Aug. 2 (UPI) --The United States has pulled the plug on incandescent light bulbs as a new ban went into effect Tuesday, forcing Americans to buy more efficient LEDs to save energy and cut carbon ...

The month of August signals many things; the last stretch of summer, back to school and last-minute beach trips. This year, August brings another momentous occasion: the ban on incandescent light ...

America's ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year by the ...

America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year by the ...

Let’s face it: the world is full of trends that come and go. Some we scratch our heads at (remember that fidget spinner craze?). Others, we wish would just disappear already (I’m looking at you, ...

At the end of July, the incandescent light bulb – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – will pass into history. By Aug. 1, commonly used ...

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 ...