At last, some 'spare' time this weekend, and I learned two things about SCR dc motor control: Permanent magnet dc motors need ...

Microwaves: Microwaves may also have gold in small amounts in their control circuit boards. Remote Controls: They may contain gold in their circuit boards and contact points.

Globally, and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a significant portion of the population lacks access to essential health-care ...

A new book, Sister, Sinner, tracks the fantastic rise of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1920s Los Angeles — and her ...

Continued innovation around LED displays, and the emergence of a new generation of projectors to support ambitious creative ...

Did you know a common pencil can fix all the remote controls in your home? This surprising trick uses the graphite inside a regular pencil to restore function to remotes that have stopped working.

“While ‘reliance on AAPA in combination with prior art patents or printed publications is not dispositive of whether AAPA is included in the basis of a ground…what is dispositive are express ...

Nothing ruins the fun and relaxation of TV time on your couch quite like misplacing your remote does. Luckily, this simple ...

A gaming industry veteran and former state deputy attorney general has been named the new chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Gov. Joe Lombardo nominated Mike Dreitzer to lead the board ...

The two diagrams above are of the same circuit for a simple night light. How it works: when darkness falls on the light dependant resistor (LDR), its resistance increases causing a higher voltage ...

It does make laugh (bitterly) that Wall Street, and the larger world of finance, is just catching on to what many of us knew ...

The $1.6 million cuts are just a fraction of the grants canceled by the National Endowment for the Humanities in recent weeks ...