Expert DIYer April Wilkerson tests out a no-slip adjustable wrench that offers added safety and grip. See which Democrats broke ranks to fund the government Archaeologists Discovered a 5,000-Year-Old ...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 6.39% as of Sept. 12. That's the lowest level since October 2024. As mortgage rates fell sharply ahead of the Federal Reserve's expected - and highly ...

In the late 1800s, blacksmith and firefighter John “Jack” McHugh created a custom spanner wrench to use on the job with Rochester’s Hose Co. #1. 135 (or so) years later, that wrench is still a part of ...

Convenient though they may be, [Trevor Faber] found some serious shortcomings in shifting spanners: their worm gears are slow to adjust and prone to jamming, they don’t apply even force to all faces ...

Abstract: Efficient power management for RF power amplifiers (PAs) is emerging as a critical requirement for the development and adoption of next-generation wireless communication systems. To achieve ...

Ever wondered why there isn't an Allen key (or hex key, if you prefer) equivalent to the adjustable wrench or spanner? Turns out it's actually quite a complex engineering challenge. But this is 2025, ...

The Allen key turns 115 this year. It’s strange to believe that in all that time, no one has come up with an adjustable version, but apparently true. Luckily [Chronova Engineering] has taken up the ...

Multi-tools are a lot like magic wands. No, they can’t cast spells, but they pack a shocking amount of utility into a format that, most times, slips comfortably into your pocket. Yet, for all their ...

Some Swedish brands and innovations are known around the world without most people knowing that they're Swedish. A really old Swedish innovation and a staple in many toolboxes, the adjustable spanner ...

Abstract: Hybrid ac/dc microgrids (HMGs) have emerged as a promising paradigm for integrating large numbers of inherently uncertain and correlated renewable energy sources (RESs). To address the ...

There are all sorts of amateur chemical rust removing techniques, and some electrochemical ones, many of which eat away lots of good metal as well as rust – all the dip-it-in-acid types, for example.