A growing number of states are enacting legislation to phase out fluorescent tube lighting, signaling a decisive shift away from older, mercury-containing technologies toward modern, energy-efficient ...

Recently I spent an afternoon changing all the light bulbs in my home to fluorescent devices. It's not mandatory in the U.S., but it saves energy. In places where it is mandatory, like England, ...

Researchers at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC have created a new type of light bulb that uses layers of plastic that are nano-engineered, rather than using glass and harmful chemicals ...

Fluorescent lighting isn't exactly a worldwide favorite, but could your vintage bulbs actually be illegal now? It turns out, ...

Starting next year, Illinois will begin phasing out fluorescent light bulbs as a move toward reducing mercury pollution and ...

Q: The kitchen of my 1987 house has fluorescent tubes in the ceiling, which is dropped down 5½ inches so acrylic panels covering the lights look like part of the ceiling. I hate the quality of the ...

Researchers have created a new technology which provides flicker-free, shatterproof lighting which is easy on the eyes and may soon replace the buzzing overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office.

The lighting, based on the field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, gives off soft, white light - not the yellowish glint from fluorescent tubes or bluish tinge from LEDs. “People ...

ENERGY draining halogen and fluorescent light bulbs are to be banned from sale. It means households will have to use LED lightbulbs. Please provide a valid email ...

Scientists have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative that will replace the annoying buzz created by fluorescent tubes and also be easy on the eye. The lighting, based on the ...