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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

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 ...

Dear Action Line: We have a fluorescent light in our closet, and it has gone out. How does one tell if it is loose or "blown"? If it has to be replaced, how does one dispose of the old one inasmuch as ...