Compared to incandescent lightbulbs, LEDs produce a lot more lumens per watt of input power — they’re more efficient at producing light. Of course, that means that incandescent light bulbs are more ...

Under museum lights, the vibrant yellows in Vincent van Gogh’s iconic sunflower paintings have muddied over time. The yellow pigment van Gogh used—lead chromate, more popularly known as chrome ...

Outdoor LED lighting projects can save energy, but they can also make light pollution worse. Late one evening in June of 2016, John Barentine stood alone at Mather Point, an iconic and rarely empty ...

Tiny wells guide nano-LEDs into place, helping turn millions of small light sources into sharper headset display pixels.

Do the benefits of features like dimming and scheduling make up for the constant energy draw needed for connectivity?

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. With incandescent bulbs, ...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have revolutionized modern lighting and sensing technology. From applications in our homes to industry, LEDs are used for all lighting applications, from indoor lighting ...

Engineers from Seoul National University and other labs are quietly redrawing what household lighting could look like, replacing today’s bulbs with thin films made from crystalline perovskites. Early ...

Anyone who has stood in confusion in the light-bulb aisle (and that's most of us) knows that technology and the push to save energy are continuing to flip the script on home lighting options. The good ...

CCFL backlights are the most common backlight technology and are used in displays ranging from 5.7 to 23 in. or more diagonal. They can have from one to 24 or more lamps mounted along the edge of the ...