Published on Aug. 12, 2024, 9:44 a.m.

For decades, the pedestal fan has been a prisoner of geometry. It sits in a corner, sweeping predictably from left to right, cr…

Published on Aug. 12, 2024, 9:34 a.m.

For light sleepers, the bedroom is a battleground of acoustics. A dripping tap, a distant siren, or the hum of a refrigerator c…

Published on Aug. 12, 2024, 7:35 a.m.

For years, the pedestal fan was the utilitarian workhorse of home cooling: effective, but often noisy, clumsy, and visually int…

Published on Aug. 12, 2024, 7:45 a.m.

In the evolution of home appliances, the fan has arguably undergone the most radical transformation. It has evolved from a nois…

Published on Aug. 12, 2024, 7:25 a.m.

For decades, the standard for home cooling was a spinning cage of metal or plastic blades. While effective at moving air, these…

Published on Aug. 12, 2024, 7:08 a.m.

In the pursuit of thermal comfort, most homeowners rely heavily on the brute force of HVAC systems. We crank up the AC in summe…

Published on Aug. 12, 2024, 5:23 a.m.

For many, the quest for a good night's sleep is a battle against thermodynamics. We toss, we turn, and we flip the pillow to th…

Published on Aug. 2, 2023, 4:47 p.m.

For decades, the structural health of a home was largely a matter of guesswork. To find a water leak, you often had to wait for…

Published on Aug. 2, 2023, 5:58 p.m.

In the specialized world of non-destructive testing (NDT), the evolution of tools often mirrors the evolution of consumer elect…

Published on Aug. 2, 2023, 1:50 p.m.

In the realm of industrial maintenance and facilities management, there is a fundamental truth often overlooked by specificatio…