Most Hackaday readers are no doubt familiar with the Faraday cage, at least in name, and nearly everyone owns one: if you’ve ever stood watching a bag of popcorn slowly revolve inside of a ...

However, a compass does work inside a Faraday cage because the cage does not block the earth's magnetic field. Constructed of a metal mesh, current is conducted on the cage itself. It was invented ...

A Faraday bag, similar to Faraday cages used in science and medicine, is used by those looking to protect themselves from electromagnetic interference. The technology is named after British ...

A radio is able to receive signals and make sound when outside a Faraday cage. The cage blocks the signals when placed over the radio, silencing it. The cage gaps are on the order of centimetres, but ...

Invite your pupils to create an electrical circuit and use the generator to power it. Alternatively, ask the class to explore the Faraday cage. Can they think of examples of the Faraday cage ...