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The Daily Mail Online recently undertook a special report on the world's oldest bulb, which reached its 110th year of operational life on June 18th 2011.What makes this story particularly noteworthy is that incandescent light bulbs like the one that’s lit Livermore Fire Station #6 in California since 1901, normally have a life-expectancy of around 1000 hours. Thus, the phrase “They don’t make ‘em …

The news that EDF Energy has decided to increase its energy prices, will no doubt have come as an unwelcome surprise to utility bill payers the length and breadth of the country.The ProblemEDF Energy has become the last of the ‘big six’ energy firms to raise its prices, and the hikes were quite substantial, with electricity rising by 4.5% and gas shooting up by an enormous 15.4%.This means that th …

Electric lighting is certainly something that we in developed countries take for granted. The idea of living without it is simply something we couldn’t imagine.But for millions of people living in developing third world countries, such as the Philippines, Kenya and Bangladesh, something as commonplace as lighting a home is a luxury that many are forced to live without.However, the development of a …

They’ve been around for a long while now, so we’re all pretty familiar with downlights.  Whether you’ve had them in your home, seen them when you’ve been out shopping, or perhaps in a bar or a club, you’ll be aware of how popular they’ve been in the last twenty or so years.The downlights you’re used to are probably the halogen fittings that have been traditionally found fitted into suspended or …