In late March, all of the US Home Depot stores began carrying Cree’s new LED light bulbs. While they’re by no means the first such bulbs to offer the same form factor as standard incandescent bulbs, ...

Few talked about solid-state lighting -- known as light emitting diodes or LEDs --except as futuristic technology that would probably come of age in 2020 and beyond. Most consumers considered them ...

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For Cree, the innovation game in efficient LED lighting never seems to stop. Just eighteen months ago, Cree launched its 60 watt replacement dimmable and omni-directional LED bulb, with a decent price ...

Aside from being an editor at EDN, I am also on my Condo board on Long Island and I am an advisor there in a renovation of 400 of the community’s 35 year old walkway lamp posts. As part of that effort ...

Incandescent bulbs are inefficient, fluorescent bulbs have raised some health concerns and LED bulbs are expensive and cast an unflattering glow. So what’s the environmentally-conscious design lover ...

Just last year, Philips released its $5 LED bulb. Considering 60-watt equivalents were going for around $40 in 2010, $5 for a bulb that lasts 20-plus years seems like a good investment. On Tuesday, ...

Recently, GE announced it would stop making compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL) in favor of focusing more on light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. It’s not a surprising move, as these bulbs are long lasting ...

Energy-efficient LED light bulbs are rapidly replacing their energy-inefficient incandescent cousins, helped in no small part by government regulations. The growing market is attracting new players ...

North Carolina-based Cree, Inc. announced this week that two of its LED household light bulbs are now Energy Star rated. The U.S. EPA certification means the bulbs now qualify for a $5 at-the-register ...

New Cree TW Series LED Bulb First to Meet California Energy Commission Quality Lighting Specification New Cree TW Series LED Bulb is the first to meet the California Energy Commission quality lighting ...

DURHAM, N.C., January 27, 2011 - Today, 131 years ago, Thomas Alva Edison was granted U.S. patent 223,898 for "Improvement in Electric Lamps and in the method of manufacturing." Today's LED lighting ...