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Q: As I was changing the fluorescent light tube in my ceiling fixture, I rotated the bulb to get it out and I heard a “snap” and saw things falling from the fixture. I cringed and waited for the pain.

June 22, 2007 With over half a billion fluorescent light globes disposed of each year in the U.S. alone, there is no doubting the significance of a product that allows existing fluorescent fixtures to ...

November 13, 2007 ReLED Systems has introduced a solid state replacement for fluorescent tubes which allows existing light fixtures to be simply converted to Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), offering ...

An innovation from Energy Focus Inc. in Solon has turned out to be quite the bright idea for the U.S. military. “Some areas within the military are notoriously slow at adopting new technologies ...

More than half of all the light sources in our country’s offices, classrooms, and other commercial spaces are linear fluorescent tubes, which can be found in a range of fixtures, including 2 ft × 4 ft ...

Date Announced: 12 Jan 2010 Aladdin introduces 4-foot, T8 LED replacement lamps with certified performance exceeding 100 lu/WAladdin has launched their initial family of 4-foot, T8 LED replacement ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

If you've worked in an office or factory then you're familiar with linear fluorescent tubes—the ubiquitous commercial lighting source that's prone to flicker, buzz and chatter, much to the chagrin of ...

Researchers have created a new technology which provides flicker-free, shatterproof lighting which is easy on the eyes and may soon replace the buzzing overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office.

Fluorescent lighting is not only much more energy efficient than incandescent lighting–a 40-watt fluorescent tube will give five or six times as much light as a 40-watt incandescent bulb–but ...