We have been trained so well to associate the light bulb with insight and creative thinking that simply sitting under one can inspire, well, insight and creative thinking. That’s the conclusion ...

The ubiquitous but highly inefficient 60-watt light bulb is in dire need of a makeover. And it could be worth millions in government prize money — and more in government contracts — to the first ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I miss the days when you could go to the store, buy a pack of 60- or 100-watt light bulbs in soft white, and be done. Now buying a light bulb is harder than ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When he was 7, Stephen Katsaros took apart the box fan in his bedroom and reassembled it using a bigger, stronger motor. “It sounded like a B-52, but I was ...

You can only imagine my surprise to discover that it’s well-nigh impossible to obtain the R20 XL bulbs that I need for my outside floods. What is a poor boy to do? We purchased our current house about ...

Seeing light bulbs might foster bright ideas, scientists now find. The concept that reaching an insight is much like shining a light into a dark place goes back to at least Plato. It was this ...

Customized home lighting used to mean a dimmer switch. Today, smart light bulbs let you control colors, sync to music, fade at bedtime or even choose white light to suit your mood—from warm amber ...

Matt Prescott argues that phasing out incandescent light bulbs using financial incentives or even banning them outright would be a good idea. What do you think? The following comments reflect the ...

It is one of the magical moments in American history: On Sept. 4, 1882, Thomas Edison threw a ceremonial switch at the offices of J.P. Morgan in New York City, and there was light. The nearby Pearl ...

The smartphone we all carry every day is arguably the most important invention of all time. It has enabled 2 billion people to gain instant access to artificial intelligence, as well as hundreds of ...