The power grid is whizzing all around you, whether you know it or not. Any time you flip on a light switch in your Iowa home, you’re drawing energy from a carefully managed and incredibly complex ...

From Colorado to Washington, from Ohio to Pennsylvania, coal-fired power plants are shutting down. The United States is on track to retire half of its capacity to generate electricity from coal by ...

Communicating with someone thousands of miles away is now just a few keystrokes away, thanks to the internet and other forms of communication. Modern communication leverages a variety of wired and ...

A window regulator is a mechanism that controls the movement of power windows. It consists of a motor, gears, and cables that raise and lower the window glass. The window regulator is responsible for ...

A new technique has been developed for capturing solar power through windows, which could dramatically improve solar energy utilization, particularly for high-rise buildings. When you purchase through ...

This story was originally published on Jan. 12, 2024, and has been updated. Extreme weather events like winter storms and heat waves can knock out electrical grids and cause homes to lose access to ...