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CFL Bulbs Have Yet Another Contender

Posted by Christina Ortiz Wed Nov 2, 2011 09:29 AM ET | 0

The new electronically stimulated luminescence bulbs last longer than CFLs and do not contain mercury. Read more

Adaptive Lighting Could Slash Electricity Bills

Posted by David Teeghman Wed Nov 24, 2010 09:39 AM ET | 0

A business card-size device monitors available light and makes adjusts as needed. Read more

Another Lightbulb Revolution Brewing

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu Jan 28, 2010 01:06 PM ET | 0

Lightbulb manufacturers are preparing to sell new residential light-emitting diode bulbs designed to be more efficient and last longer than compact fluorescent bulbs. I want to be excited, but I'm irritated instead. Every light source has some sort... Read more

LED Christmas Lights are Magical

Posted by Tracy Staedter Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:03 AM ET | 0

This weekend I did a little Christmas shopping and decided to pick up some LED Christmas lights. LED lights offer several benefits over incandescent and even compact fluorescent bulbs. Long-lasting. My box of Philips blue icicle lights claims that... Read more

Count the Power Hogs

Posted by Gene Charleton Mon Nov 30, 2009 07:29 PM ET | 0

Power engineers estimate that electronic devices make up 15-percent of household electric demand. Read more

GREEN OR GREENWASHED?

Posted Mon Jun 8, 2009 08:48 PM ET | 0

This quiz will test whether you are savvy about truly green or simply greenwashed products, and how to judge one from the other. Read more

It's a lot easier to say something is green than to make it so.

Efficient New Light Unfolds Like Paper: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jun 5, 2009 10:55 AM ET

New research out of Germany and published in a recent issue of the journal Nature shows that cheap and thin organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) can create white light as bright as any compact fluorescent bulb for nearly half the electricity as many... Read more

Improved Diode Lights Offer Bright Future: Discovery News

Posted Fri Jun 5, 2009 05:30 AM ET

German scientists said Wednesday they had tweaked organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) -- the materials used in flat-screen TVs, laptop computer screens and mobile phone displays -- to become flexible, energy-efficient sources of white light. Read more