Available in many lengths and several diameters, the tube is lined with a fluorescent phosphor. When the mercury is excited by electricity, it emits ultraviolet (UV) light, which causes the ...

Below, McGowan and Dara Greaney, CEO of LEDLightExpert.com, explain what CFL bulbs are and how they differ from incandescents (the classic glass globes with a filament inside) and light-emitting ...

Signatories to the Minamata Convention on Mercury have agreed to ban the manufacture, import and export of straight tube fluorescent lamps by the end of 2027, paving the way for an end to ...

Called Geissler tubes, they became the basis of many lighting technologies including fluorescent lights. 1877 — 1885: Competition for the incandescent light bulb heats up Inventors all across ...

so look for those that emit the lowest amounts of UV radiation and try to use light shields and lamp shades whenever possible. If a standard fluorescent tube lighting source is shielded by a standard ...

The Energy Saving Trust says that swapping a halogen bulb to an LED will save £4 to £5 per year. If you’ve got any ...