In Japan, some companies manufacture straight tube fluorescent lamps. The shift from fluorescent lamps to more energy-efficient light-emitting diodes is expected to have a decarbonizing effect.

Tired of the persistent hum his fluorescent desk lamp made, [Andres Lorvi] decided he had to fix it. And by fix, we mean get rid of altogether. He liked the lamp though so he decided to convert it ...

A light source consisting of a long glass tube containing mercury in a partial vacuum. Available in many lengths and several diameters, the tube is lined with a fluorescent phosphor. When the ...

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 bulbs inside scanners (before transitioning to LED, anyway) were cold cathode fluorescent tubes that emit a fairly wide bandwidth of light. They were purpose-built to produce a very specific ...