Hybrid bulbs, the kind being made by Deposition Sciences Inc., are too expensive to pay for themselves at the moment, says an editor at Consumer Reports magazine, which put compact fluorescent bulbs ...

(The Center Square) – One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois New Year’s Day is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. State Rep. Nicholas Smith, D-Chicago, introduced House ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) debuted in the 1980s and became popular a couple of decades later, when manufacturers improved their performance and fit. These bulbs are about 75% more ...

Lightbulbs are synonymous with bright ideas — in cartoons, at any rate. But compact fluorescent bulbs can also be a small, yet brilliant, step toward energy efficiency. The Department of Energy says ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Harmless low-energy nuclear reactions may be taking place routinely inside of compact fluorescent lightbulbs, according to a physicist whose theories have NASA researchers abuzz with the prospect of ...

Not all CFLs are created equal. Find out how to save the most energy with CFLs and how to get a bulb with better light quality. Compact fluorescent light bulbs save consumers money — and their use can ...

I get that we have to let incandescents go, but the chilly, shrill light of their replacements doesn’t compare. By Pamela Paul New efficiency rules, more than a decade in the making, have taken effect ...

Even the most attractive low-energy compact fluorescent bulbs are pretty ugly. But the Plumen, a so-called “designer energy saving light bulb” released this week in Europe, might just change that. The ...

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 ...