In early 2014, the infotainment program Inside Edition aired a segment about the dangers purportedly posed by 9-volt batteries, focusing on a house fire reportedly touched off when improperly ...

When working around mains voltages, it can be useful to know whether a given circuit is live or not. While this can be done by direct connection with a multimeter, non-contact methods are available ...

A video and various news reports state that 9-volt batteries can be a fire hazard. The facts: Various warnings from fire experts across the country say this is true. The warning was first reported in ...

Mount Olive fire marshals have issued safety warnings about the storage of an item most of us have lying around the house — batteries. Two 9-volt batteries were the cause of a small fire in a township ...

While it’s the easiest way to lay out a simple circuit for prototyping, breadboards are a pain. They are the ultimate kludge; they work well enough, but no one will ever say that a solderless ...

A reader saw our Nine Volt Candle post and took it upon himself to make one of his own, then share the steps with the world. In short (because we’re not that handy and like our gadgets pre-assembled), ...

Smartphones are more powerful than ever, but they still have an annoying tendency to run out of juice just when you need them most. The Kickstarter-backed Plan V could get you out of such a fix, as it ...

Combine the 9V battery from your kid’s RC racer and a LED-based candle and you get something that feels at home in a fancy restaurant as well as on your dining room table. Just a design for now, but ...

Yes, it can work but is not recommended to try. One of the latest videos circulating on Facebook with over half a million shares, claims if you lose power during Hurricane Irma, you can charge your ...

PITTSBURGH (CBS) -- Do you have a "junk drawer" somewhere in your house? Most people do, and most of us probably don't give a second thought to what we put in it. But we probably should since there ...