We’ve seen a few H-bridge circuits around these parts before, and here’s another application. This time we have an Old Train ...

Easing you into the day with light and sound, a pick of the best sunrise alarm clocks could be just the thing you need in ...

Since Zadie Smith published her début novel, “White Teeth,” twenty-five years ago, she has been a bold and original voice in literature. But those who aren’t familiar with Smith’s work outside of ...

If you need to drive a big screen for a project, it’s fair to say your first thought isn’t going to be to use the ATtiny85.

If you start your day before the sun rises, or if you’re looking for a more peaceful alternative to a blaring alarm clock, a sunrise clock may be your new favorite nightstand accessory. They mimic the ...

Freakonomics co-author Stephen J. Dubner uncovers the hidden side of everything. Why is it safer to fly in an airplane than drive a car? How do we decide whom to marry? Why is the media so full of bad ...

December has been an unusually dark month in some parts of Sweden. Stockholm and Luleå have seen less than 30 minutes of sunlight. The access to light affects our moods, sleep rhythms and overall ...

While most of our picks for the best alarm clock use beeps or music to wake you up, many people may opt for an alarm that doesn't rely on sound, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing, ...

The U.S. government calculates the country's official time using more than a dozen atomic clocks at a federal facility northwest of Denver. But when a destructive windstorm knocked out power to the ...

Nonlinear optics usually involves the interaction of a large number of photons with a large number of atoms. To reduce this down to the single-atom and single-photon level, the strength of the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

Control theory is a branch of mathematics and engineering, which defines the conditions needed for a system to maintain a controlled output in the face of input variation. Classically developed for ...