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Ferroelectric capacitors promise ultra-cool computers

...to reduce the voltage required to keep a charge stored in a capacitor; this has been stalled at around 1 volt per transistor for some... Read more

14 September, 2011
Flux <endeca_term>Capacitor</endeca_term> 2.2

Flux Capacitor 2.2

The Flux Capacitor is what made time travel possible in Back to the Future, one... Read more

10 September, 2011
RLC Calc - Resistance Inductance <endeca_term>Capacitor</endeca_term> Calculator 1.1

RLC Calc - Resistance Inductance Capacitor Calculator 1.1

...electronics. In this apps, we have colour coding of resistors, coding of capacitors and we can find the unknown values of inductor parameters. Also in... Read more

21 July, 2011
<endeca_term>Capacitor</endeca_term> Codes 1.0

Capacitor Codes 1.0

ON SALE NOW!!! FEATURES 4 color band capacitors! "Great app for capacitors!" - EELuver "GREAT APP"! - JamesN Any circuit geek can... Read more

26 August, 2010
eShare: A <endeca_term>Capacitor</endeca_term>-Driven Energy Storage and Sharing Network for Long-Term Operation

eShare: A Capacitor-Driven Energy Storage and Sharing Network for Long-Term Operation

The ability to move energy around makes it feasible to build distributed energy storage systems that can robustly extend... Read more

5 November, 2010

Ferroelectrics study points way to low-power computing

...to reduce the minimum voltage required to store a charge in a capacitor — an electron-storing device that works somewhat like a battery — paving the... Read more

13 September, 2011 by Dong Ngo
Hierarchical Cross-Entropy Optimization for Fast On-Chip Decap Budgeting

Hierarchical Cross-Entropy Optimization for Fast On-Chip Decap Budgeting

Decoupling capacitor (decap) has been widely used to effectively reduce dynamic power supply noise... Read more

1 November, 2011
Parallel Hierarchical Cross Entropy Optimization for On-Chip Decap Budgeting

Parallel Hierarchical Cross Entropy Optimization for On-Chip Decap Budgeting

Decoupling capacitor (decap) placement has been widely adopted as an effective way to suppress... Read more

18 June, 2010
Ten ways to speed up a slow PC

Ten ways to speed up a slow PC

...least getting overzealous with them. We've known people to have sucked capacitors right off the board. There are other issues with using a vacuum... Read more

21 April, 2012 by Craig Simms
Ten most valuable certifications for IT pros

Ten most valuable certifications for IT pros

...how to crack the case of a Sony Vaio or diagnose failed capacitors at a glance. The more staff learn about the fundamental hardware components... Read more

23 September, 2010 by Erik Eckel

Graphene coated DVD + LightScribe = Supercapacitor

...March 16 edition of the journal Science, the researchers explain that electrochemical capacitors have attracted a lot of interest because they can be charged and... Read more

16 March, 2012

Book review: Cyber Warfare

Cybercrime is now allegedly a bigger problem in the UK than street crime, but hackers may not be the biggest problem.... Read more

14 February, 2012
Lucid Electronics Workbench 1.02.0010

Lucid Electronics Workbench 1.02.0010

...and power supply load. This application will calculate the values for diodes, capacitors, output voltage and load current Read more

3 November, 2011

Arduino: Cheat Sheet

...on what you're planning to build - such as extra LEDs, resistors, capacitors, transistors, buzzers, tilt sensors and push buttons. As previously mentioned, solderless breadboards... Read more

26 September, 2011 by Natasha Lomas
iTimeWarp 3.0

iTimeWarp 3.0

...Hyperspace (mobile hyperdrive)- Subspace layers / warp speed- Cosmic strings- Quantum foam- Flux capacitors- Black holes- Inverse Time Relativity- Speed of Light to Faster than light... Read more

15 September, 2011

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