Some non-iPhone-related news for you! If you’ve ever used fluorescent bulbs, you know that they take a while to reach full brightness. This can be a bad thing in certain situations, like bathrooms.

It was 53 years ago that a General Electric engineer in Syracuse, Nick Holonyak, turned on the first light-emitting diode. Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Monday, GE announced that it ...

Part of our work here at Grist is to give advice to curious readers, and one thing we find ourselves saying a lot is, “Change those bulbs to CFLs!” But you can only socket to ’em so many times before ...

Most folks know that fluorescent bulbs consume less energy than standard incandescent lightbulbs, but here’s another reason to use them: They last a lot longer, which makes them ideal for ...

General Electric will stop producing compact fluorescent lights this year as the company founded by Thomas Edison shifts focus to more advanced bulbs. Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are growing in ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Thomas Edison's ...