The diode is a fundamental component you must understand if you want to grow your electronics prowess. So today, we’re going to take a quick look at what a diode is, then look at 4½ uses for a diode ...

Humans are walking high voltage generators, due to all the friction with our surroundings, wide variety of synthetic clothes, and the overall ever-present static charges. Our electronics are sensitive ...

ILX Lightwave, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces the LRS-9580 Calibration System. The new system is a complete, self-contained transportable unit capable of calibrating fixtures, shelves, and ...

How a Virginia Tech research team constructed its novel thermal diode. Test results of the thermal diode. Electrical engineers are obviously very familiar and comfortable with the basic diode, a ...

TVs demonstrate significantly superior durability compared to liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs, even after prolonged use. The ...

In the first part of this series, we took a look at a “toy” negative-differential-resistance circuit made from two ordinary transistors. Although this circuit allows experimentation with ...