate toll of light bulbs, stoves and many other household appliances. It’s the ...