Breakthrough With Water Desalination System Jul 14, 2009
26, 2009) Recent advances in electrochemical capacitors for energy storage open new opportunities for water desalination devices with high energy. (Dec. (Science Daily)
UH team analyzes Hurricane Ike's effects on waterways, fish contamination Jul 8, 2009
Meanwhile, PCBs, whose manufacture was banned in 1979, long were used as coolants and lubricants in electrical transformers and capacitors. Why they persist today in local waterways and seafood remains something of a mystery, Rifai said. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
South Korea to Spend $84 Billion on Energy Efficiency, Cutting Oil Imports Jul 6, 2009
which produces capacitors for hybrid cars, advanced 7. 3 percent. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
First Acoustic Metamaterial 'Superlens' Jun 25, 2009
The transmission channels act as a series of inductors, and the Helmholtz resonators, which Fang describes as cavities that house resonating waves and oscillate at certain sonic frequencies almost as a musical instrument would, act as capacitors. Fang said acoustic imaging is somewhat analogous to optical imaging in that bending sound is similar to bending light. (Science Daily)
SDK to Sell Conductive Polymer Aluminum Capacitors Business Jun 23, 2009
Tokyo, June 22, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has decided to transfer its solid conductive polymer aluminum surface-mount capacitors business to Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.The capacitors, commercialized in 2000 with SDK's proprietary technologies and sold under the trade name of SDK-CAPTM, are characterized by their low ESR (equivalent series resistance) and high heat resistance. The capacitors are being produced at SDK's Oyama Plant, and demand for the product is expected to... (JCN Network, Japan)
Indian scientists bridge the audio divide Jun 18, 2009
In Sarpeshkar's RF Cochlea, human-made inductors imitate the work of fluid mass in the ear, capacitors replicate ear membranes and active radio frequency amplifiers do the work of the outer hair cells in the ear that carry audio as electrical signals to the brain. "The outer human ear acts as the radio antenna," Sarpeshkar explained to Asia Times Online, "the middle ear sifts through the substance from unwanted noise and the inner ear, or cochlea, is the amplifier and separates frequencies... (Asia Times Online)
Horizon's Fuel Cells Power the World's First Affordable Hydrogen Car Jun 16, 2009
The vehicle maximizes energy efficiency by utilizing lightweight composite materials, eliminating heavy mechanical component, and by networking fuel cells with ultra capacitors and 60% regenerative braking energy into one symbiotic system ... "Many people lost track of the fact that fuel cell cars are electric cars, since fuel cells store and deliver electrical energy, just like batteries - only with significantly more storable energy per unit of weight. Batteries and ultra capacitors on the... (PR Newswire)
Man Yue Extends Partnership with Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen; New Electrolytic Capacitors and Energy Storage Devices Ready for Launch Jun 16, 2009
Hong Kong, June 12, 2009 - (ACN Newswire) - Man Yue International Holdings Limited ("Man Yue" or the "Group") (stock code:894), the fifth largest aluminum electrolytic capacitors ("E-Caps") manufacturer in the world, has signed a second five-year cooperative agreement with the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen ("Tsinghua University"). An array of new products jointly developed by the two parties including aluminum electrolytic capacitors and energy storage devises will be... (JCN Network, Japan)
Rio Tinto Begins Restoring New Zealand Aluminum Output to 89% of Capacity Jun 4, 2009
21 percent owned by Japans , makes the worlds purest aluminum and supplies metal for almost half the worlds hard drives and capacitors in computers and liquid-crystal displays. It produced a record 352,976 tons in 2007, its last year of full output. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
New Radio Chip Mimics Human Ear Jun 4, 2009
Electromagnetic waves travel through electronic inductors and capacitors (analogous to the biological cochlea's fluid and membrane). Electronic transistors play the role of the cochlea's hair cells. (Science Daily)
Future Perspectives for Renewable Energy in India May 29, 2009
Intelligent power factor correctors to minimize energy losses in capacitors at lower load conditions. Frequent energy audits. (Energy Pulse, CO)
25 times what it spent from 1990 to 2007 May 28, 2009
We are building a 110-acre processing, treatment and transportation facility in Fort Edward, New York, near where the company operated two plants that before the 1970s used PCBs in the manufacture of capacitors. After a long public debate, the EPA selected dredging as its preferred remedy to remove river sediments containing PCBs. (Harper's Magazine)
Racetrack Memory: The Future Third Dimension of Data Storage May 27, 2009
High-performance versions, such as static and dynamic random-access memory (SRAM and DRAM, respectively), use the electronic state of transistors and capacitors to store data bits. These chips lose their data, however, when the computer powers down or crashes. (Scientific American)
Air-fueled Battery Could Last Up To 10 Times Longer: Ground-breaking Technology For Electric Cars May 19, 2009
(July 4, 2007) North Carolina State University physicists have recently deduced a way to improve high-energy-density capacitors so that they can store up to seven times as much energy per unit volume than the. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Software programmers get physical May 18, 2009
"You can do much more with this stuff than you can with a keyboard and mouse," he added, pointing to the large work table, littered with alligator clips, capacitors, rolls of soldering wire, plastic boxes of parts, and batteries. "This is more physical, more real.". (Boston Globe)
Android Smartphones Expected To Gallop Up Fast May 14, 2009
Arbin designs and manufactures testing systems for batteries, fuel cells, super capacitors and other related energy storage and energy conversion devices. Super Phones for Super Moms. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Startup launches post-layout verification tools May 12, 2009
F3D is ideally suited for sensitive analog circuits where coupling is a challenge ADCs, DACs, differential signals, image sensors, RF and high speed designs using MIM/MOM Caps (Metal-Oxide-Metal/Metal-Insulator-Metal capacitors) and 3D devices. Meanwhile, R3D's target applications include discrete or embedded power devices, where efficiency and reliability are important, as well as designs requiring analysis of large metal interconnects. (EETimes)
Local manufacturers compete by being nimble, quick May 12, 2009
These boards provide the connections between individual electronic components, such as capacitors, memory chips or resistors. From cell phones to vending machines, nearly every electronic device has a circuit board inside, said Jerry Hughes, the company president, speaking behind an array of variously colored boards. (North County Times)
Manufacturing shows signs of recovery: CII May 11, 2009
Sectors reporting high growth are asbestos, switch gears, power cables, capacitors and industrial gases, the CII-Ascon survey said. In February, industrial production contracted by 1. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
'Marginal recovery in manufacturing' May 10, 2009
Sectors reporting high growth are asbestos cement, switch gears, power cables, capacitors, industrial gases like argon, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. Sectors like bus and truck tyres, commercial vehicles (medium, heavy and light), capital goods, distribution transformer, industrial valves, energy meters and motor starters registered negative growth, CII said. (India Times)
Tuning into success May 8, 2009
What s going on: The retail and distribution company handles a vast array of electronic components too numerous to mention but including audio systems, electronic cable assemblies, alternators and generators, adapters, cables, capacitors, connectors, switches, small kitchen appliances and microwave ovens. Whose who: DeChambeau is president and CEO.. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
P6T6 WS Revolution May 8, 2009
Nvidia nForce 200 6 PCI-E Gen2 x16 IO onboard True @16 3-Way SLI True 16+2 Power Phase Design ASUS EPU 6-Engine V ATI CrossFireX A SLI Support 2 onboard SAS ports G.P. Diagnosis Card Bundled ASUS Express Gate 100% High-quality Japan-made Conductive Polymer Capacitors. VRM 5000hrs lifespan @105C, 500,000hrs @65C. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Smart Substations: Still a Long Way to Go May 5, 2009
They are also home to the switches, capacitors, transformers and other devices that utilities use to manipulate the grid to keep load flows balanced and routed to the correct locations ... These control devices include capacitors and switches for rerouting power. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Zenn bets on a unique energy-storage device May 4, 2009
People had taken runs at ultra capacitors, but typically the problem they hadn't been able to get over was the voltage limitations ... Capacitors in their current form are really great at taking power very quickly and discharging it very quickly ... Capacitors have been around for a long time and they're a buffer technology in the case of flash photography, they're in between the flash tube and the plug in the wall. (Globe and Mail)
Dredging will be worth it May 3, 2009
The oily, man-made chemistry used in the manufacture of electrical capacitors was banned by the feds in 1976. Certainly over the last 30 years, General Electric has spent a fortune so as not to dredge the river. (Albany Times Union)
Storing A Lightning Bolt In Glass May 2, 2009
A bulk glass with high breakdown strength and high dielectric constant would make an ideal candidate for the next generation of high energy density storage capacitors to power more efficient electric vehicles, as well as other portable and pulsed power applications ... Contributing author Michael Lanagan points out that engineering challenges remain as they scale up from the small size glass capacitors tested to those ready for commercial production. (Science Daily)
Pirates Go for Their Next Target: Apple May 1, 2009
The Shuffle's basic components, like resistors and capacitors, are too tiny to even identify. The rechargeable battery may be the smallest model available anywhere. (MSNBC -- Business)
Taking stock of Zenn's ride Apr 29, 2009
It also signed an exclusive deal with EEStor that says only Zenn can use its so-called capacitors in small and mid-size cars ... Mr. Clifford said that capacitors are known for charging quickly. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Advice To The New Ghanaian President Apr 17, 2009
Let this work begin immediately and have all electricity Transformer stations install adequate capacitors and circuitry to reduce line noise and transient overshoots within 4 months. Any Manager /Director of ECG who cannot do this should be terminated immediately. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
How PCBs May Alter In Utero, Neonatal Brain Development Apr 15, 2009
PCBs were used in a wide variety of products including transformers and capacitors and other electronic components, pesticides and flame retardants, from the early to late 20th century. Their production was banned in the 1970s due to the high toxicity of most PCBs. (Science Daily)
Nano Changes Rise To Macro Importance In A Key Electronics Material Apr 15, 2009
Silver niobate is a ceramic dielectric, a class of materials used to make capacitors, filters and other basic components of wireless communications equipment and other high-frequency electronic devices. A useful dielectric needs to have a large dielectric constant roughly, a measure of the material s ability to hold an electric charge that is stable in the operating temperature range. (Science Daily)
Flexible, Transparent Supercapacitors Could Pave Way To E-Paper Apr 7, 2009
By contrast, conventional capacitors usually have an energy density of less than 0 ... The group incorporated metal oxide nanowires with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to form heterogeneous films and further optimized the film thickness attaching on transparent plastic substrates to maintain the mechanical flexibility and optical transparency of the supercapacitors ... According to Zhou, the work, based on combing CNTs with metal nanowiers represents an advance on earlier attempts to produce... (Science Daily)
Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics Apr 4, 2009
"It's one resistor, two capacitors, a 9-volt battery, a microphone element, a dinner plate, some Saran wrap and a flower pot. It costs less than thirty bucks, and you can build it in a couple hours. You can potentially monitor thousands of birds in a night. And that's something we've never been able to do in the field.". Just what the future's robots need to complete their takeover. (Newsmax)
Congo-Kinshasa: Electronics Firms Urged to Boycott 'Blood Minerals' Apr 2, 2009
Trade in tantalum, which is used to store electricity in capacitors in iPods, digital cameras, and cell phones earns the armed groups an estimated 8 million dollars annually. Tungsten, used to make cell phones vibrate, earns approximately 2 million dollars a year; and gold, used in jewelry and as a component in electronics, provides from 44 million dollars to 88 million dollars a year. (allAfrica.com)
The 50-nm DRAM battle rages on: An overview of Micron's technology Mar 25, 2009
To improve the mechanical stability of the storage capacitors, Micron is using a thick nitride spacer layer at the top of the storage nodes ... This change from Micron highlights the need for DRAM manufacturers to extract the maximum capacitance from the current storage-node design without having to make significant changes to the physical size and shape of the capacitors. (EETimes)
Nanotech Batteries For A New Energy Future Mar 23, 2009
"Conventional devices to store and deliver electrical energy -- batteries and capacitors -- cannot achieve the needed combination of high energy density, high power, and fast recharge that are essential for our energy future." ... Electrochemical capacitors (ECCs), also relying on electrochemical phenomena, offer higher power at the price of relatively lower energy density ... In contrast, electrostatic capacitors (ESCs) operate by purely physical means, storing charge on the surfaces of two... (Science Daily)
Phone plan answers call to save gorillas Mar 22, 2009
They contain a mineral called coltan, essential for producing electric capacitors. Most of the world's coltan is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a major habitat for primates. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Tech.view: Boost for Formula One Mar 21, 2009
But the electricity generated is stored in a battery or a bank of capacitors for later use by the vehicle itself. This year, the F1 teams will have the option of using KERS. Next year, it will probably be mandatory. (The Economist)
Roush Propane F-150 Mar 20, 2009
This is because they ve probably never driven in a propane-powered vehicle, and for the past few decades have been bombarded with all kinds of talk about ethanol (E85), hydrogen and flux capacitors being the saviors of the human race. So you may be surprised to hear that propane is actually the third most commonly used motor vehicle fuel, ahead of all of those, compressed natural gas (CNG), and eye of newt. (Fox News)
Analyst: Commodity component prices at rock bottom Mar 18, 2009
The market research group's Component Price Tracker (CPT) index follows pricing trends for devices such as analog-monolithic, capacitors, connectors, crystals, filters, logic, magnetics, memory, oscillators, printed circuit boards, rectifiers, resistors, diodes, transistors and LEDs. "Amid weak worldwide demand, there is little opportunity for component suppliers to expand their market share or to gain incremental business," said Eric Pratt, vice president, pricing and competitive analysis for... (EETimes)
New battery technology allows fast charge and discharge. Mar 13, 2009
From original graph by Batteries store more energy, but capacitors release it faster ... In a sense, then, the new technology blends the best features of batteries and capacitors. (Why Files)
Electronics designed to endure the cold of space Mar 12, 2009
The layout of the differential amplifier has three main segments: input and output stages, and their respective common-mode feedback circuits, all surrounded by the capacitors used for compensation. The world's differential amplifier circuit designed specifically for temperatures extending down into the cryogenic region was fabricated using IBM's silicon-germanium BiCMOS process. (EETimes)
Plan for disposal of e-waste Mar 7, 2009
Consumers must understand that all e-waste contains a cocktail of toxic substances such as lead and cadmium in circuit boards; lead oxide and cadmium in computer batteries; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in capacitors and transformers; and halogenated chlorides and bromides as flame retardant on printed circuit boards, plastic casing, cable and polyvinyl chloride cable insulation, all of which pose health hazards not just for the people engaged in recycling them but also to the environment.... (India Times)
Ghana Ministers: Are some of them Useless? Mar 2, 2009
Simple capacitors are installed on each transformer as one drives in any Western nation and sees these huge transformers. The Managing Director of ECG should be on the news every morning telling the media where the problems are and status in fixing them. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ford To Build Cleaner Engine At Ohio Plant Mar 1, 2009
Unlike batteries, these capacitors can charge on a AC plug-in in 5 minutes before leaving, or from the motor stack while en-route, and will be used to power 4 small motor/generator/brakes on each wheel, which will also electro-brake, capturing braking energy back to the capacitor stack, and will power the wheels as well. These motors will "freewheel disengaged" (coast) on moderate downhills, and brake/generate and/or divert mechanical energy to the flywheel on steeper downhills to slow the car,... (CBS News)
Regal Beloit to rebrand GE line as Genteq Feb 28, 2009
said Friday that it will end the licensing of the GE brand for the HVAC motors and capacitors businesses it acquired from Co. in 2004 and rebrand the units under the name Genteq. With the rebranding, the new Genteq logo will take the place of GE ECM, GE Commercial Motors, and GE Capacitors logos on all branded products, sales and marketing materials, Web sites, communications documents, signage and other related items beginning immediately ... Regal Beloit (NYSE: RBC) began licensing the GE... (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Nano-origami Used To Build Tiny Electronic Devices Feb 28, 2009
The tiny folded materials could be used as motors and capacitors, potentially leading to better computer memory storage, faster microprocessors and new nanophotonic devices ... 18, 2006) Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered what limits our ability to reduce the size of capacitors, often the largest components in integrated circuits, down to the nanoscale. (Science Daily)
Gadget review: Toshiba A300 Feb 26, 2009
Containing five million hand-soldered joints, 70000 resistors, 17468 vacuum tubes and 10000 capacitors, it weighed close on 30 tons, occupied 63m and ran on 150kW of power. It could add and subtract. (iAfrica.com)
Nanotechnology: Lithium-Ion Batteries Have Better Performance With New Electrode Material Feb 19, 2009
Electrochemical capacitors and fuel cells would also benefit, the researchers said. The team from Pulickel Ajayan's research group published a paper this week describing the proof-of-concept research in which nanotubes are grown to look and act like the coaxial conducting lines used in cables. (Science Daily)
Data centers inspire voltage regulator designs Feb 18, 2009
5MHz, which allows system integrators to use smaller inductors and fewer output capacitors. Meanwhile, IR claims that SupIRBuck's excellent efficiency and thermal properties will significantly reduce overall system complexity and size - the Gen2 SupIRBuck family has a benchmark peak efficiency of higher than 96 percent. (EETimes)
RFMD(R) Releases Family of WCDMA/HSPA+ Power Amplifier Modules for 3G Multi-Band, Multimode Mobile Devices Feb 18, 2009
Highly integrated modules requiring no external blocking or decoupling capacitors. Availability and Pricing. (PR Newswire)
RFMD(R) Targets CDMA Components Market With Compelling New Products Feb 17, 2009
Highly integrated modules requiring no external blocking or decoupling capacitors ... No external DC-blocking capacitors needed. (PR Newswire)
Nassau fish are still toxic Feb 17, 2009
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are odorless, tasteless liquids mostly used in transformers and capacitors. The organic compounds were banned in the 1970s due to their high toxicity. (Albany Times Union)
Piezoelectric MEMS said to lower power consumption Feb 13, 2009
"We could have used a fine bank of capacitors, but since tuning is nonlinear, a better idea was to use a single big capacitance that we switch on and off in a variable duty cycle, allowing us to interpolate the desired frequency.". Since capacitive switching operates over a small range, it is used only for fine-tuning the frequency of oscillation. (EETimes)
The Green Grid: Improve Operational Efficiency Feb 12, 2009
These devices include: synchronous generators, synchronous condensers, shunt capacitors, shunt reactors, static VAR compensators (SVC), and STATCOM (STATic COMpensators) ... A Smart Grid will also facilitate more intelligent controls on capacitors, optimizing their usage to reduce system losses further. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) Works Out 'Passion Extension' for 2009 and 2010 Feb 10, 2009
e) AluminumWe are reducing production of high-purity foils for capacitors, aluminum cylinders for laser printers, Shotic forged products and heat exchangers. 2. (JCN Network, Japan)
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) Announces 2008 Business Results Feb 10, 2009
Production of rolled products decreased, reflecting lower shipments of high-purity aluminum foils for capacitors in the second half of the year ... Sales of rolled products were down as a result of our withdrawal from the commodity foils business in the previous year and lower shipment volumes of high-purity foils for capacitors in the second half of 2008 ... High-purity aluminum foils are used in the production of electrolytic capacitors, whose demand has increased substantially in recent years... (JCN Network, Japan)
Nature Physics Feb 8, 2009
Frequency-specific components that passively control the flow in a channel in a analogous manner to that of the resistors, capacitors and diodes of an electronic circuit could eliminate the need to exert active control in microfluidic circuits with bulky external pumps. Advance online publication. (Nature News Service)
