Fluorescent lights, the staple of school gyms and grocery stores, aren't exactly known for their appeal. The long, skinny ...

Like the incandescent bulb before it, the compact fluorescent (CFL) bulb is rapidly fading into obscurity as there are fewer and fewer reasons to use them over their LED successors. But there are ...

CFL’s emit more UV light than incandescent bulbs did. Fluorescent bulbs emit varying levels of ultraviolet radiation, so look for those that emit the lowest amounts of UV radiation and try to use ...

Their replacement equivalents, compact fluorescent lightbulbs and light-emitting diode bulbs, are bright, use 75 to 80 percent less energy, and can save you $60 to $125 dollars per bulb in energy ...

The compact fluorescent bulb, or CFL, uses only 25 percent of the electricity of a standard incandescent light bulb. So, it saves 75 percent of a homeowner’s cost to power it compared to a ...

Like the incandescent bulb before it, the compact fluorescent (CFL) bulb is rapidly fading into obscurity as there are fewer and fewer reasons to use them over their LED successors. But there are ...

Available in many lengths and several diameters, the tube is lined with a fluorescent phosphor. When the mercury is excited by electricity, it emits ultraviolet (UV) light, which causes the ...