As we grapple with the demise of laser headlights in the US, as reported on August 18, 2025, and the compatibility issues of LED bulbs with daytime running light (DRL) functions in vehicles, it’s ...

Credit typically goes to inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. But the actual story is more complicated and interesting.

Lewis Howard Latimer worked for Thomas Edison and drew patent diagrams for Alexander Graham Bell. A museum in Queens displays his work. By James Barron The Queens home of the Black inventor who ...

Home lighting solutions have evolved to the point where you no longer need to roll off the couch to flip a switch. These days, you just have to press a button on your phone to light up the room. If ...

At this point you're likely familiar with the often-touted upsides to using LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs instead of incandescent (glass with a heat-based filament) ones. LED bulbs are said to last ...

There's a debate on when exactly light bulbs were invented. One of the earliest recordings of an electric "bulb" dates to 1801-02, when English chemist Sir Humphry Davy heated a platinum strip to ...