Carbon nanotubes have gotten fanfare for rebooting Moore's Law and possibly powering the next generation of space probes, but that's not all the versatile material can do. How about shocking nanotubes ...

Like so many of the projects we feature, this one started with a cheap eBay module purchase. In this case, it was a little Tesla coil that made decent sized arcs but wasn’t quite good enough. The ...

Using a powerful electric force emitted by a Tesla coil, scientists at Rice University have made carbon nanotubes self-assemble to form a circuit linking two LEDs and then used the energy from that ...

Tesla coils are always a hit around here at the office. Giant ones that play music with modern-day chain mail wearing DJ’s, ones thrown together in garages by self-proclaimed mad scientists… But have ...

The Tesla coil is a resonant transformer that generates AC electric fields that can power fluorescent lights and neon tubes, as well as produce high-voltage arcs. It is essentially structured as a ...

This “pancake” inductor wound with copper tubing forms the primary of the Tesla coil. The heavy black wire connects to an adjustable “tap” that allows tuning of the primary circuit. The elevated ...

In the late 19th century, he patented the Tesla coil, which laid the foundation for wireless technologies and is still used in radio technology. The heart of an electrical circuit, the Tesla coil is ...

Invented by Nikola Tesla in the late 19th century, the Tesla coil is made up of two or more coupled resonant electric circuits and is capable of generating extremely high voltage, low current, high ...

As a general rule, no one knows when or where lightning will strike. But on Saturday night, it will strike on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center. And everyone is invited to watch.