The coherer effect is a phenomenon in which contact resistance rapidly decreases due to electrical breakdown of the contact film. This coherer effect can be easily confirmed using aluminum foil or a ...

Toronto-based industrial design studio Castor has managed to induce an electric current through a 2,500-pound marble slab, causing a glow from a fluorescent tube simply laying on its top. The studio's ...

If you are searching for a unique lamp you may be interested in VOLTA, a levitating light bulb that uses a wireless power module to transmit just enough power to light the bulb without any physical ...

Stockholm-based American designer Simon Morris has combined science with a stroke of design wizardry to create a surreal, gravity-defying light bulb. Currently raising funds on Kickstarter, Morris has ...