Term used to describe the transmission of electrical impulses along an unmyelinated AXON. Transmission along myelinated fibres (see MYELIN) is described as SALTATORY—ACTION POTENTIALS ‘jump’ from one NODE OF RANVIER to the next, a...

Transmission lines are used to transport electricity from places where it is generated to places where it is used. Almost all electricity in North America is generated in fossil-fueled, nuclear-fueled, or hydroelectric generating stations. These are...

A transmission line is the material medium or structure that forms all or part of a path from one place to another for directing the transmission of energy, such as electromagnetic waves or acoustic waves, as well as electric power transmission....

A Navy helicopter struck a power line during a training flight and crashed in a rugged area of the northern Nevada desert, killing all five crew members, the Navy said Tuesday.Navy investigators were on the scene early Tuesday to recover the bodies.The SH-60F helicopter, flying...

Contracts with tribal chiefs to protect Iraq's valuable electricity grids have not paid off, according to U.S. auditors.The investigative arm of Congress updated a report originally released last month so it could provide a more accurate estimate on the number of attacks against coalition and...

A fire at a power substation Wednesday forced the nation's largest public utility to ask major industrial customers to reduce their electricity use as a heat wave continued to dog the region it serves.The fire caused a partial shutdown at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant...

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is pushing forward with his plans to develop renewable energy in Nevada rather than less environmentally friendly sources.In recent weeks Reid , D-Nev., has released a report on the growing unpopularity of coal-power plants across the country and introduced...