Electrical Engineering

The 12 volt battery is one of the most flexible batteries available. Learn what makes a 12v battery so flexible and useful.

Oct 21, 2009 - Jeremy Glennon

A new kind of power storage device, the ultracapacitor is poised to invade all kinds of common household electronics, but what exactly is an ultracapacitor?

Aug 18, 2009 - Chad Criswell

An American company has demonstrated a device that allows people to operate electrical appliances without a wire connection.

Jul 23, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl put a stop to the building of nuclear power stations, now there is a new enthusiasm for this energy source.

Mar 15, 2009 - Rupert Taylor

Watt's Law describes a relationship between voltage, current and power in an electric circuit. Understanding Watt's Law is useful for calculating circuit characteristics.

Mar 7, 2009 - Scott Hansel

Parallel circuits are a fundamental building block of circuit design. This design uses multiple current paths to power the loads in a circuit.

Feb 6, 2009 - Scott Hansel

A series circuit is the basic building block of any electronic circuit. It requires the absolute minimum number of components for creating work from electrical current.

Feb 3, 2009 - Scott Hansel

Basic soldering skills help musicians and road crew to make minor repairs on site to keep the show on the road.

Jan 15, 2009 - Richard Mudhar