For our 2025 Component Abuse Challenge there have been a set of entries which merely use a component for a purpose it wasn’t quite intended, and another which push misuse of a part into ...

Taiwan Semiconductor has introduced a series of 1,200V diodes designed for high-power rectification and automotive applications. The new PLA and PLD series include six models with continuous current ...

One interesting design choice is that the display is moved by a simple rack-and-pinion, requiring the motor to reverse 16 times per second. We wonder if a crank wouldn’t be easier on the hardware.

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

Ian Wright joined CarBuzz as an automotive journalist and photographer in 2018. His career started with specialist publications, covering everything from Harley-Davidson to Ferrari. Before writing for ...

India is OpenAI’s second-largest market, but ChatGPT and Sora reproduce caste stereotypes that harm millions of people. When Dhiraj Singha began applying for postdoctoral sociology fellowships in ...

The Rotary Club of Mentor announced that its annual Forward Reverse Raffle will take place fro 5 to 11 p.m. Oct. 11 at the LaMalfa Conference Center, 5783 Heisley Road in Mentor. Raffle prizes will ...

Researchers from Trina Solar and China’s Nanchang University claim to have verified that back-contact solar modules outperform TOPCon modules only when fewer than three cells in a substring are shaded ...

Reverse sear or forward sear what really delivers the juiciest, most flavorful steak? In this hands-on test, I cook both methods side by side, break down the differences, and reveal which one’s worth ...

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...

Abstract: I–V characteristics of Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) in low forward bias and reverse bias voltages are critical in low-power and high-speed SBD-based circuits. Accurate modeling of I–V in ...

A Forward Lookup Zone is like a phone book for computers, converting domain names into IP addresses. When you type a website name like “example.com,” the zone helps your device find the server hosting ...