Electrical Engineers Designed This Shoe and That’s How It Should Be
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Wearable technology is nothing new. Smart devices such as watches and glasses have become commonplace, giving us convenient access to all their features. In the same way that smartphones have untethered us from our desktops, smartwatches have released us from our phones.
Electrical Engineering Inventions That Shaped the World: The Transistor
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The invention of the crucial transistor marked a departure from bulky vacuum tubes in favour of cheaper and more portable electronic products. In this first entry in our ‘Electrical Engineering Inventions That Shaped the World’ series, we look at the now-universal component.
Electrical Engineering Discoveries That Shaped the World: Electromagnetism
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Mobile phones, medical resonance imaging (MRI) scanners and household appliances are just a few of today’s technological devices that function using electromagnetic (EM) fields.
Electrical Engineering Discoveries That Shaped the World: AC and DC Power
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/electrical-engineering-discoveries-that-shaped-the-world-ac-and-dc-power
Fought in 1880 between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, the ‘war of the currents’ defined modern electric power transmission: Edison believed in the use of DC (direct current) power, and Tesla the use of AC (alternating current) power. This article considers both sides of the fence.
Electric Vehicle Motors Could Be Given Boost by New Composite Material
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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a composite material that they claim increases the electrical capacity of copper wires.
Which Electrical Engineering Specialisation is Right for You?
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There are several engineering fields that university students can choose from, such as computer science, civil, mechanical, electrical, and aeronautics. It’s not surprising that students may find it difficult to select one speciality over another when the time comes.
Why Electrical Systems are Necessary for Space Exploration
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history by becoming the first humans to ever step on another celestial body.
Disruptive Electrical Engineering Technologies: Supercapacitors
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With growing concerns over environmentally-unfriendly materials—as well as of course the often low reliability of batteries—many manufacturers are turning to supercapacitors as the energy storage devices of choice for their applications.
Disruptive Electrical Engineering Technologies: the System-on-Chip
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/disruptive-electrical-engineering-technologies-the-system-on-chip
Almost every kind of electronic device used today utilises a system-on-chip (SoC). Measuring about the size of a human thumbnail, these chips comprise both software and hardware components that add functionality to electronic devices and equipment.