Early adopters of LED lighting will remember 50,000 hour or even 100,000 hour lifetime ratings printed on the box. But during a recent trip to the hardware store the longest advertised lifetime I ...

Every label is the same, and those on CFL packages must now carry the warning "Contains Mercury" in bold letters. Mercury is a neurotoxin that is especially dangerous to babies and toddlers. (Although ...

Once upon a time, buying a lightbulb meant choosing an incandescent one of between 25 and 100 watts, depending on how bright you wanted the light to be and the fixture you were putting it in. You ...

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A few years back, when I got my first LED-based lightbulb, it seemed natural to stick it into a wattmeter to get a sense of its efficiency. At under 15 Watts of power drawn, it clearly beat any ...

Say goodbye to the old-style light bulb. As of Jan. 1, the last of the federal government's new lighting standards took effect. That means the sort of general-service light bulb we've used for more ...

Smart LED light bulbs are one of the easiest ways to get into the IoT space. These smart lighting solutions let you control your home’s illumination from your phone and other connected devices, and in ...

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Multi-die packages are currently the ‘flavour of the month’ amongst the high power led manufacturers. Certainly for both manufacturers and designers chasing the title of ‘highest lumen output’ device, ...

Multi-die packages are flavour of the month among the high-power LED manufacturers. Certainly for both manufacturers and designers chasing the title of “highest lumen output” device, this approach ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The lightbulb was flickering over my head. Not the idealized cartoon ...

Adding auxiliary lights to supplement the OE headlights is one of the best upgrades anyone who uses their pickups for work and/or for outdoor recreation can make. More light, whiter light, projected ...