Electric current is often magic and mysterious. Before people knew about electricity, many natural phenomena appeared as supernatural events caused by angry gods. Fortunately people today know physics ...

Low-voltage designs with rails in the single digits get a lot of attention these days, for reasons I don’t need to detail to this audience. Still, there are many situations where rails at hundreds of ...

Inspired by Wattson from Apex Legends, we brought the Tesla Coil concept to life—sparks, arcs, and all. This real-world turret experiment shows just how wild science can get when gaming meets high ...

To investigate the electrical realm of high-frequency and high-voltage, Tesla invented an apparatus that pushed the limits of electrical understanding. None of the circuit's typical components were ...

Tesla coils are beautiful examples of high voltage hardware, throwing sparks and teaching us about all kinds of fancy phenomena. They can also be quite intimidating to build. [William Fraser], however ...

It’s badgelife season, and if you need an idea for a killer piece of wearable electronics, look no further than this PCB Tesla coil. Yes, it’s killer, doubly so if you’re wearing a pacemaker. This ...

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