Incandescent bulbs making a comeback, GE still launching new LED...

Courtesy Engadget  Wed, 07/08/2009 - 08:30

On the eve of Christmas 2007, quite a few obituaries for incandescent light bulbs were penned.

News was slow, time was short and Congress had just outlined a new energy plan that would essentially force these energy-wasting bulbs out by 2012.

Now, however, legions of scientists are racing the clock to develop new incandescents that will still meet the upcoming guidelines , with a Deposition Sciences technology paving the way for a post-2012 model from Philips.

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