Smart bulbs come with countless features that let you control their brightness, color, and use. It's important to know ...

At this point you're likely familiar with the often-touted upsides to using LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs instead of incandescent (glass with a heat-based filament) ones. LED bulbs are said to last ...

Lewis Howard Latimer worked for Thomas Edison and drew patent diagrams for Alexander Graham Bell. A museum in Queens displays his work. By James Barron The Queens home of the Black inventor who ...

A light bulb is a device that produces light when powered by electricity. It's one of the most important inventions in history. Light bulbs help us see in the dark, work at night, and live more ...

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A 35-year-old technology -- light emitting diodes or LEDs -- is getting a new life these days as a potential breakthrough for an even older technology -- the light bulb. Spencer Michels of the Science ...