Let’s start with the simple case: performing an action only when the switch goes active. We’ll assume the switch starts in ...

March 28 is going to be a big day. That's when Crosslake Connection, the new link light rail across Lake Washington on the I-90 bridge, is slated to officially open to passengers — finally connecting ...

It’s not easy to run a train across a floating bridge. To extend light rail service across the mile-long stretch of Lake Washington that separates downtown Seattle from Mercer Island, engineers ...

REMEMBER “THE EVOLUTION OF LIGHTING,” a set of gleaming Britannia metal-art panels created for Seattle City Light and showcased for 60-plus years in the lobby of its former headquarters at Third ...

You can use multiple light sources to charge solar lights, but they work best with sunlight, so it's almost always better to leave them out in the sun. They use the same technology as solar panels, ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in Leiden has produced new insights that could be applied in 5G devices and the ...

In July, Sound Transit announced an “enterprise initiative” intended to ensure the agency “can deliver the greatest benefits of ST3 within available financial capacity.” The expected result is an ...

TL;DR: This experiment may not revolutionize telecommunications, but it highlights how accessible these concepts have become outside traditional research labs. Using nothing more than an iPad, a solar ...

While many plans for quantum computers transmit data using the particles of light known as photons, researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) ...

In your home, you probably have a handful of gadgets that rely on batteries: remotes, smoke detectors, wireless keyboards. But instead of having to replace those batteries again and again, those ...

Since its premiere at Cannes Film Festival back in May of this year, The History of Sound has generated more buzz than your average wartime melodrama, largely due to its star casting. With Paul Mescal ...