Fluorescent lights aren't on the top of many people’s favorites list. Ever since they were introduced at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, they've been notorious for their cold, bluish light that is ...

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 ...

The Oregon Center for Environmental Health is helping hospitals statewide to establish a recycling program for fluorescent light tubes. The state Department of Environmental Quality says the tubes ...

Fluorescent lighting is not only much more energy efficient than incandescent lighting–a 40-watt fluorescent tube will give five or six times as much light as a 40-watt incandescent bulb–but ...

Fluorescent lights are more efficient than incandescent ones, but also more complicated. As a result, simply replacing the bulb-actually a tube-when a fluorescent light develops problems will not ...

A research team has studied the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) made from graphene sheets a single atom thick. Various hexagonal organic molecules were bonded to the CNTs' outer wall. The ...

June 22, 2007 With over half a billion fluorescent light globes disposed of each year in the U.S. alone, there is no doubting the significance of a product that allows existing fluorescent fixtures to ...

New rules on used fluorescent tubes from industry means that thousands of businesses could be generating skiploads of waste which have to be treated as hazardous. Unless the tubes are removed from the ...

The Kellyville local has many arrows in his creative bow, including being an oil painter of some repute — he served three studio residencies at the Blacktown Arts Centre — but takes pride in showing ...

I’m quite often approached by people holding pictures of the sort of fluorescent lights sold at DIY stores as task lighting, and asked if they’re any good for film and TV work. The answer is, well, ...