Q: My home is about 20 years old. My problem is with the lights in the kitchen. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I turn on the switch, the light flickers or just partially lights. I ...

The other night I noticed the fluorescent light-bulb (light-tube?) in my parent's kitchen was flicking like crazy, to the point of being a strobe light. Really annoying. The brightness was also lower ...

A huge complaint by homeowners living near wind turbines concerns light flicker created by the rotating blades during daylight hours. When the first fluorescent lights came out they created ...

Lights flickering in your home might seem like a cause for concern, especially if you’re unfamiliar with how home electrical systems work. While flickering lights can stem from a major electrical ...

Fluorescent lights are one of those things that you see everywhere, but that nobody likes. They flicker, they hum, they produce a rather unattractive light, plus they’re fragile and contain toxic ...

With summer here, it's possible you're going to need your lights a lot less during the day. However, this also means you might have your HVAC or other high-energy appliances working overtime. If these ...

A new plastic-based lighting technology produces a consistent, silent white glow that’s pleasing on the eyes. Image by Ken Bennett, Wake Forest University photographer Chances are, sometime today, you ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. There’s a handy trick for reading station signs that otherwise fly past in a ...

Arnold J Wilkins received funding from the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust. There’s a handy trick for reading station signs that otherwise fly past in a blur as you travel in a ...