Whether you’re securing your backyard fence or keeping a cupboard door from swinging open, here are our recommendations for the best door latches.

First, they’re harder to lock. I haven’t found an elegant solution for locking a sliding door and usually end up using a hasp and padlock or a lockable gate latch if there’s a pair of doors.

A new fencing system uses the same tried and tested hardware as a standard sliding gate, but with a twist; the vertically operable slats sink into the ground in less than five seconds ...

Toshiba's new gate driver IC for brushed DC motors supports downsizing, low power use, and higher reliability in automotive applications.