Wire and wire rope were developed as stronger substitutes for their fiber counterparts. String, twine and rope made from fibrous materials have their own uses. Metal wire and rope, on the other hand, are unsurpassed in their ability to support heavy...

A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated string of drawn metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Standard sizes are determined by various wire gauges. The term wire is also used...

How The Wiring On Your Trailer Should Work A trailer must have running lights (tail-lights and/or marker lights), turn signals and brake lights. Some trailers even have back-up lights. It is illegal not to have these lights. To activate the lights, you...

Memorial Health Again Nabs Spot Among Most Tech Savvy Hospitals Memorial Health Services Inc. is still plugged in. For the fourth consecutive year, the Long Beach-based nonprofit hospital operator with three Orange County facilities was named one of the "100 Most Wired"...

Medtronic Inc. is stopping distribution of wires that connect some of its defibrillators to patients' hearts after learning they may have contributed to five deaths.Medtronic shares dropped more than 12 percent by midday Monday after the disclosure.A defibrillator monitors a patient's heartbeat; if it senses...

4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS Running Time 113 minutes Written and directed by Cristian MungiuStarring Anamaria Marinca, Laura Vasiliu You will not go away with anything but despair from 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a grim, depressing but extremely well-made film...