We all carry supercomputers in our pockets and use dozens of electric gizmos every day but rarely stop to marvel at the magical act of flicking a switch. Use your ordinary conducting and extraordinary ...

In this DIY tutorial, learn how to make your very own USB electric lighter at home with simple materials and step-by-step ...

In the future, play-doh will be used to make electronics devices. That’s the message of “Squishy Circuits,” a project where students ran a motor and LEDs connected to a battery-powered roll of dough.

How to Make Simple Electric Motor from Battery In this video I show you how easy to make simple electric motor from battery, copper wire and neodymium magnets. You will be surprised how easy to build ...

THROUGHOUT history, humans have found ways to make their lives easier. Arguably, the machine that has most eased the burden of work for humans is the electric motor – a device that transforms ...

THE candle. It is a simple technology, and a good one. The electronic version is also simple to make, and is a great introduction to the concept of circuits – the cornerstone of many maker projects ...

Larry and Ann Scheckel presented a session entitled “Electricity Made Simple” at the National Science Teachers Association Conference Nov. 9-11, at Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Center. The theme of the ...