The ban on incandescent lightbulbs has officially gone into effect in the U.S., more than a decade after the federal government first passed a rule prohibiting the non-energy efficient lighting. The ...

You can't buy incandescent light bulbs anymore. With a few exceptions, the bulbs – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – have officially ...

Incandescent bulbs were supposed to fade quietly into history, replaced by efficient LEDs and smart lighting systems. Instead, they are reappearing in online shopping carts, design catalogs, and ...

New regulations from the Department of Energy this month have ended the sale of most incandescent lightbulbs in the US. Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has ...