When the Energy Department announced a new efficiency standard in 2022 that would effectively render old-school incandescent lightbulbs unsellable, panic rippled through the design community. The ...

At the end of July, the incandescent light bulb – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – will pass into history. By Aug. 1, commonly used ...

A law passed in the United States prohibiting the manufacturing of incandescent light bulbs has fueled a sharp rise in popularity for the Edison-created technology. Tino Carrejo, a lighting specialist ...

It’s a dark time for fans of the incandescent light bulb: Starting this month, retailers are no longer allowed to sell the old-fashioned globes, thanks to regulations implemented by the Biden ...

Aug. 1 means lights out for traditional incandescent bulbs, making way for greater LED adoption. A Department of Energy rule set last year and effective as of Tuesday bans the manufacture and sale of ...

Incandescent bulbs were supposed to fade quietly into history, replaced by efficient LEDs and smart lighting systems. Instead, they are reappearing in online shopping carts, design catalogs, and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy ...

A federal rule that took effect on Tuesday will largely consign one of the world's great inventions — the incandescent light bulb — to the technological dustbin. The rule from the U.S. Department of ...

Let’s face it: the world is full of trends that come and go. Some we scratch our heads at (remember that fidget spinner craze?). Others, we wish would just disappear already (I’m looking at you, ...