About 40 years ago, I was helping my old friend Tom change out a furnace. He was a licensed warm air mechanic, and I was a journeyman electrician. The door chime transformer had been connected to the ...

Short circuits in the tracks, points or wiring are almost inevitable when building or operating a model railway. Although transformers for model systems must be protected against short circuits by ...

During summer, fire departments across India report a sharp rise in household fires, largely caused by avoidable issues like electrical overloads, outdated wiring, and improper appliance use. The ...

University of Wollongong researchers achieved a significant milestone in novel soft-matter transport by demonstrating the transfer of liquid metal from an anode to a cathode without creating a short ...