The other night I noticed the fluorescent light-bulb (light-tube?) in my parent's kitchen was flicking like crazy, to the point of being a strobe light. Really annoying. The brightness was also lower ...

Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

The world's indoor spaces are increasingly being lit by fluorescent light sources. While this trend seems good for energy efficiency, it turns out to be a serious problem for CCD video cameras. And ...

Fluorescent lights are one of those things that you see everywhere, but that nobody likes. They flicker, they hum, they produce a rather unattractive light, plus they’re fragile and contain toxic ...

Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs in your office. Scientists have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale lighting. The research ...

A new plastic-based lighting technology produces a consistent, silent white glow that’s pleasing on the eyes. Image by Ken Bennett, Wake Forest University photographer Chances are, sometime today, you ...