Among the abundance of components making up electronic circuits, very few are as important as capacitors. These components, ...

Look at almost any circuit, and it’s nearly sure that there will be a capacitor included in it. These two-terminal electrical components rank alongside resistors.

According to the most recent data from the World Bank, 15 percent of the world’s population—approximately 1.1 billion people—lacked access to electricity in 2014. In 1994, approximately 27 percent of ...

Electrical components, like motors close motorA device which spins when current flows through it. Motors are used in fans, food processors and many other devices. and lamps close lampA component which ...

This video explains how diodes function as directional components in electronic circuits. Diodes allow current to flow in ...

It's only a circuit breaker. How hard could it be? A surprising number of engineers specify the wrong type of circuit breaker to protect their equipment. Engineers ...

Electrical engineers have long been toying with the idea of designing biological molecules that can be directly integrated into electronic circuits. Researchers have developed a way to form these ...