Electric conductors can be solids, liquids and even gases. Solid conductors are metals, metal alloys and some carbon modifications. Metals are plastic compounds with…
Month: February 2018
Student and apprentice engineers gear up for railway engineering competition
Every year since 2012, student and apprentice teams from the UK, Germany and Egypt take part in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway Challenge in…
Four-terminal networks
Four-terminal network is an abstract element of an electrical circuit, having four terminals - two-input and two-output. The four-terminal network is depicted below. If…
‘Year of Engineering’ backed by NDT training company
As Lavender International NDT continues to raise awareness of engineering, specifically NDT, to young people by providing hands-on demonstrations at local schools and colleges, the company…
Students learn, build and compete with Robotics System Learning Kit
To stay competitive in a world increasing in complexity and efficiency, today’s engineering students must graduate with an understanding of engineering concepts across multiple…
Semiconductors and their properties
Semiconductors are a class of materials with electron conductivity. Their resistance value is between metal and insulator resistances at normal temperatures. The main feature…
Spectrum’s AWG controls physics experiments on single atoms
The Stuttgart University has chosen a Spectrum Arbitrary Waveform Generator for its experiments in which single atoms in a diamond are replaced by nitrogen…
Want to learn how to build a robotic hand?
Ben Lopez checked out some of the Jameco's submitted projects when he found the Robotic Hand Kit by designer Anshul Sanam. He thought it was a great…
Electronic filter
Electronic filters are four-terminal devices that serve to transfer electrical current between the source and load in a certain frequency range. The transparency range…
Three-phase circuits
Three-phase circuits of voltage supplies are the three connected voltage supplies, with the same magnitude of amplitude and frequency, but shifted to 120 grad.…