Inhabitat: Want to ditch your inefficient incandescent bulbs for some energy-saving compact fluorescent (CFL) ones? Be prepared to deal with toxic chemicals inside the bulbs. Now there’s another option: nanofiber bulbs, which are safe, energy efficient, cost-effective, and emit a warmer, more pleasant light than CFLs.
The new bulbs, developed by RTI International, contain nanofibers — materials that are the same length as human hair but have a smaller diameter and tinier surface features. RTI combined nanofiber-based reflectors and photoluminescent nanofibers (PLN) to produce the nanofiber bulbs. The bulbs release 55 lumens per watt, making them 5 times more efficient than average bulbs.
Next-Generation Nanofiber Bulbs on the Horizon [Inhabitat]
Incandescent light bulbs will soon be phased out because they waste a lot of energy.’`~