As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or ...

The battery as we know it today was an invention of Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. He witnessed electricity splitting water into its constituent elements of oxygen and hydrogen and ...

While seemingly mundane, wall phone chargers — whether that's a GaN phone charger, fast charger, or just the regular USB-A charger — have become a necessary staple in your daily routine. You need it ...

A DC-DC converter is an electro-mechanical device or circuit that transforms a DC voltage from one level to another according to the needs of the circuit. The DC-DC converter, which falls under the ...

Batteries aren't one-size-fits-all, and neither is the way they're wired to your house. Here's what you should know about AC- and DC-coupling. When we think about solar panels and batteries, we don't ...

California-based startup Enteligent is taking pre-orders for what it calls the world’s first solar DC-to-DC electric vehicle chargers. The unit can take power from a photovoltaic array and send it ...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new circuit breaker that operates hundreds of times faster than traditional models, clearing a path for a safer and more efficient ...

EVs can roam farther than ever before, thanks to the rise of rapid charging networks. Here's what you need to keep in mind before hitting the road. Planning your first big roadtrip in your shiny, new ...