The problem: Whether you’re camping, road tripping or just coping with a power outage at home, flashlights only take you so far. And most camp lanterns are big, bulky and require batteries. (We have a ...

All things told, New Orleans made it through Hurricane Ida far, far better than other regions of Louisiana, but we certainly didn’t emerge unscathed. Upon returning late last week, my girlfriend and I ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Nearing 10 p.m. and the campfire just hitting its stride, my phone died — along with our tunes. The worse news was that my battery bank hadn’t made it into ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What began as a project to bring light to electricity-challenged communities in developing nations has evolved into a business that lights up the night for ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Trying to illuminate your campsite at night without wearing a dorky flashlight-headband and without blinding (and irritating) your neighbors with what, in the blackness of a peaceful campground, seems ...

While many of us take electricity for granted, there are some countries where either electricity does not exist on a widespread level or it is inconsistent. This is definitely a problem and the folks ...

When you’re confronted by near-death experiences nine times before the age of 24, including being chased by a machete-toting gang and being held at gunpoint on three different occasions, you either go ...

In West Africa, where three-quarters of the population lives without electricity, households spend as much as 20 percent of their budget on kerosene, a combustible fuel burned for lighting. Not only ...

This article was taken from the June 2013 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on ...