Sentences with phrase «than the incandescent bulbs of»

LED lighting is the way of the future and for good reason: They last an incredibly long time and they use way less energy than the incandescent bulbs of yesteryear.

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GE LED light bulbs use 80 % less energy than incandescent bulbs which saves you a lot of cash.

This book light uses traditional incandescent bulbs rather than LEDs, which have the benefit of producing a warmer light that can be easier on the eyes.

Today, white - light - emitting LEDs are expensive to produce and their luminous efficiency is generally no higher than that of ordinary incandescent bulbs.

Consider light bulbs: more than one hundred and thirty years ago Thomas Edison patented the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb, so that «none but the extravagant» would ever «burn tallow candles,» paving the way for more than a century of incandescent lighting.

Most Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), which are now widely used as a source of outdoor light because they are more energy efficient than incandescent bulbs, emit a huge quantity of blue - white light.

As well as encouraging students and staff to follow good housekeeping measures - such as turning off lights in rooms that aren't in use, making use of natural sunlight, and clearly labeling light switches - converting lighting to LED is a great way for schools to cut down their energy consumption, as LED bulbs use up to 90 % less energy than incandescent lighting (including halogen), and 60 % less than fluorescent lighting.

Incandescent bulbs have a filament which has much lower resistance when cold than when it's been on for a fraction of a second.

And because Volvo also sells safety, both models include side air bags, daytime running lights, traction control, headlight washer - wipers and even tail lights with light - emitting diodes that illuminate a few hundredths of a second faster, when you jab the brakes, than incandescent bulbs.

Located in a separate section of the gallery, Light Symbol # 5 (2016) and Shadow Symbol # 3 (2016), at first glance, appear to consist of little more than bare incandescent bulbs on stands, each with a lens focusing its bulb's light onto a spot on the wall.

For example: low - energy compact fluorescent bulbs better than standard incandescents, even if they contain traces of mercury, the mercury just poise people when the light bulb break, then we can use them and be care for manage them because light bulb rarely broken, we just pay attention when the light bulb broken in order to avoid mercury to hurt people.

An environmentally conscientious consumer is left to wonder: are low - energy compact fluorescent bulbs better than standard incandescents, even if they contain traces of mercury?

They are five times more efficient than incandescent bulbs, meet or exceed the efficiency of fluorescent bulbs and are competitive with non-organic LED bulbs in certain applications.

If the Sun's temperature was 4000 K, it would emitting far less visible light - it would slightly warmer than an incandescent light bulb - therefore around 10 % of light would visible light rather than about 1/2 of the energy being visible light.

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Comparing the two types of lighting, incandescent bulbs last around 1,000 hours which is significantly shorter than energy saving lamps, with life spans of 6,000 to 12,000 hours.

At Element, each guest rooms contains low flow fixtures, which save 5,300 gallons of water per room each year; compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), which last 10 times longer than standard incandescent bulbs and use 75 percent less energy; Energy Star rated appliances, recycling bins, and of course, signage that encourages guests to hang your towel if you want to use it again or leave it on the floor if you don't, which is simply common sense.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, LED light bulbs use 75 percent less energy than their incandescent counterparts.

Think of it this way: You're spending way more on electricity to power the incandescent bulb than you spent on the bulb itself.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a 60 watt - equivalent LED bulb uses 75 % - 80 % less energy than a 60 watt incandescent bulb.

While technically a form of incandescent lighting, halogen bulbs are more efficient than traditional bulbs, and so the ban does not affect them.

Get rid of old light bulbs: Traditional incandescent light bulbs have been around for more than a century and the technology really hasn't advanced until the last few years.

Today, they are being heavily promoted as versatile, energy - efficient alternatives to incandescent bulbs: a 15 - watt CFL produces the same amount or more light than a 60 - watt incandescent and will last 10 times as long (with a typical lifespan of 10,000 hours versus 1,000).