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

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You see them in every grocery store and home center - those funny-looking curly compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) that are rapidly replacing the old round bulbs. And pretty soon, the Energy ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, long touted by environmentalists as a more efficient and longer-lasting alternative to the incandescent bulbs that have lighted homes for more than a century, are ...

You can cut a chunk out of your electrical bill in seconds by replacing energy-wasting incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent ones. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that a 60-watt ...

Close your eyes and imagine the fluorescent lamp fixtures from your childhood. These lights most likely hummed, flickered, buzzed, and created harsh, unnatural light. If you stood under one of these ...

A new study suggests that certain types of the energy-saving lightbulbs can become damaged and then may hurt skin cells The curlicue compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) oft touted as an Earth-friendly ...

Mayfield-- Edward E. Hammer invented the compact fluorescent light bulb and more. The retired Nela Park scientist died July 16 at Kindred in Lyndhurst. He was 80. "Don't tell Ed Hammer he can't do ...

They promise a longer life but even compact fluorescent light bulbs go dark eventually. What to do with them once that happens can be a dilemma for homeowners, as the bulbs contain a small amount of ...

In some people that are photosensitive, UV light from sunlight and indoor light sources can trigger a lupus flare. In addition to sunlight, ultraviolet rays are also given off by several different ...