Known as the Centennial Light, this carbon-filament bulb has been glowing since 1901, earning it the title of the world’s ...

"The lithium, the cobalt, the nickel. Those we need for electric vehicles and clean energy technologies," said Gracelin ...

If you had looked at these bulbs close enough, you surely would have noticed the wire filament. That filament is generally made of tungsten and it was William David Coolidge who made that possible.

It's a huge disappointment to invest in LED bulbs, especially pricey smart bulbs, only to have them fail within a year or two just like old incandescents. While LED bulbs will save you money no ...

While a tungsten lightbulb’s filament is much warmer than ... differentiating among light waves with different directions of twirl and degrees of twistedness. The bulb’s Edison-style filament is ...

LG has developed a new lamp that doubles as an indoor garden. The lamp, which LG will show off at CES in January, serves as an adjustable grow light for the tray of up to 20 plants beneath it ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a new type of incandescent light bulb capable of emitting bright, twisted light—known as chiral light—using technology reminiscent of Thomas ...

A rare ceramic oil lamp from the late Roman period that bears images of items used in the Second Temple has been discovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday.

The Centennial bulb was made by a company called Shelby and it contains a carbon filament that doesn't wear out as easily as tungsten. Even still, tungsten came to be the favorite for light bulbs in ...

Jun Lu examines the twisted filament glowing within the bulb. He, along with a team of U-M researchers ... which is why black surfaces mainly absorb all light. The tungsten lightbulb’s filament is ...