Industrial Technology

Lithium-ion battery technology has enabled the mobile technology revolution as well as the electric car movement. However, lithium is not the battery panacea that the world is looking for. There are many problems with this technology and researchers have turned their sights towards sodium instead.

How can you combine signal transmission lines with minimal impedance or SWR?

What are VRx yagi antennas? What are VTx yagi antennas? And why do they get used in place of wheel antennas in drones?

Weather and emergency radios are an essential part of a household, car, or office emergency kit or go bag. These radios keep you and your family informed during a potentially dangerous situation.

What are software defined antennas, and how are software defined antennas used with software defined radios?

Alex explores the exciting new and fantastic world of 3D printing. Join him as he goes on many adventures into the future!

RFID is emerging as important technology for inventory and tracking activities. This hub features RFID technology and its components: RFID tags, RFID reader/scanners, antennas and interface layers.

Many factory, hospital, and home environments need specific levels of humidity for ideal work or health. Hygrometers play a crucial role in maintaining the right levels, as this article shows.

In the world of solar inverters, it's generally considered that you have three different options. Without knowing what they do, it can be tough to make a decision on which choice you'd like to go for. Is there a best option? What reason might you have to pick one over the other?

Antenna spec sheets provide the technical specifications most users are going to need in order to successfully use the antenna. Here are tips on how to read an antenna spec sheet.

A concise overview of some strangest sounds recorded from land, ocean, space, and air waves.

What are the pros and cons of planar antennas? How are planar antennas used, and what are the benefits of doing so?

Hydrogen can be used as a way of storing energy produced from renewable sources such as wind, solar, or hydro; it can also be burned in a rocket engine to blast a space ship off its launch pad.

Horn antennas are a classic microwave antenna design. What are the pros and cons of horn antennas?

What is an exponential horn antenna? How is it related to a standard horn antenna? What are the pros and cons of exponential horn antennas?

The nomenclature of industrial boiler and energy generation can be a little confusing, even when you know the territory! For example, look at the difference between "steam generators" and ”steam boilers." A steam boiler generates energy by...

Fiber optics, or gigapower, is a hot new topic. It offers near unlimited bandwidth and extremely fast internet speeds. But what exactly is it?

IC 79xx (7905, 7912, 7915, 7918) is a three pin negative voltage controller IC. It is a small integrated circuit used in a circuit to supply a constant negative input voltage.

Is the Green Movement authentic? Even if it is, how do we separate the truly good Green from scams, bad science, and cheap technology? Read on to find out more.

Let's delve deep into the functioning, properties, and types of CNC lathe machine.

Telecommunication acronyms and terminology for AT&T. Learn how to speak the telephone language... or at least what some of the words are. Look, there are pictures, just look at the pictures.

Water meters are used in all sectors of society - manufacturing, construction, weather detection, and at home. Here is a list of the types and uses of different water meters.

Discovered in 1825, aluminum is the third most plentiful element on Earth. It has only been utilized by man for a bit less than 200 years. This may be due to it only existing as compounds. Learning of it and then developing processing made things a bit more complicated than for other metals.

A selection of the biggest Ships in the World: Aircraft Carriers, Bulk Carriers, Container Ships, Cruise Ships, Ocean Liners, Oil Tankers, Rigged Sailing Ships, Sailing Ships and Yachts.

What type of antenna should you use for a drone controller? What are the best drone antennas for use inside the drone?

A power supply is an electronic circuit that converts an ac voltage to dc voltage. It is basically consisting of the following elements: transformer, rectifier, filter and regulator circuits.

This article discusses the benefits and limitations of existing PV systems and how recent developments may impact the future of solar power.

How the star-delta connection works to reduce the startup current for three-phase industrial motors.

What factors should I consider when shopping for a multimeter? What should I look for in a multimeter?

Spray-on antennas and printed antennas have hit the news, but printed circuit board antennas are here to stay.

What kinds of engineers are there? Learn about the different kinds of engineering degrees and what jobs you can get using them. Engineering is an excellent career choice with so many industries to choose from.

Learn how you can make all kinds of electronic measurements using a cheap, portable instrument called digital multimeter.

What are the advantages of VHF and HF? What are the disadvantages of using HF and VHF?

What are the main uses of ultrawide band antennas? How are UWB antennas used?

Car parts are made by machines that mass produce them. What is a sheet metal stamping die and how does it work with a press? What is the process that takes a part from concept to production? These questions, and more, are answered in this simple explanation of basic metal stamping procedure.

Learn how you can configure timers in dsPic30f and dsPic33f series micro-controllers with ready code examples.

The networking media helps us to connect two or more computers together to create a network. Cables provide a channel through which data flows within a network from one computer to another.

A simple guide for those that want to know more about stamping dies, and what role these machines play in metal part manufacturing processes. Included are various simple terms that engineers in all aspects of sheet metal stamping will find useful.

Moisture meters are calibrators that measure the amount of moisture within a solid or semisolid, like concrete or cheese. There are many different kinds for different kinds of work.

A brief materials analysis on the trunnion in the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter landing gear.

What is Q factor? What affects the Q factor of an antenna? How do you calculate the Q factor of antennas?

Many people believe that solar energy is simply too expensive for them, or not a cost efficient option. In truth, that couldn't be farther from the reality.

Are you getting an error message on your postal mail meter ? Does it say PSD Locked ? If so you might want to learn how to unlock your postal machine and start running mail again. This post will teach you how.