Wondering why some outlets are hard to plug into? It’s likely because of tamper-resistant receptacles—here’s why they’re used and how they work.

Most electrical outlets are installed vertically, with one receptacle oriented above the other. But if you take a close look around your house, you'll probably find at least a couple mounted ...

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An electrical outlet in the kitchen caused a fire in a vacant two-story house at 2616 Abbott Place NW, the Canton Fire Department said.

Fire officials determined the fire originated in a wall outlet. The outlet, which had a portable space heater plugged in it, apparently overheated igniting combustible material. No one was injured.

We present an innovative approach for interconnections based on aligning nanosized nickel particles along single-walled carbon nanotubes bundles. The nanotubes are first deposited to connect normal ...