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Today, supercapacitors are widely used in transport applications to help stabilise the output power of a main power source and improve fuel efficiency.

Supercapacitors: Making transport more efficient

By Adam Chidley - September 7, 2015

Today, supercapacitors are widely used in transport applications to help stabilise the output power of a main power source and improve fuel efficiency.

The various types of capacitors all have their advantages and disadvantages, but polymer capacitors offer a host of desirable electrical characteristics.

The unstoppable rise of polymer capacitors

By Ekaterina Rachel - August 10, 2015

The various types of capacitors all have their advantages and disadvantages, but polymer capacitors offer a host of desirable electrical characteristics.

The invention of the micro switch goes back over 80 years to 1932 and is attributed to one Peter McGall of Freeport, Illinois, USA. Who knows how many billion of these handy little components have been manufactured since, but there can hardly be a ho

Understanding micro switches and hysteresis

By Giovanna Monari - June 12, 2015

The invention of the micro switch goes back over 80 years to 1932 and is attributed to one Peter McGall of Freeport, Illinois, USA. Who knows how many billion of these handy little components have been manufactured since, but there can hardly be a ho

Fans are often looked at like insurance policies – they’re something you need, rather than something you want.

Fans have few fans, but perhaps they should?

By Mathias Goebel - May 28, 2015

Fans are often looked at like insurance policies – they’re something you need, rather than something you want.

Supercapacitors are an alternative to using a battery or indeed the more common-or-garden variety of capacitor in many energy storage applications, perhaps as backup power or for high-surge demand applications.

What’s super about supercapacitors?

By Adam Chidley - May 18, 2015

Supercapacitors are an alternative to using a battery or indeed the more common-or-garden variety of capacitor in many energy storage applications, perhaps as backup power or for high-surge demand applications.

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications has undergone phenomenal growth in recent years and connectivity is becoming increasingly reliant upon wireless networks.

Latest developments in antennas for M2M communications

By Marco Enge - April 30, 2015

Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications has undergone phenomenal growth in recent years and connectivity is becoming increasingly reliant upon wireless networks.

Thermal management is a key element of LED lighting design, ensuring reliable operation, better performance and extended device lifetimes.

LED thermal management: Is it just me or is it getting hot in here?

By Giovanna Monari - March 19, 2015

Thermal management is a key element of LED lighting design, ensuring reliable operation, better performance and extended device lifetimes.

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