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High-speed response hysteretic control DC-DC converter LSI series developed by Panasonic

Panasonic Corporation has successfully developed a new high-speed response hysteretic control DC-DC converter LSI series. The new LSI chips are well suited for applications which require fast load transient ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Many devices don't require a converter

Q. We will be sailing in the Greek Islands on a 32-foot boat in May, and I am wondering how to properly charge our various electronic gadgets -- an e-book reader, camera and phone -- so I don't wreck any of them. What should ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Mazda to showcase i-ELOOP fuel-saving braking system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mazda has announced what it claims to be the world’s first capacitor based regenerative braking system, as a unique fuel-efficient solution for passenger vehicles. The system is called ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 13 | with audio podcast report

Researchers develop solar-powered runway anti-icing system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas are developing an anti-icing system that could make airport runways safer and less expensive to maintain during winter months. The approach ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Plasmonic device converts light into electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- While the most common device for converting light into electricity may be photovoltaic (PV) solar cells, a variety of other devices can perform the same light-to-electricity conversion, such ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 3 | with audio podcast feature

Researchers find pulsating response to stress in bacteria

(PhysOrg.com) -- If the changing seasons are making it chilly inside your house, you might just turn the heater on. That's a reasonable response to a cold environment: switching to a toastier and more comfortable ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laboratory on wheels

Electric and hybrid vehicles will be conquering the cities: cars, bicycles, buses and trains. This is why new ideas are in demand for individual and public transportation. In "Fraunhofer's System Research ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Smart DC' cuts electricity costs by using direct current electricity (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the use of computers and mobile electronics continues to rise, so does the energy wasted by the devices’ AC/DC adaptors when converting AC from wall sockets to DC for the devices. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 16 | with audio podcast weblog

CCNY's solar roof pod showcases innovative technology

A unique structure in the urban landscape has arisen on a plaza of The City College of New York campus over the past few months. Designed and built by CCNY students, faculty and team sponsors, it is meant ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers develop “rectenna” to convert radio waves to electricity

Researchers from Nihon Dengyo Kosaku Co., Ltd, (DENGYO) a Japanese communications infrastructure company, have developed a device they call the “rectenna” that can convert radio waves moving around in the air, to ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 04, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 15 | with audio podcast weblog

A better way to connect solar, wind to the grid

The sun makes sidewalks hot enough to fry eggs, the wind blows hard enough to tear fences, but if solar and wind energy can't be converted to the 60-hertz alternating current (AC) standard in the United States, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Ambient electromagnetic energy harnessed for small electronic devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered a way to capture and harness energy transmitted by such sources as radio and television transmitters, cell phone networks and satellite communications systems. ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 14 | with audio podcast


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