It’s hard to imagine a time when clean beauty wasn’t in the zeitgeist (or in our makeup bags). And that is thanks, in no small part, to Rose-Marie Swift. In 2004, after working as a professional ...

The first time I was in school for electrical engineering (long story), I had a professor who had never worked in the industry. I was in her class and the topic of the day was measuring AC waveforms.

I really wanted to title this piece ‘Of RMS and the Mean I sing’. But wise editorial heads have told me more than once that quirky titles don’t draw people in, and that such mock erudition will ...

How many times have you poked around a circuit with a digital multimeter (DMM), read an AC voltage value, then gone on your merry way? Ever wonder if your meter is giving you peak value, average value ...

In the consumer electronics world, knowing the difference between root mean square (RMS) and peak power ratings can make or break the performance and clarity of an audio system. In short, RMS power is ...

The tragedy of the Titanic is one of the best-known seafaring stories in modern history. The cruise ship that was supposed to be indestructible, but a combination of unfortunate circumstances and ...