Bubble lights are mesmerizing things to watch, up there with lava lamps as one of the nicer aesthetic creations of the mid-20th century. [Tech Ingredients] decided to head into the lab to whip up some ...

The San Diego Zoo’s signature summertime event, Nighttime Zoo, is expanding this year with the addition of a new end-of-summer extravaganza—the Bubble Light Spectacular high above Africa Rocks.

Bubble lights are mesmerizing things to watch, up there with lava lamps as one of the nicer aesthetic creations of the mid-20th century. [Tech Ingredients] decided to head into the lab to whip up some ...

Architect and designer George Nelson fashioned the first bubble light in 1947, and since then, the spherical lamp, either in pendant form or as a table or standing lamp, has become a fixture in homes, ...

Apparently, decorating Christmas trees with little vials of methyl chloride was extremely popular in the 50s and 60s. Because methyl chloride has a low boiling point, a small bulb can generate enough ...

George Nelson’s 1952 Bubble lamps are icons of Midcentury Modernism, arguably some of the most enduring designs of the era. But now that famed illumination, so soft and diffuse, finds itself in the ...

Oh, Michiganders — you really are a quirky and lovable bunch. You drink pop instead of soda, you invented Superman ice cream, and your state police cars have a unique feature straight out of the '50s.