This video explains how diodes function as directional components in electronic circuits. Diodes allow current to flow in ...

The numbers you see on the box don't always work out in real life. LED bulbs do last longer, but those claims about five to 10 years are estimates based on internal testing -- and companies are always ...

Tito] entered a Self-Charging LED Flasher into the Component Abuse Challenge. It’s a simple re-build of a design by the ...

In a rare slip-up, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) accidentally published confidential iPhone 16e schematics, ignoring Apple’s explicit request for secrecy. The 163-page PDF briefly ...

Wool takes the place of wiring, plastic and circuit boards in electronic devices created by designer Hinna Khan, a recent Central Saint Martins graduate inspired to find a new use for the material ...

Sixth-grader Sofia was astonished. After she had designed and tested an LED circuit for three straight classes, her electronic greeting card was lighting up. The greeting card wasn’t just a school ...

What if you’ve already seen fragments of the future - without realizing it? In this thought experiment grounded in Einstein’s relativity, we unpack how a simple diagram changes our entire ...

The creative new approach could lead to more energy-efficient machine-learning hardware. On a table in his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, physicist Sam Dillavou has connected an array of ...