In Hefei, China, physicists switched on a new machine that pushed magnetic fields to record strength. As the device powered ...

Tesla coils are beautiful examples of high voltage hardware, throwing sparks and teaching us about all kinds of fancy phenomena. They can also be quite intimidating to build. [William Fraser], however ...

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Here’s a short research paper from 2013 that explains how to create “hydroglyphics”, or writing with selecting surface wetting. In it, an apparently normal-looking petri dish is treated so as to ...

The role of J.P. Morgan in getting Tesla's Tower built. The fundamental operation of a Tesla coil. Dealing with EMI generated by a Tesla coil. When I lived in Long Island, N.Y., I had a most ...

SAN DIEGO — If you've ever dreamed of wearing a high-voltage suit and throwing Tesla lightning bolts this story is for you. In this Zevely Zone, I visited the Encore Event Center to preview a party ...

Pictures of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's college physics homework have recently surfaced online. The posts have even prompted a response from the tech billionaire, Musk. The images, shared by a user on ...

MIT student Tyler Christensen would have a fan in Lord Raiden if he saw this Mortal Kombat theme-playing, lightning-spewing hat in Edenia. Christensen made himself a Dual Resonant Solid State Tesla ...