Fluorescent lighting has long been recognized for its energy savings benefits. Economic factors, such as rising energy costs, coupled with increased consumer environmental awareness over such issues ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Even though the transition to LED lighting is well under way, there are lots of TV stations that ...

“Efficiency” continues to be the buzzword in the lighting industry, and as its use continues to grow, the lamps used to meet its demands continue to get smaller. The smaller-is-better trend has been ...

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently issued new energy standards for general-service fluorescent lamps. Craig DiLouie, host and author of the LightNOW blog (www.lightnowblog.com) posted his ...

The 12V drivers for fluorescent lamps are tricky, because of the compromise between a good operating efficiency and the ability to start the lamp. The demands are in contradiction. Here are 7 starting ...

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are replacing incandescent light bulbs at a rapid rate due to their tremendous energy savings and longer lifetime. Additional energy savings can be achieved by dimming ...

Across the United States, fluorescent lighting is quietly entering its final act. In 2026, one Midwestern state will flip the switch on a sweeping prohibition of common fluorescent bulbs, signaling ...

A light source consisting of a long glass tube containing mercury in a partial vacuum. Available in many lengths and several diameters, the tube is lined with a fluorescent phosphor. When the mercury ...

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Shortly after Al Gore debuted An Inconvenient Truth the general public started giving a damn about climate change — at least superficially. And in a massive wave of effort to show off our new ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, ...