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 ...

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 ...

Despite plenty of technical advances, incandescent lightbulbs still rule when it comes to color and quality of light. The trouble is, they don’t always last so long, and they waste almost all of their ...

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 ...

This month, let’s take a deeper look at one of the most ubiquitous forms of illumination in our world: tungsten or incandescent bulbs. Incandescent means light from heat, which also includes the light ...

Traditional, incandescent light bulbs have long been on their way out. First made commercially available by Thomas Edison, the technology has remained largely unchanged for more than a century now: it ...