If you’ve seen a big air-variable capacitor, you may have noticed that some of the plates may have slots cut into them. Why? [Mr Carlson] has the answer in the video below. The short answer: ...

A friend of mine is producing a series of HOWTO videos for an open source project, and discovered that he needed a better ...

What just happened? TSMC has begun volume production of chips based on its N2 process technology, marking a major new step in 2nm-class node manufacturing. The company disclosed the milestone on its ...

Discover the fascinating world of the theremin, an enchanting electronic instrument played without touch, invented by Leon ...

A clear explanation of what Bitcoin is, how it works, and why its decentralized design and fixed supply matter.

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The Luxman E-07 replaces that capable model, and quite clearly has a lot to live up to. This new design is no mere tweak of ...

Scientists conducted a detailed investigation into how electrowetting modulates charge storage inside carbon nanopores.

Negative capacitance (NC) is primarily used to reduce power dissipation in electronic devices and enable ultra-low power nanoelectronics. By exploiting unique properties in ferroelectric materials, NC ...

This project investigates the use of wood as a scale, so that people in a wood-frame building can be detected in real time (e.g., for intruder detection and energy conservation) and creating "smart" ...

While capacitance is the primary characteristic of capacitors, the concept of “capacitor resistance” is essential for understanding their real-world performance. Capacitors are fundamental components ...