Tesla coils are one of those builds that capture the interest of almost anybody passing by. For the naïve constructor, they look simple enough, but they can be finicky beasts—beasts that can bite if ...

Would the real Nikola Tesla please stand up? In a recent post on X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk talked about his company's namesake, but rather than a photo of the inventor, who died in 1943, Musk shared an ...

SAN DIEGO — If you've ever dreamed of wearing a high-voltage suit and throwing Tesla lightning bolts this story is for you. In this Zevely Zone, I visited the Encore Event Center to preview a party ...

The London Hackspace crew was having a tough time getting their Kinect demos running at Makefair 2011. While at the pub they had the idea of combining forces with Brightarcs Tesla coils and produced ...

DIY hacking has given us some great things -- a Raspberry Pi turned mini Super Nintendo, a Kinect sensor turned 3D archaeological scanner. But now, US basement hacker Rob Flickenger has given us ...