electricity
Gadgets
3:20AM John Herrman | OK, maybe not every country, but with at least 12 different sockets in widespread use it sure as hell feels like it to anyone who’s ever travelled. So why in the world, literally, are there so many? Funny story! More »
Why Every Country Has A Different F#$%ing Plug
3:20AM John Herrman | OK, maybe not every country, but with at least 12 different sockets in widespread use it sure as hell feels like it to anyone who’s ever travelled. So why in the world, literally, are there so many? Funny story! More » 
Vehicles
Nimbus E-Power Is World’s First Commercially Available Electric Boat
4:40AM Sean Fallon | Our quest for green energy has taken to the high seas with the 8m-long Nimbus E-Power. Despite being fuelled by electricity, it manages a respectable top speed of 27 knots and a range of 20 nautical miles on a 4-hour charge. More »
Random Stuff
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Against All Odds
4:20PM Rosa Golijan | We seldom post about books at Gizmodo, but if this story of a self-taught Malawian boy using junkyard parts to build windmills and bring life-changing electricity to his village doesn’t make you misty-eyed, then you must be one cold-hearted bastard. More »
Science
So, This Is What Those High Voltage Danger Signs Mean
11:10PM Jesus Diaz | Remember kids, never plug your head in a high voltage capacitor. On the other side, watermelons are fine and fun. More »
Design
This Is What 400,000 Volts Looks Like Applied To Film
8:40AM Adam Frucci | Hiroshi Sugimoto applies electrical charges to film using a 400,000-volt Van De Graaff generator, and the results are downright stunning. More »
Design
Clock Celebrates Your Excessive Energy Use On The Hour
1:40AM Mark Wilson | While the Energy Aware Clock ticks away the hours of your day, it’s also graphing your power usage patterns in electric blue. More »
Science
Super-Tough Solar Panels Could Make Every Road Into A Power Plant
7:00AM John Herrman | Roads do two things well: Carry cars, and soak up sun. What if, instead of just getting really hot, roads could generate electricity with that sunlight? That’s exactly what Solar Roadways—and now, the Department of Energy—has in mind. More »
Random Stuff
This Is Why They Make Travel Adapters
5:40AM Danny Allen | Future Darwin Award nominee or desperate genius? Maybe both. But shoving things into what looks like a UK 220V outlet is probably not going to end well. Just ask the guy in this retro UK electrical hazards PSA: More »
Science
U.S. Energy Star Guidelines Lag Behind World In Clarity And Purpose
4:40AM Mark Wilson | The U.S. is supposed to be the worldwide masters of consumerism. But as pointed out by Pop Mech, their Energy Star guidelines are not just inaccurate, they fail to compare one product to any other product. There’s no context. More »
Science
4:30AM Adam Frucci | Nikola Tesla, the granddaddy of electricity, was born on this day way back in 1856. If only he were alive to see what kind of goofy crap we were doing with his namesake coils! More »
Happy Birthday, Nikola Tesla!
4:30AM Adam Frucci | Nikola Tesla, the granddaddy of electricity, was born on this day way back in 1856. If only he were alive to see what kind of goofy crap we were doing with his namesake coils! More » 
