TECHNOLOGY - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

Resident Donna Di Giacomo talks about the electric transformer that crashed down just outside her house.

Storm causes electric transformer to crash down

A large electric transformer crashed down on the unit block of West Walnut Lane June 29th, 2025 during a thunderstorm. The storm was marked by the sudden onset of very…

July 16, 2025

In the U.S. a Ukraine supporter plays an online game to defeat Russia's invasion

CURRENT AFFAIRS ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

She plays a fun game on her phone to take down Russian web servers

At a bake sale in support of Ukraine, a woman plays an online game that attacks Russian web servers important to Russia's military in its invasion of Ukraine.

March 24, 2022

BUILDINGS CARS AND VEHICLES ENVIRONMENT

Going solar with car and house

A Wyndmoor, PA man with an electric car and solar panel house sees savings selling excess electricity back to the grid at high rates and charging his car overnight at low rates

October 3, 2021

CARS AND VEHICLES TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORTATION

Commutes with son on electrified carbon bike 🚲

Mark Mumbauer commutes 25 miles round trip each day with his 10 year old son, Gabriel, on an electrified carbon bicycle

August 30, 2021

STORES TECHNOLOGY VOLUNTEERING

Neighbors retrieve iPhone from storm sewer

After her quickly pulling her phone out to pay for parking upon exiting the hardware store, it flew into the storm sewer where neighbors gathered to engineer a successful rescue.

August 6, 2021

CONSTRUCTION MACHINES TECHNOLOGY

Wire train removes old catenary wire above train tracks

This video depicts SEPTA’s flotilla-like “wire train” renewing the catenary wire above the tracks on the R7 Chestnut Hill East line as it works its way past the Mount Airy train station.

May 26, 2021

CARS AND VEHICLES TECHNOLOGY TRANSPORTATION

Planes land in quick succession at small airport

Airplanes land in quick succession at Wings Field in what appear to be training flights.

April 8, 2021

CURRENT AFFAIRS GAMES LANGUAGE

Fun with Zoom Scrabble and a new Scrabble “Cheat Sheet”

Your correspondent participates in a Scrabble group which used to meet at some place where we could eat, drink, talk and, yeah, play some scrabble. We've made the switch to…

January 27, 2021

CURRENT AFFAIRS HEALTH Photography