The company Live Wire has recently come out with an electrical circuit test that can be used to detect intermittent fault conditions, or in other words, detect electrical components that aren’t working properly. This cutting-edge technology works by transmitting small signals into high-noise environments, such as power grids and telecom networks, and monitoring even the slightest changes in current. These arc fault breakers are capable of determining when electrical components are at risk for failure and help determine which components need to be fixed or replaced.

So how could this ever affect me, you ask? Well, if you plan to fly on an airplane anytime soon, you are at risk for any number of electrical failures on board, which could ultimately lead to the plane crashing. What this technology does is to help prevent these disasters from ever occurring. By simply monitoring the electrical circuits of heavy machinery, such as airplanes and heavy machinery, you can easily detect any type of mechanical failure before tragedy strikes. Hopefully, most airlines already use this type of technology, because you never know what could happen with some of those 20+ year old airplanes.