[Paul] wrote in to share a project he recently helped assemble, a huge rolling light sculpture with a ton of computer-controlled EL wire circuits. The sculpture recently featured as a float at the ...

One of the great advantages of LEDs is their long lifetime — as much as 50,000 hours — but not all lighting applications require as much, and for shorter-lifetime applications there are other sources ...

Electroluminescent wire (EL wire), also called flexible neon wire, is a new attraction for electronics hobbyists and makers. It’s a wire that glows when you apply the appropriate voltage. EL wire is ...

Neon tube signs radiate an irresistible charm, which has been keeping them alive to this day. The vintage, orange glow is hard to substitute with modern means of illumination, but never trust a neon ...