While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

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Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of ...

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These light up paper circuit cards were much easier to make than I expected and only need a few inexpensive materials.

Studying one of the simplest animals, Stanford's Prakash Lab uncovered how it folds itself into complex shapes—revealing new ...

I'm a mother of 2 who works in a research lab. These are the STEM-based toys my kids have played with the most over the years ...

Single-phase power factor correction (PFC) circuits—a kind of front-end AC/DC converters—are ubiquitous in a variety of ...

A research team at Duke University has developed a new AI framework that can uncover simple, understandable rules that govern ...

You can get a bowl of noodles at "No. 10 Noodle House" at Block 80 Circuit Road Market and Food Centre for S$2.50. Their menu is fairly simple — minced meat noodles, fishball noodles, and lor mee. All ...

A blast from the Elektor archives: this 1998 battery tester uses a simple LED display to reveal a battery’s true condition under load — even below 1 V.

Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of helping an undocumented immigrant elude federal agents. Get up to speed ...