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Introducing the LED Bulb That Costs Less Than $15

The knock on LED bulbs has always been their incredibly high price point. But the new Definity bulb has a price so low, it may get people to make the switch.READ MORE

The Department Of Energy Reveals The Light Bulb Of The Future

This Philips LED bulb is the winner of the DOE's $10 million competition to develop a low-cost, energy efficient, high-performance replacement for the incandescent bulb. READ MORE

Plumen Is a Fluorescent Bulb That You'll Want to Use

Even the most attractive low-energy compact fluorescent bulbs are pretty ugly. But the Plumen, a so-called "designer energy saving light bulb," changes that. READ MORE

GE Brings LEDs Closer to the Mainstream With 40-Watt Household Bulb

LEDs are slowly creeping into the mainstream despite their high price tags. Lemnis Lighting recently unveiled the first household dimmable LED bulb, Digital Lumens offered up its system of networked LED lights, and companies like ...READ MORE

Toshiba Snuffs Out Old Light Bulb Production, Embraces the Shiny LED Future

Toshiba hauled the gate shut for the final time on its incandescent light bulb factory today--ending a production run that dates back to 1890. The reason? The eco-unfriendly, inefficient, thermo-luminescent tech has had its day. ...READ MORE

Lemnis Lighting Unveils First Household Dimmable LED Bulb

Price remains a major barrier for potential LED bulb consumers, but Lemnis Lighting's new six-watt dimmable LED has at least made the switch from incandescents a little sexier. The six watt Pharox60 bulb is 90% more energy-efficient ...READ MORE

Can Philips Lead the Charge from Incandescent to LED Light Bulbs?

It's an exciting time to be in the light bulb business. With incandescent bulbs being phased out gradually in the EU and the U.S., the playing field is wide open for companies to create attractive alternatives. Enter the $10 million ...READ MORE

Real-Life Sci-Fi Discovery of the Day: Scientists Make LED Bulbs From Salmon DNA

Where can science fiction possibly go when real-life headlines proclaim that researchers have created LED lightbulbs from salmon DNA? University of Connecticut researchers have added fluorescent dye ...READ MORE

HydraLux-4: The World's First Liquid-Cooled LED Bulb

Fancy some liquid in your LED bulbs? Eternaled has you covered. The company's Hydralux-4 bulb, unveiled yesterday, is the first liquid-cooled LED. It's an innovation that supposedly makes the bulb more efficient than other LEDs, but ...READ MORE

Government 2.0: San Francisco Releases EcoFinder iPhone App

The location-based app, released by Haku Wale, uses San Francisco's XML data feed to guide residents towards drop-off points for items like mercury-filled compact fluorescent bulbs, gas tanks, printer cartridges, and furniture.READ MORE