This resource provides clear explanations of how switching regulators work and how voltage boosting is achieved efficiently ...

When the lights go out, a portable generator can feel like a lifeline, but if you rush the startup, you can end up staring at ...

Crowbar circuits have long been the go-to safeguard against overvoltage conditions, prized for their simplicity and reliability. Though often overshadowed by newer protection schemes, the crowbar ...

Sharma, Fu, and Ansari et al. developed a tool for converting plain-text instructions into photonic circuit designs with the ...

Diodes are tiny components that allow electricity to flow in only one direction. In this video, you'll learn how diodes work, ...

The best portable power station is essential for keeping devices and appliances powered during outages or when you're off-grid. Whether you're looking for a lightweight unit for camping or stashing in ...

The FDA has approved its first at-home, nondrug therapy for depression, with a wearable brain stimulation headset developed by Flow Neuroscience. The agency issued a green light that covers the device ...

Genetic circuit engineering is the synthesis of unnatural DNA segments encoding protein or RNA molecules that control each other’s levels. Genetic circuit engineering is the bottom-up, local approach ...

Humans have been harnessing the energy of river currents for centuries, using water wheels spun by rivers initially to process grains and cloth. Today, hydropower provides about 16 percent of the ...

Abstract: Existing ac/dc power flow computations necessitate sequential convergence-oriented trial-and-error under various dc control modes, rising computational ...

Nothing brings joy to a hacker’s heart like taking a cheap gizmo and making it useful. Over at Hackaday.io [AndyHull] popped open some cheap LiPo battery power packs to see if he could power a Canon ...

Abstract: With the rising interest in edge computing and the addition of artificial intelligence/machine learning functionality, nanopower circuits are in great demand to reduce the quiescent power ...