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.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate on Tuesday released a report outlining a series of best practices that local, state and federal agencies—and private-sector ...

Faraday Cases keep secrets from leaking out of stored devices, prevent EMP damage. WASHINGTON, DC—A small company from Utah has developed a composite material that combines carbon fibers with a nickel ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A U.S. Air Force base in Texas has taken the first steps to guard against an electromagnetic ...

Ah, what fond memories we have of our misspent youth, walking around with a 9,000-volt electromagnetic pulse generator in our Levi’s 501s and zapping all the electronic devices nobody yet carried with ...

Regarding "The EMP Threat" (Review & Outlook, Aug. 9): In the 1990s, I was one of a handful of adjunct instructors at FEMA's Emergency Management Institute who taught the Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) ...