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 ...

This “pancake” inductor wound with copper tubing forms the primary of the Tesla coil. The heavy black wire connects to an adjustable “tap” that allows tuning of the primary circuit. The elevated ...

The Tesla coil is a resonant transformer that generates AC electric fields that can power fluorescent lights and neon tubes, as well as produce high-voltage arcs. It is essentially structured as a ...

SAN DIEGO — If you've ever dreamed of wearing a high-voltage suit and throwing Tesla lightning bolts this story is for you. In this Zevely Zone, I visited the Encore Event Center to preview a party ...

Controlling electricity might be a skill left to the likes of Thor, but us mere mortals can also apparently do it. Well, kind of. YouTuber Allen Pan gained over seven million views in one day with his ...

In 1891, Nikola Tesla built a machine that could fire bolts of electricity through the air. His Tesla Coil became a symbol of wireless power—and raw electrical beauty. Report: Michigan man kayaks into ...

As a general rule, no one knows when or where lightning will strike. But on Saturday night, it will strike on the grounds of the Clinton Presidential Center. And everyone is invited to watch.

AUSTIN, Texas--If you happened to be here for the South by Southwest edition of Dorkbot, the gatherings of artists and engineers in various cities that work with electronic art, I sure hope you saw ...