That means inside every LED bulb are tiny circuit components -- and their soldered contact points -- which are far more vulnerable than the diode itself. The Lighting Research Center of the Rensselaer ...

CNET's Martin LaMonica has been playing around with superefficient LED bulbs at home and finds they're imperfect and pricey, but, he says, there's still a lot to like. Martin LaMonica is a senior ...

For a very, very long time light bulbs sucked on purpose. Not only were they absolute gluttons of energy consumption, they were designed to not last too long to keep consumers buying more of them.

With cooler weather ahead, preparing your home for sustainable energy use has many benefits, both for personal cost savings, ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Smart lighting is the most important innovation in lighting since the invention of the lightbulb. It adds so much ...

As bills bite and budgets fray, households hunt for quick wins. A small change in your lighting could punch above its weight.

Explore the innovative world of lighting with the Nanoleaf LED Bulbs showcased at ICFF 2015. Discover how these ...

As a kid, I was inspired by the decorative lighting in my grandparents' finished basement. They had festooned the place with multicolored C9 string lights (aka old-school Christmas lights) from wall ...

Embracing energy efficiency at home involves simple yet impactful changes, from switching to LED bulbs and smart thermostats ...

Once upon a time, buying a lightbulb meant choosing an incandescent one of between 25 and 100 watts, depending on how bright you wanted the light to be and the fixture you were putting it in. You ...

Q: I'm replacing many of the light bulbs in our home with the newer, energy-efficient LED bulbs that appear to be replacing old, ordinary bulbs and fluorescent lights. Can LED bulbs be used to start ...

LEDs are supposed to last for years, along with delivering lower energy use, and even smart features like connecting with Alexa. They're a major leap forward versus incandescent bulbs, but they don't ...