Ignition Coil
In the ignition system of a spark-ignition engine, an ignition coil converts the battery voltage to the much higher voltages required to operate the spark…
Engineering
Loudspeakers are Made Lighter and More Energy-Efficient With the Use of Smart Films
At Saarland University, professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul Motzki are creating intelligent materials that are paving the way for new developments in sound reproduction technology,…
The Miniature Robot that Can Move Through a Physiological Environment and Pick Up Targeted Damaged Cells
The size of a single biological cell (approximately 10 microns across), a hybrid micro-robot was created by researchers at Tel Aviv University. It can be…
Galvanic Isolation
Galvanic isolation is a principle of isolating functional sections of electrical systems to prevent current flow; no direct conduction path is permitted. It is a…
Opto-isolator
An opto-isolator (also called an optocoupler, photocoupler, or optical isolator) is an electronic component that transfers electrical signals between two isolated circuits by using light.…
‘Quantum Composites’ are Made by a Team for Various Electrical and Optical Innovations
Electrical engineers and material scientists from UCR demonstrated a scientific breakthrough that could lead to significant improvements in computer, optical, and electrical technology. The research…
One-Step Solution-Coating Method to Promote the Production and Commercialization of Perovskite Solar Cells
Perovskite solar cells are a type of photovoltaic (PV) technology that uses perovskite materials as the active layer to convert sunlight into electricity. With their…
Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC)
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) or integrated optical circuit (IOC) is a microchip that contains two or more photonic components that work together to form…
Electromagnetic Suspension
Electromagnetic suspension (EMS) is the magnetic levitation of an object achieved by using a feedback loop to constantly change the strength of a magnetic field…
Electromagnetic
The generation of an electromotive force (emf) across an electrical conductor in a changing magnetic field is known as magnetic induction. The interaction of electric…
Impedance Analogy
The impedance analogy is a method of representing a mechanical system with an electrical system that is analogous. The concept of using an electrical analogy…
Reusing Transistors as a Microchip “Clock” to Fix a Supply Chain Weakness
Although American microchip manufacturing facilities can fit billions of data processing transistors onto a tiny silicon chip, a crucial component, essentially a “clock,” that is…
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