There are some less expensive, yet efficient, lighting options. The older screw-in circular fluorescent bulbs are effective, but difficult to fit in some lamps. Some new incandescent bulbs ...

Mock-up of a toroid-shape Solenoidal Electric Field lamp. Made by inventor in his home work-shop. Location Currently not on view Credit Line from General Electric Corporate Research & Development ...

Michael Patrissi, a lighting and production specialist at Popular Mechanics' parent company Hearst Magazines, tests the color temperature and lux of a compact fluorescent light bulb. (Photo by ...

Because fluorescent bulbs last so long, there may not necessarily be a rush to replace the fixtures in the next six months. Joseph Howley, manager industry relations for GE Lighting in Neela Park ...

Right? Well, that may not be true anymore if your house is lit with compact fluorescent light bulbs. Last month, researchers from the State University of New York at Stony Brook showed in a paper ...