Battery Basics
Take a Flash Photo Electrically Speaking
Christmas is upon us, and the shops are going crazy. Soon the family will gather…
Browsing: Featured
Battery Basics
Battery Basics
A Capacitor in the Christmas Lights
On the fourth day of Christmas, our true love traditionally gives us many gifts. These…
Featured
Flash Charging Swiss Buses in Seconds
Flash charging used to mean leaving a smartphone plugged in for 15 minutes. If we…
Featured
Charging a Car Capacitor in Seconds Soon
Details are still secret but we could be charging a car capacitor in seconds shortly…
Battery Experiments
How to Make Your Own Capacitor at Home
To complete this safe, simple school experiment, you will need some low tech resources that…
Battery Basics
Electrolytic Capacitors of 3 Different Kinds
Electrolytic capacitors have polarity, unlike ceramic and film ones that cannot handle direct current. Their…
Battery Basics
Film Capacitors Are Not Just for Movies
Film capacitors are functionally similar to ceramic capacitors because they are both non-polarized. We can…
Battery Basics
Ceramic Capacitors @ 1 Trillion a Year
Ceramic capacitors have a ceramic core separating two metal plates enclosed in a protective cover.…
Battery Basics
Capacitor Types in Use Today
Capacitors are like batteries, in that both store electricity. Both also have two terminals separated…
Featured
Universal Energy Can We Feel It?
A photo of a spiral galaxy delivered courtesy of Hubble can bring a stray thought…