According to new research from Rice University, while Edison’s goal was simply to create a longer-lasting electric lamp, the ...

The carbon filament used in Edison’s 1897 light bulb experiments generated the precise amount of heat needed to produce ...

More than a century before graphene was isolated in a modern lab, Thomas Edison may have been unknowingly making the wonder ...

Graphene is a two-dimensional lattice of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern, renowned for its exceptional electrical conductivity, thermal transport, and mechanical strength. Turbostratic ...

One of the inventions that put this central New Jersey town on the map could go the way of the typewriter and the horse and buggy if some lawmakers have their way. The incandescent light bulb, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878, Thomas ...

With an industrial look and durable design, the modern Edison light bulb is a popular choice when it comes to lighting spaces in the home, whether adorning a bathroom vanity, illuminating a kitchen or ...

The nation’s top astronomers and professors traveled to the American West by railroad to catch the celestial occurrence on July 29, 1878, and to collect data and test new technologies. Congress funded ...

EDISON – This summer, when the monument to Thomas Alva Edison on Christie Street reopens after two years of renovations, a small but symbolically significant change will take place. The 14-foot-tall ...