The Bluetti Charger 2 is the company's latest charger for van life, RVs and digital nomads. I took a look at CES 2026. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over a decade as a reporter, analyst, ...

H-bridge buck-boost ICs are widely used in applications requiring a constant voltage or current source even when the system battery drops to lower voltages. They make sense when a single-stage ...

Single-contact LEDs driven with alternating current mean brighter, sharper smart glasses. (Nanowerk News) LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are essential components in near-eye displays like virtual ...

Your car needs electricity. You don't have mice striking flint in your engine's combustion chambers, nor do you have kerosene lamps for headlights. You might be able to hire a string quartet to ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. The alternator is a device that keeps your car’s electrical system running once the engine is on. It’s essentially ...

Production cars began using alternators in the 1960s. As part of the electrical system, alternators made it possible for cars to use higher voltage, and led the way to the modern car charging system.

The 2025 Alternating Currents festival kicks off Thursday, Aug. 14, for four days of free films, art, music, comedy and other creative endeavors. The festival, which began in 2017, has expanded to ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Alternating Currents returns this week, transforming downtown Davenport, Rock Island and Bettendorf into a, bi-state celebration of music, comedy, film and art from Aug. 14–17. The ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Alternating Currents is an annual music, film, art and comedy festival set to get underway in 2025 from Aug. 14 to 17. The unique downtown adventure finds thousands of ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — For the fifth year in a row, downtown Rock Island will come alive with art, music and culture as part of the 2025 Alternating Currents Festival, taking place Thursday, Aug. 14, ...

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 ...

Alternators are an essential component of any combustion engine, acting to continuously provide power to the car's electrical systems by recharging the onboard battery. Its parts are relatively simple ...