Installation view of NEON: The Charged Line at Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, UK (all photos by Phill Heywood, all images courtesy Grundy Art Gallery) BLACKPOOL, UK — In White Noise, novelist Don ...

The neon glow lamp tester is a staple in every electronics hobbyist’s lab. Here’s how to build one right in your own home. You may wonder what’s so cool about the “historical” neon glow lamp. For ...

There are many things that go into what makes a big city. A city has to have tall buildings, style and culture, a baseball team and an opera. It has to have a past and a future. A big city has to have ...

A 1970s Pep Boys sign was abandoned when the car company changed its logo to remove Manny's cigar. Courtesy Museum of Neon Art This 1930s neon sign from a Little Tokyo camera shop is double-sided.

Most of us know that a neon bulb requires a significant voltage to strike, in the region of 100 volts. There are plenty of circuits to make that voltage from a lower supply, should you wish to have ...