Electrostatic Discharge

The same massive sunspot cluster that gave Earth multiple nights of stunning aurora displays has now produced the largest flare of the current solar cycle

Explore the impact of a near X-class solar flare, registering M9.5, as it disrupts radio signals across the Pacific. The eruption was sunspot AR3654's most...

An unprecedented "enormous dark hole" has opened in the sun's surface and spewed streams of "unusually fast radiation" directly towards Earth.

Superbolts of lightning that are up to 1,000 times more intense than ordinary lightning may form because of a particular setup between storm clouds and Earth's surface

Before you go buying IKEA's Markus office chair, this Mastodon user says to make sure it's "compatible with your screen." They bought one and figured out the hard way that i…

One Second After, by internationally renowned expert on electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks and New York Times bestselling author William R. Forstchen, Ph.D., depicts the cataclysmic damage to America following an EMP attack.

A look into the hardware design of Starfish

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With a newly-developed 3D mapping and polarization system, physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory observed that some lightning flashes were not only started with the positive fast discharge, but it was followed immediately by an even faster and more extensive negative discharge.

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31.

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ProTek Devices has a new transient voltage suppressor array (TVS array) that delivers circuit protection in industrial automation...

Spark new ideas, literally.

In 2022 Polaris recalled 230,000 snowmobiles to fix a fuel tank issue; now the company says owners should take additional safety steps.

A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth.

The "archipelago" of dark patches is rapidly unleashing solar storms, and Earth may soon be in the firing line.

Microwave ovens have become an indispensable part of our daily lives, but have you ever wondered how they work and why the microwaves used in them stay inside the oven? In this article, we'll delve in...

If you're getting ready to build a new PC, you need more than just a good set of components. Here are five things to keep in mind during the building process.

Do high voltages affect the resonant frequency of a crystal? Honestly, we never thought about it, but [Joe] did and decided to risk his analyzer to find out. He started with some decidedly old-school ...

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