Insulation failure is a leading cause of electrical fires and system downtime, often occurring silently before any visible ...

In a perfect world, electrical insulation would allow no current to flow through it. Unfortunately, several factors can — and will — result in the deterioration and ultimate failure of electrical ...

When working on electrical projects around the home—whether that’s troubleshooting an issue with your HVAC system, repairing an appliance, or testing a car battery—a multimeter is essential. These ...

Electrical safety testing has been around for almost a century, and safety agencies have been testing and certifying products for almost as long. Electrical and electronic products have changed ...

In the first part of this series on the highs and lows of resistance measurements, I discussed the basic principles for making two- and 4-wire resistance measurements for measuring resistances of less ...

In today’s advanced packages, however, resistance no longer resides primarily inside transistors or neatly bounded test ...

Mishkat Bhattacharya receives funding from the Office of Naval Research. The modern world runs on electricity, and wires are what carry that electricity to every light, television, heating system, ...