Transformers help move electricity efficiently by changing voltage levels. This video explains how they work using magnetic fields and coils, and why they’re essential in power lines and electronic ...

Nikola Tesla was a scientist and inventor whose work helped shape the modern world. Born in 1856 in what is now Croatia, ...

Science fiction promised us humanoids. Do we even want them?

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Although we do often see projects that take antiques and replace some or all of their components with modern equipment, we can also sympathize with the view that (when possible and practical) ...

Muleshoe, population 5,000, sits in the Texas Panhandle, next to the New Mexico state line, and about as far away from ...

Google last week generated buzz with a new AI tool called Project Genie, which enables users to create and play in virtual ...

For at least a decade, the quadruple axel jump was figure skating’s white whale. “It’s been this unreachable thing, like the four-minute mile” once was, says Matthew Lind, a technical specialist for U ...

Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) are gaining traction as a next-generation technology to complement the widely used lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). NIBs offer clear advantages versus LIBs in terms of ...

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Modern technologies increasingly rely on light sources that can be reconfigured on demand. Think of microlasers that can ...