VIDEO: Here’s what we gave up for energy efficiency

Compare the incandescent bulb to the light emitting diode on the efficiency scale:

Halogen light bulbs, the compact fluorescent lamp, and light emitting diode technology may have reduced energy consumption, but they have not delivered the warmth and radiance of the incandescent light bulb. Those of us who miss that warmth and radiance will appreciate the efforts of scientists developing an updated version of the incandescent light.

See what Bill Hammock, “engineerguy,” has to say about our old friend, the incandescent light, and read on to see what may bring it back in a less energy consuming form.

Chart showing energy use for different types of light bulbs, with supplementary titles, derived from work of Benjamin D. Esham [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Diagram of incandescent light derived from creative work by User:Fastfission in Inkscape. (This vector image was created with Inkscape) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Diagram of LED derived from derivative work by: Pschemp (talk) Uvled_highres_macro.jpg: Grapetonix (Uvled_highres_macro.jpg) [CC BY 3.0 at Wikimedia Commons

Visit the next page to read about the new direction in development of the incandescent light bulb.