To look at the Centennial Bulb, you might not think there was anything so special about it. There it dangles, from the ceiling of a fire station at 4550 East Avenue in California's Livermore. A bare ...

The invisible light spectrum, encompassing ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths, has long beguiled the human eye. A revolutionary lens technology is now making this unseen light accessible, heralding ...

Accessing the Livermore Fire Department’s “Centennial Light” site in California, U.S. on the 9th, a dimly lit bulb could be seen illuminating a fire truck parked inside the station. This bulb, also ...

As of Jan. 1 of this year, the 60-watt incandescent light bulb — that classic of the genre; the Edisonian ideal; the signifier that illuminates in your mind’s eye when you’re asked to picture “a light ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ... . When people name the most important inventions in history , light bulbs are ...

The forthcoming LIT DUO 1 promises to reinvent the light meter by combing six essential tools into one sleek, pocket-sized aluminium device. We don’t usually write about Kickstarter projects until ...

University of Tennessee provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. When people name the most important inventions in history, light bulbs are usually on the list. They were much safer than ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ernest Freeberg, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Advertisement Article ...