Fluorescent lights are more efficient than incandescent ones, but also more complicated. As a result, simply replacing the bulb-actually a tube-when a fluorescent light develops problems will not ...

Q: As I was changing the fluorescent light tube in my ceiling fixture, I rotated the bulb to get it out and I heard a “snap” and saw things falling from the fixture. I cringed and waited for the pain.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the energy industry. This article is more than 10 years old. Cree announced today the introduction of its linear LED ...

If you've worked in an office or factory then you're familiar with linear fluorescent tubes—the ubiquitous commercial lighting source that's prone to flicker, buzz and chatter, much to the chagrin of ...

More than half of all the light sources in our country’s offices, classrooms, and other commercial spaces are linear fluorescent tubes, which can be found in a range of fixtures, including 2 ft × 4 ft ...

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 ...

Fluorescent lighting is not only much more energy efficient than incandescent lighting–a 40-watt fluorescent tube will give five or six times as much light as a 40-watt incandescent bulb–but ...

While fluorescent tubes are energy efficient, their materials are crappy for the environment. But under current infrastructure (schools, city buildings, etc), replacing fluorescence with another ...