Flyback Converter
A flyback converter is a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) circuit that effectively converts a DC input voltage to a different DC output value. It is…
Science
Mercury Rising – Study gives new information on Environmental Consequences of Ancient Volcanoes
Massive volcanic eruptions in Earth’s history that emitted large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere are usually associated with periods of severe environmental change and…
Surprising Observations Concerning Debris Movements on Mars
The presence of liquid water on Mars’ surface may have been shorter than previously imagined. Channel landforms known as gullies, which were previously considered to…
Unintentional Implications of Fire Suppression
A new study indicates how fire suppression ensures that wildfires burn under extreme circumstances and with high severity, aggravating the effects of climate change and…
Oceanic Crust
Oceanic crust is the outermost layer of Earth’s lithosphere that sits underneath the ocean basins. It is the top layer of the oceanic part of…
Hydrogen Valve
A hydrogen valve is a type of valve that is used to store hydrogen at extremely low temperatures or high pressures, such as in hydrogen…
Climate and Rock Weathering – the Biggest Carbon Sinks are Low-lying Mountain Ranges
For hundreds of millions of years, the average temperature of Earth’s surface has fluctuated by little more than 20° Celsius, allowing life to thrive on…
Finding novel Physics in the Debris of Colliding Neutron Stars
Neutron star mergers are a goldmine for novel physics signals, with implications for understanding the true nature of dark matter, according to Washington University in…
Sulfur and Life’s Origin
A new study focuses on sulfur, a chemical element that, while known, has proven remarkably resistant to scientific efforts to investigate its role in the…
Cathodic Protection – a technique for controlling corrosion
Cathodic protection is a technique for controlling corrosion on a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. This is usually accomplished…
Electromagnetism – a discipline of physics
Electromagnetism is a discipline of physics that studies electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces in nature. In physics, it refers to the interaction…
Astronomers Measure the Heaviest Black Hole Pair ever Discovered
A team of astronomers used archived data from the Gemini North telescope to measure the heaviest pair of supermassive black holes yet discovered. The merging…
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