This summer, the Voices will take a look at people with unusual jobs. If you have an idea for us, email [email protected]. In the 1930s and ’40s, neon lights screamed exciting night life, beckoning ...
Tom Wartman is standing over a rectangle of blue flame and bending glass in his hands. "This fire is about 1,500 degrees," he says casually. He quickly and deftly moves the glass arc from the flame to ...
Apparently not quite appreciating what he had, Claude apologetically noted that "the color of the light emitted by neon when ignited … leaves something to be desired owing to its orange tint partaking ...
Provided in a plastic tube with a UV-resistant cover and milky frosted lens, the TBL3xxF Series sealed-tube LED light strips replace neon lights in indoor and outdoor applications. Eliminating the ...
We typically think of neon signs as big commercial advertisements, hanging inside windows and lofted on tall signposts outside highway-adjacent businesses. [James Akers] has gone the other route with ...
They’re not kidding when they say they’ll leave the light on for you. A long-forgotten neon lamp that was switched on during the Great Depression and left burning for about 77 years has been ...
We always enjoy history videos from [The History Guy] but they don’t always cover technology history. When they do, though, we enjoy them twice as much as with the recent video he posted on the ...
Design Miami 2014: Italian artist Massimo Uberti has bent neon tubes into the shape of a room for an installation commissioned by British motor company Bentley (+ slideshow). Conceived by creative ...
This collection of glowing art contains some impressive works, but it's more of a gallery spectacle than a museum. There's no denying that a room filled with neon lights is a sight to behold, but ...