This curious plug-ejecting power-socket has just won first prize in the The Future Perfect Company design competition. The brief: Come up with "attractive and aspirational" designs that help people ...

When we recently covered the topic of high voltage safety with respect to mains powered equipment, we attracted a huge number of your comments but left out a key piece of the puzzle. We take our mains ...

The simple task of specifying an ac electrical plug takes on numerous intricacies in equipment destined for different parts of the world. Look at an electrical outlet outside the U. S. and you’ll ...