Aluminum electrolytic capacitors have a reputation as having a short life expectancy and being unreliable...but are they really that much worse than other types…
Aluminum electrolytic capacitors have a reputation as having a short life expectancy and being unreliable...but are they really that much worse than other types of capacitor?
Researchers from Pune, India, have turned Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) into functional semiconductor material. How can…
Researchers from Pune, India, have turned Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) into functional semiconductor material. How can such a material be used in the electronics industry and how is it made?
Highview Power Storage, a designer and developer of energy storage solutions, will construct a Liquid Air Energy Storage…
Highview Power Storage, a designer and developer of energy storage solutions, will construct a Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plant that will have the ability to deliver 5MW/15MWh and up to 200MW/1.2GWh at their proposed Gigafactory.
In this Retro Teardown, we will open up the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive) to see how these were designed.
In this Retro Teardown, we will open up the Sega Genesis (also known as the Mega Drive) to see how these were designed.
The Leap Motion Controller is a gesture tracker that is capable of tracking all ten fingers simultaneously.
The Leap Motion Controller is a gesture tracker that is capable of tracking all ten fingers simultaneously.
Researchers have designed a humanoid robot which sweats water through its metal frame to cool itself.
Researchers have designed a humanoid robot which sweats water through its metal frame to cool itself.
NASA's most recent blunder with the ISS was due to a basic engineering mistake.
NASA's most recent blunder with the ISS was due to a basic engineering mistake.
A report detailing the design flaws of the Galaxy 7 Note cited a cramped battery housing as the primary culprit for their…
A report detailing the design flaws of the Galaxy 7 Note cited a cramped battery housing as the primary culprit for their tendency to explode. How does something like this slip through the cracks?
Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a low-power transistor which consumes a billionth of a watt and…
Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a low-power transistor which consumes a billionth of a watt and operates under one volt. Such a device could help with the age of the IoT's ever-growing demand for power and efficiency.
Despite being heavily replaced by semiconductors, a team of researchers has developed a nanoscale device that operates…
Despite being heavily replaced by semiconductors, a team of researchers has developed a nanoscale device that operates similarly to valves.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will split, smash, crack, and sand our way into a USB power meter to see how it's made.
In this Teardown Tuesday, we will split, smash, crack, and sand our way into a USB power meter to see how it's made.
A team of scientists in Germany have created genetic nanostructures that could be the key to genetic computers.
A team of scientists in Germany have created genetic nanostructures that could be the key to genetic computers.
Robotic floor cleaners have been available as consumer products for a number of years now but with a gradual drop in…
Robotic floor cleaners have been available as consumer products for a number of years now but with a gradual drop in production cost and development of new technology, these cleaners are becoming cheaper. In this teardown we will look at a Robotic Floor Cleaner which uses "electrostatic forces" to remove dust and can clean a room with its "intelligent" obstacle navigation.
Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that…
Fab-less semiconductor company, GreenWaves Technologies, has developed a new processor designed for IoT applications that they claim that will outmatch ARM Cortex processors.
Heat dissipation is one of the biggest obstacles in semiconductor reduction. A team at the University of California has…
Heat dissipation is one of the biggest obstacles in semiconductor reduction. A team at the University of California has developed nanowires that can significantly improve heat dissipation characteristics and shape the future of silicon chip design.
Miposaur is a self-balancing robot that packs quite a bit of technology into a small package. Let's find out what is inside.
Miposaur is a self-balancing robot that packs quite a bit of technology into a small package. Let's find out what is inside.
We talk with Tanky's founder about nigh-invulnerable 3D-printed armor, how to destroy a GoPro, firmware and batteries,…
We talk with Tanky's founder about nigh-invulnerable 3D-printed armor, how to destroy a GoPro, firmware and batteries, who is the best pilot, and the inevitable power-to-weight tradeoff of flying things.
With powerline adapters becoming more popular, it's about time one of these was taken apart! In this teardown, we will…
With powerline adapters becoming more popular, it's about time one of these was taken apart! In this teardown, we will look inside a TP link powerline adaptor to see what makes this thing tick!
Researchers at the National Institute of Informatics are closing in on a solution to keep computers cool by submerging…
Researchers at the National Institute of Informatics are closing in on a solution to keep computers cool by submerging them under water.
CD drives are standard these days, but who remembers our old friend the floppy drive?
CD drives are standard these days, but who remembers our old friend the floppy drive?
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