Solid-state lighting has long been touted as the next generation of efficient bulbs, but technical challenges have so far limited product offerings to 40-watt equivalents—and consumers haven't exactly ...

Consumer Reports' latest light-bulb tests uncovered not only which bulbs were the best performers but also shone some light on a few of the most common questions consumers have about compact ...

General Electric (GE) has announced that it will phase out the sale of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in the US over the next year, and instead shift its focus to promoting its line of light ...

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At the end of July, the incandescent light bulb – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – will pass into history. By Aug. 1, commonly used ...

Why is GE holding on to its lighting division, even as it parts with appliances? It could be as simple as this: GE is light bulbs. As reported on Bloomberg earlier this week, GE has just announced ...

LED bulbs offer some big promises, like energy savings and lights that will last for years of use without burning out like old incandescents. With a recent CNET survey finding that 70% of US adults ...

You may have heard by now: the classic incandescent light bulb is on its way out. Because incandescent light bulbs are some of the least efficient on the market—wasting up to 90% of electricity as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's why you might want to consider swapping out all your incandescent bulbs for more efficient sources of light. (Getty Images; ...

I have an enclosed light fixture in my entryway in my apartment. It's one of those enclosed glass globe things, and takes 2 light bulbs. When I first moved in, I put in CFLs, and they seemed to work ...