TweetAt first glance a sheet of paper seems very simplistic but a lot of technology goes into making it. The journey where trees are turned into paper is a complex process involving many steps. The first step, in which trees are turned into paper, is sending them through a machine call a Debarker. The way [...]
Game Engines
TweetGame Engines are systems used to run video games. These systems can be very complex or somewhat simple depending on the game itself. Many Game Engines, depending on what the game is made for, usually use a custom made system. The Game Engine composition usually varies depending on the platform the game is going to [...]
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Carbon Nanotubes
Tweet Carbon nanotubes might not look like much but they are the next revolution in technology. Carbon nanotubes are simply carbon that has been formed into a configuration to look like a tube. Even though nano technology is in infancy carbon nanotubes are revolutionizing some forms of our technology. Carbon nanotubes have been found to [...]
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3D Printing
Tweet3D printing has been around for quite a few years. There are various types of 3D printing, one of which is called additive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing is the process of overlaying many layers of material to create a 3D object. Of the many different types of 3D printers there are two main categories, which range [...]
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Speaker Basics
TweetSpeakers are used everywhere. Almost anywhere you can think of a use for speakers, they have been implemented. Anything from your TV, Smartphone, or Computer, you name it, almost everything that generates sound has some form of a speaker system. The speakers we are most familiar with, follow a few basic universal concepts. The first [...]
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Electric Motors
TweetIn society electric motors are used for various reasons. Any moving machine involves an electric motor of some sort. Many machines use electric motors. One such machine is something you may not think of very often. Most modern computers use sophisticated motors. There are three main types of electric motors, which are known as DC, [...]
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Lithography
Tweet Lithography is a process of transferring ink to a medium allowing the displaying of images or text. It is based upon several different methods involving the properties of grease and water used in transferring ink to a certain medium such as paper. The main piece supporting this transfer is called a plate. [...]
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Tactile Feedback
TweetTactile Feedback technology has been around for many years. This type of technology takes advantage of our sense of touch. It is unique because it uses more than one procedure for applying forces or vibrations or motions to the user. One form of Tactile Feedback can be found in cellphones. The cellphone is equipped with [...]
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LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)
TweetLEDs or light emitting diodes have been around since 1962. LEDs are used in almost anything electronic that emits some sort of light. Examples would be the backlighting of cell phones and televisions clear through to computer mice. LEDs are comprised of several different components. The basic LED is normally composed of two basic pin [...]
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Inductive Charging
Tweet Inductive charging has been around for many years. Originally it had been used in such applications as electric toothbrushes and products needing charging which should not use replaceable batteries such as implanted medical devices. Years ago inductive charging was highly inefficient. In many ways inductive charging still is inefficient but it has seen improvements [...]