Kevin Flankey reminisced about his college days in Tampa when he drove to campus on a long, lonely stretch of highway in dense early morning fog. Like a sea captain seeking a lighthouse, he watched ...

The Neon glow of a Nixie tube makes for an attractive clock, but that’s not enough neon for some people. [Changliang Li] is apparently one of those people, because he’s using soviet-era cold-cathode ...

correctionAn earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that neon exposure can be hazardous. Though liquid neon can be hazardous because it is so cold, neon lights use the gas form. This version ...

If you’re like [Richard], you’ve got a few really rare components lying around. Maybe it’s a very weird micro or a really tiny CRT, but eventually you’ve got to build something with these parts. When ...

Which Nixie tube clocks are best? Recently, using clocks that tell time using old-fashioned vacuum tubes (Nixie tubes) has become more popular. For anyone who loves to see the guts of technology, a ...

Which Nixie tube clocks are best? Recently, using clocks that tell time using old-fashioned vacuum tubes (Nixie tubes) has become more popular. For anyone who loves to see the guts of technology, a ...