Fluorescent tubes have long been a staple in the US, illuminating warehouses, offices, and public buildings across the nation for decades. However, recent legislative actions in several states signal ...

Today more and more lighting applications make use of electronics, and are replacing traditional magnetic ballasts with electronic versions primarily for energy efficiency reasons. Low-voltage halogen ...

Like many other institutional structures assembled at the end of the twentieth century, the International Space Station (ISS) was designed to incorporate fluorescent light bulbs. At present, the ...

Fluorescent lamps have long been used in homes, offices, and industrial settings due to their energy efficiency and long ...

Placing material into storage for later retrieval has been an important component of both the manufacturing and distribution industries for decades. But in recent years, the concept of “warehousing” ...

Phosphors are essential to fluorescent lighting, and thus office parks the world over, but their use of rare-earth elements makes them less than ideal. To address that issue, new types of phosphors ...

The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Laramie (T-AO 203) conducts a replenishment at sea with the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass ...

Q: You wrote a great article on CFL bulbs, but I have a question: If the long fluorescent tubes have even more mercury, why does no one recycle them? The only place I’ve found is Batteries and Bulbs, ...