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This article offers a comprehensive guide into the world of DC/DC converters, exploring their history, uses, and types, as well as discussing their challenges and future prospects, including their chaotic behaviour and ongoing research in the field. Let's delv...

By Jack Pollard | 25-07-2023

This article provides a comprehensive overview of electronics connectors, their types, components, and applications. It also discusses the challenges faced by connectors in various environments and the solutions to these challenges. Table of Contents Introduct...

By Jack Pollard | 24-07-2023

Welcome to our comprehensive guide on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). In this article, we will journey into the fascinating world of MEMS, exploring its diverse applications, delving into how it's made, and examining how it's reshaping various sectors....

By Jack Pollard | 21-07-2023

As more companies move towards subscription models to generate consistent revenue, engineers should carefully consider whether such a move is positive. What is robotics as a service, is there an example of this being done, and why should engineers be cautious?...

By Robin Mitchell | 05-07-2022

Scientists from Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), working with counterparts McMaster University and University of Pittsburgh, have developed a method of controlling light with light. The method may form a foundation for optical compu...

By Gary Elinoff | 21-05-2020

The electron microscope allows magnifications of about ten million times, as compared to the one or two thousand times possible with a classical optical microscope. It empowers researchers to delve into realms not previously accessible to them. An Electron Mi...

By Gary Elinoff | 13-05-2020

In writing this article, I have the most wonderful “problem” that any science or engineering writer can possibly have. And that is, developments in this area are happening so fast that actual progress may well have surpassed the content of this article by the...

By Gary Elinoff | 20-04-2020

A wonder material built from another wonder material, the next step for graphene aerogel is the International Space Station. 1- What is an Aerogel? Gels are composed of small amounts of solids suspended in liquids. When the liquid is replaced with air, the air...

By Gary Elinoff | 10-04-2020

The uniformed always talk about using hydrogen as a source of energy - after all, hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, isn’t it? True enough, and even here on our planet, hydrogen makes up almost one percent of the Earth’s crust by weight. Bu...

By Gary Elinoff | 20-03-2020

Until a car battery can be charged in 5 minutes that can take car and driver on a non-stop 250 mile journey, fully electric vehicles will gain no real foothold in the US. That’s because Americans can drive into gas stations located everywhere that are open 24...

By Gary Elinoff | 19-02-2020

Rail guns are devices that use electrical power instead of chemical power to propel projectiles over 100 miles at hypersonic speeds. The first practical rail guns are even now being evaluated by the US Navy to supplement more conventional naval artillery piece...

By Gary Elinoff | 23-01-2020

The most basic type of capacitor is simply two parallel electric plates. If a battery is connected to this capacitor, the battery’s negative terminal will push electrons onto one plate, making it negatively charged. The positive battery terminal will draw an e...

By Gary Elinoff | 22-10-2019

These satellites actually are cubical, and they’re also tiny. Their size is based on a what is designated as the standard CubeSat unit, referred to as a “U”. A 1U CubeSat is sized at 10 centimetres cubed – which is exactly the same as the volume contained in a...

By Gary Elinoff | 07-10-2019

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants transform carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen. It is an endothermic reaction, which means that it needs to absorb energy from an external source to move forward. In the case of photosynthesis, that exter...

By Gary Elinoff | 23-09-2019