The world of electrical outlets is far more complicated than you might assume at first glance. There are 15 styles of domestic power plugs used around the world, all of which look unique and may carry ...

Extension cords should only be used with electronics, an electrician warns. As the temperature drops across the US, you may turn to a space heater to keep warm, but if you're thinking about plugging ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...

You won't need to bring a cable to charge your iPhone with the Twelve South PowerBug because it features MagSafe charging and ...

The design and functions of liquid-crystalline (LC) polymers with classifying them into conventional-, supramolecular-, dendritic- and network-type LC polymers are described. LC polymers show new ...

Neurons are highly polarized cells, and most develop a single axon and several dendrites. These two compartments acquire specific characteristics that enable neurons to transmit electrical signals.

There is no overall best pair of sunglasses. Each individual and each sport has different priorities, and the final choice is too subjective. But there is a best pair for every activity—which is why ...

Abstract: A broadband dual polarized patch antenna for base stations is proposed. The proposed antenna consists of two-layer patches fed by four capacitive F-probes. A balanced feeding with 180 ° ...

Abstract: Immersion lithography offers the semiconductor industry the chance to extend the current ArF processes to smaller nodes before switching to a shorter wavelength. The move to immersion will ...

Most teams by now know if they are in the playoffs or not and the final week of the season could just affect their seedings. There is one game, however, in which a playoff spot is on the line — ...