One of the most effective ways to protect your home while you’re traveling is to simply make it look like you’re not actually away. But instead of wrangling timers, or having the neighbors stop by, ...

The 125-year old incandescent bulb is dying and there's a fight to replace it. This weekend, a clear contender emerged on community-funding website, Kickstarter. Multi-color, WiFi-enabled and energy ...

What if you could change the wattage or color temperature without replacing a bulb? The Home Depot’s new EcoSmart Universal ...

Imagine a light bulb that has been burning since 1901. Nestled in a quiet Californian fire station, the Centennial Light challenges today's disposable culture, offering a glimpse into a past where ...

We’re all familiar with the old adage — you get what you pay for. And while you may pay a little more upfront for LED light bulbs as compared to their more conventional counterparts, they last so much ...

Jill Lerner, a mom of two, has spent her career helping children with disabilities achieve academic success. The former long-time teacher opened Learn with the Best in 2001 in Cary. Jill Lerner, a mom ...

It's a common tactic: if you're going to be away from home overnight, you leave a lamp on. This will hopefully make opportunistic thieves think twice before breaking in, leaving doubt about whether ...

When we head out to our local hardware store to purchase a new light bulb, we rarely think about the name of the light bulb that we are going to get. We are more concerned with figuring out what ...

Daniel Stuart tests lights for performance quality and efficiency at UC Davis’ California Lighting Technology Center. (CLTC/UC Davis) The University of California is spearheading a statewide ...