Explore how to build a DIY electric motor using simple, readily available materials in this detailed tutorial. Watch ...

We all carry supercomputers in our pockets and use dozens of electric gizmos every day but rarely stop to marvel at the magical act of flicking a switch. Use your ordinary conducting and extraordinary ...

Learn how to make a simple electric doorbell at home in this step-by-step tutorial. Using everyday materials like cardboard, ...

Here is a VLF receiver tuned to 300 kHz designed to detect the crackle of approaching lightning. A bright lamp flashes in sychrony with the lightning bolts indicating the proximity and intensity of ...

There have been many different ideas presented for increasing the acoustic output of a piezo buzzer or ultrasonic transducer. Most of them involve rather complicated circuitry that drives up the total ...

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For electricity to flow, everything needs to be connected in a big ring. It’s called a circuit. For example, the lights in most houses and flats are part of a circuit controlled by the consumer unit, ...

Larry and Ann Scheckel presented a session entitled “Electricity Made Simple” at the National Science Teachers Association Conference Nov. 9-11, at Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Center. The theme of the ...