Physics Today: Panasonic will launch next month a new household LED light bulb in Japan that it says lasts 40 times longer than incandescent bulbs.The screw-in bulbs that fit common light sockets are part of the EverLED line.
According to Panasonic, if used an average of five and a half hours per day, the new bulbs can last up to 19 years. That’s 40 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
The finding that the Saturnian moon may host layers of icy slush instead of a global ocean could change how planetary scientists think about other icy moons as well.
Modeling the shapes of tree branches, neurons, and blood vessels is a thorny problem, but researchers have just discovered that much of the math has already been done.
January 29, 2026 12:52 PM
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