[GreatScott!] needs to light off fireworks with an arc rather than a flame, because “fireworks and plasma” is cooler than fireworks and no plasma. To that end, he attempted to reverse engineer an arc ...

Here's an idea for bright sparks looking to lighten the mood with a monophonic ditty while bringing some birthday cake candles to life. Ahmad Tabbouch, owner of Sydney, Australia's UltraKeet ...

This post covers a few things about rechargeable electric arc lighters. An electric arc lighter uses high voltage to create a spark instead of a flame and keep it there for a while, so that you can ...

Wood burning can be quite a striking art form, but who wants to be stuck using an old-fashioned resistive heating element to char wood? You could go with laser engraving, of course, but that seems to ...

An arc lighter is a huge improvement over standard cigarette lighters. It doesn't require fuel or use an open flame, instead it works by creating a small electrical arc between two electrodes that is ...

Update: It appears that Kickstarter has suspended the Tesla lighter campaign in light of multiple fraud allegations. Stay tuned for updates. Lighters come in handy for everyone from smokers to concert ...