Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of AEC-Q200-qualified, AC-line-rated ceramic disc safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” applications where their failure would not lead to ...
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Those involved in peddling counterfeit components have done their business with relative impunity. But the successful prosecution of a perpetrator in the US may mark the beginning of some law and order in the rampant illegal counterfeit ...
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Warren Buffett popularized the notion of investing in "cigarette butt" stocks. That is, extracting one last "puff" of value out of discarded stocks trading below liquidation value. Well, get ready to put a new spin on the term. Based on ...
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THE Goodwood Festival of Speed is rapidly becoming Britain’s de facto national motor show. Its backdrop, Goodwood House, is home to the Dukes of Richmond, the first of whom acquired his title by the clever expedient of being an ...
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As hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene.Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is ...
Now that the world has come to rely heavily on the Asian economy, countries in the region need to contribute to its stability if they wish to win investor confidence. One company acutely aware of this is General Motors. America's largest ...
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Murata today announced the ZRB series of monolithic ceramic capacitorsThe main differences between ceramic dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The material is chosen for its ability to permit electrostatic ...
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Maxwell Technologies, Inc. has added to the company's K2 series of ultracapacitor cells with a 2.85-volt, 3400-faradUnit of capacitance. The basic unit of a measure of a capacitor. A capacitor charged to 1 volt with a charge of 1 coulombA ...
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Apple Inc. expects to join Samsung and Sony in the wearables territory this fall, with a tentative October launch date scheduled for its long-rumored gadget, Re/code reported. The consumer electronics company hopes to hold an event that ...
Apple Inc. reportedly is planning to omit standard headphone jacks from future devices and instead force customers to use special headphones with the company's proprietary Lightning connector. Forbes reports the Cupertino, Calif.-based ...
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) is adding to its QUAD HIFREQ series of high-power surface-mount multilayer ceramic chipThe main differences between ceramic dielectricThe insulating material between the plates of the capacitor. The ...
Imported products sold in the United States, from clothing to cars, contain far more U.S. parts or other value, and support significantly more American jobs than consumers or policymakers realize, according to a new report prepared for the ...
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Imagine a future in which our electrical gadgets are no longer limited by plugs and external power sources. This intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in building the capacity to store electrical energy ...
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Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a structural supercapacitor that stores and releases electrical chargeThe amount of electricity present upon the capacitor's plates. Also, the act of forcing of electrons onto the ...
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a novel nanometer scale ruthenium oxide anchored nanocarbon grapheneGraphene is an allotrope of carbon, whose structure is one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2-bonded ...