Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. The average household spends about 5 percent of its energy budget on lighting, according to the Department of Energy.

Not so fast...incandescent bulbs could soon become more efficient thanks to nanotechnology. Mike Kemp/Rubberball/Corbis It was a dark end for a common household object: In 2007, the United States ...

NEW YORK — There was a time in recent memory when hanging a bare bulb as a domestic light source suggested a lack of decorative imagination, an absence of house pride, or in the shorthand of cinema, ...

If you’re an existing Ring user and you’re looking to turn some of your outdoor bulbs into smart ones, the Ring PAR38 Smart LED Bulb is an enticing choice. Amazon-owned Ring is spreading its wings ...

LED lightbulbs remain the most expensive option for replacing an old-fashioned incandescent light bulb, costing notably more than compact fluorescent (CFL) or halogen bulb — until now. The new GE ...

Seeing light bulbs might foster bright ideas, scientists now find. The concept that reaching an insight is much like shining a light into a dark place goes back to at least Plato. It was this ...

Few elements of interior design can change a space quite as much as lighting. While the location of the lighting is a big part of that equation — particularly with home theater setups — the light bulb ...

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