Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons might be a staple of movies and video games, but they pose a very real threat. With just about every facet of modern society reliant on electronic devices, Sandia ...

A solar flare in 1859 was the equivalent of 10 billion atomic bombs resulting in a massive geomagnetic storm. There was no huge power grid at the time but there was a long-line network of telegraphs.

In this article, I'll be covering Triggers and Coils, part two of the series (see part one here). Generally, a simple EMP generator consists of four components; a capacitor, a transformer, a trigger ...

A solar flare in 1859 was the equivalent of 10 billion atomic bombs resulting in a massive geomagnetic storm. There was no huge power grid at the time but there was a long-line network of telegraphs.