Close up shot of a person changing light bulbs - Virojt Changyencham/Shutterstock One of the things you learn as a homeowner is how many different types of light ...

The post examines reverse-phase dimming, also known as trailing-edge dimming, commonly used in modern lighting systems.

The numbers you see on the box don't always work out in real life. LED bulbs do last longer, but those claims about five to 10 years are estimates based on internal testing -- and companies are always ...

If you were to install a regular light bulb in the oven, you run the risk of it failing in the intense heat and shattering, though intense heat isn't the only reason why light bulbs pop or explode.

When Thomas Edison was working on the incandescent lamp in 1879, he purportedly said, “We are striking it big in the electric light, better than my vivid imagination first conceived. Where this thing ...

We've all heard the jokes about how many so-and-so's it may or may not take to change a lightbulb. Jokes aside, replacing a burned-out bulb ranks high on any list encompassing the most common projects ...

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A federal rule that took effect on Tuesday will largely consign one of the world's great inventions — the incandescent light bulb — to the technological dustbin. The rule from the U.S. Department of ...