[Know Tungsten] Tungsten Is Still an Element of Lighting

After more than 100 years of use in the different fields of lighting, tungsten filament bulbs have been, and are currently being, replaced by more energy efficient solutions; starting with fluorescent tubes in the late sixties, and finally by compact fluorescent lamps in the middle of the eighties. Only domestic lighting is still a stronghold of filament lamps, simply because of their low initial cost and convenience.

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