Humans like things that look like other things. A great example are faux LED tea light candles, with a plastic “flame” and flickering orange LED to recreate the effect of their waxy brethren.

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The amusing circuit of electronic candle was designed to react by blowing or giving a puff to a microphone, causing the bulb or LED to turn OFF like a normal candle. BC550 – an NPN general purpose ...

An earlier Idea for Design described LED “candles” that you could blow out just like normal birthday candles. This update provides a better "blow-out" simulation ...

[William] developed this temperature candle as a tool to help keep babies safe as they sleep. It seems that ambient temperature has an effect on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). This device is ...

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This design was developed by request of a correspondent having made a sort of LED candle and needing to switch off the LED with a puff. This simple, easy to build gadget can be useful as a prop for ...

A new smartphone app that lets worshippers remotely light prayer candles in a church from the comfort and safety of their own homes is the latest example of online technologies that have been rapidly ...

Burning a candle could be all it takes to make an inexpensive but powerful electric car battery, according to new research. The research reveals that candle soot could be used to power the kind of ...