S&T Watch-48: "Tungsten Bulbs to be phased out in the EU"

By 2016, the incandescent light bulb will be passe in the EU. This month, 75W and 100W bulbs begin to disappear in the EU due to the switch to the eco-friendly, but dimmer, often expensive bulbs.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, January 8, 2009 ("Snapshots").

Detailed Wikipedia article on "Incandescent Light Bulb":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_bulb

Grateful thanks to The Hindu and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.