Space heaters are a big drain on the amps an electrical circuit uses. That's usually fine for newer 15-amp home outlets since modern space heaters are designed to work with those receptacles. The ...

Q: We bought a triplex about a year ago and hired a home inspector to find the defects. But he missed something that could cost us a lot of money. Recently, we re-rented one of the units, and the new ...

A new thermogalvanic device uses nanoparticles to control ion flow, allowing it to convert waste heat to electricity and store the energy without external batteries.

A light switch faceplate that’s warm to the touch is a sign of an overloaded circuit. If you have a lighting fixture with numerous bulbs, this is likely the culprit. A warm light switch cover can also ...

They’re inexpensive and easy to use, and they help keep you safe when doing DIY electrical work. Solution: Test. Use. Verify. First, test the tester by holding it to a known live circuit, like a ...

The high cost of running educational laboratories is hindering industrial progress. An innovative path forwards must be ...

Heat pump not performing? Before swapping parts, here’s how to use simple techniques — like the touch test — to confirm a ...

Gianni Tommaro pressed a button. A light glowed on the end of a circuit he’d wired from a power source through a fuse and ...

The Prophet ’08 was seen as a rebirth of the Prophet series, in an 8-voice synthesiser, which offered two oscillators per voice, but now in a DCO format. It was deemed as the return of an analogue ...

As electric vehicles surge onto our roads and portable devices dominate our daily lives, lithium-ion batteries have become ...

Generators with built-in inverters are some of the best ways to protect your backup power. Smaller devices like universal ...

Proteins can conduct electrons efficiently over tens of nanometers when contact resistance is removed, revealing their ...