How my portable wind turbine compares to solar panels - 2 years of testing later

Portable wind generators promise clean energy in windy conditions, but how do they stack up against the proven reliability ...

I tested 13 portable tire inflators. The 3 best pump air fast at a fair price

Having a portable pump in your car will prepare you for the next time your tire pressure is low, and these three models we ...
Interesting Engineering

World’s largest navy tests 13,200-ton Type 055 destroyers in first live-fire drill

The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), considered the world’s largest navy, with 234 warships and 167 support vessels, ...

Dear Doctor: At-home colon cancer screening kits are not good at detecting this one thing

Cologuard and other at-home tests are not intended for and have not been tested in people with Lynch syndrome. Furthermore, ...
IEEE

Application-Oriented Flexible Power Cycling Test System for Power Electronic Components

Abstract: Power cycling tests are crucial for assessing the packaging-related reliability performance of power electronic components. This article presents a versatile test system designed for both dc ...
Navy Times

The US has counter-mine ships homeported in the Middle East. Are they effective?

Some military and defense experts argue the Independence-class littoral combat ship equipped with the MCM mission package ...

OTA Car Software Updates: Are They Safe and How Do They Work?

Over-the-air (OTA) software updates have become common on new cars. But how long do they take? What do they do? Our experts ...