Over the past few years, we have run across some teams who, for the goal of attaining maximum power, chose to run without an alternator. We started thinking about that and decided to see if there were ...

I once read this very strongly-written essay about the difference between electromotive force (EMF) and voltage. The author seemed like he was on some kind of holy crusade and was intensely determined ...

Though current feedback operational amplifiers (CFOAs) are still less common in educational circles and technical literature than voltage feedback operational amplifiers (VFOAs or VFAs), they have ...

There is one thing that unites almost every computer and logic circuit commonly used in the hardware hacking and experimentation arena. No matter what its age, speed, or internal configuration, ...

Historically, researchers impaled giant squid, snail, and frog axons with electrodes to study nerve function by measuring ion channels. Today, electrophysiologists have enhanced their ability to ...

Missouri's electric vehicle infrastructure is growing. According to a study on Missouri economic indicators from the University of Missouri Extension, the state leads the midwest in EV infrastructure ...

From the beating of the heart to the workings of the brain, many biological processes rely on cells that use electricity to send signals. Researchers have now built a DNA-based tool that can measure ...