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Diodes Explained: One-Way Current Flow in Electronics

This video explains what a diode is and how it controls the direction of current in electronic circuits. Diodes allow current ...
Science Daily

A strange quantum metal just rewrote the rules of electricity

In a remarkable leap for quantum physics, researchers in Japan have uncovered how weak magnetic fields can reverse tiny ...
Hackaday

Making A 2-Transistor AM Radio With A Philips Electronic Engineer EE8 Kit From 1966

Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ...
IEEE

Temperature-Dependent Degradation of SiC Schottky Diode Inhibition Effect on SiC MOSFET Body Diode Reverse Recovery Current

Abstract: Integrating an external Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky barrier diode (SBD) significantly enhances the reverse recovery performance of the power converters using only the body diode of SiC ...
IEEE

Identification Methods for Rotating Diode Rectifier Open Circuit Failures Without Rotor Position Information in Brushless Exciter Systems of Wound Field Synchronous Machines

Abstract: In the wound-field synchronous starter-generator (WFSSG) system used in fully or more electric airplanes, the open-circuit (OC) fault of the rotating diode rectifier (RDR) poses a ...