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Power Supplies: A power supply is a component that supplies power to at least one electric load. Typically, it converts one type of electrical power to another, but it may also convert a a different form of energy – such as solar, mechanical, or chemical - into electrical energy. A power supply provides components with electric power.
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FEB 02, 2018Health & Medicine
Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, and that small island is still reeling from the storm. The official death ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 23, 2017Technology
This project pioneers a new wind energy storage system that relies on both the turbines and a pumped-storage hydro power ...Written By: Julia TraversOCT 30, 2017Technology
When disasters make it difficult and dangerous for people to survey and explore hard-hit areas, drones can save lives.Written By: Julia TraversSEP 10, 2017Chemistry & Physics
IAEA LEU Bank. Credit: IAEA Most of us know that uranium is the isotope that fuels nuclear fission reactors. But no atom ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 07, 2017Technology
Lithium-ion batteries have somewhat of a flaky reputation for becoming unstable and exploding under extreme circumstance ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2017Videos
Horsepower is a unit of measure commonly used to determine how much power various kinds of machines generate. For exampl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX launched a resupply mission earlier in the week to give International Space Station astronauts a fresh batch of s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
With three additional astronauts/cosmonauts just recently joining the International Space Station crew, the space lab ne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 28, 2017Videos
Solar power is undoubtedly the future of renewable energy, but the problem with current solar panel technology is that i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 16, 2017Videos
Modern rechargeable batteries come in all shapes and sizes, but one general rule applies: don't bend, puncture, or expos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 15, 2017Videos
One of the biggest nightmares of owning a cell phone is keeping the battery charged. This challenge only seems to get ha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Fission based nuclear reactor is a divisive topic: some consider it a part of clean energy family due to zero carbon emi ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 to space earlier this month with a previously-used commercial Dragon capsule attached to it. It b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2017Technology
While everyone went about their daily lives as usual, China secretly flew a massive solar-powered drone high in the skie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2017Videos
Ideally, most of the world wants to transition to renewable energy to reduce our dependence on energy sources that aren' ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
International Space Station astronauts conducted the 200th American spacewalk on Friday to perform repairs and general m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Videos
Solar power is a seemingly limitless form of renewable energy that produces zero emissions and is good for our environme ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2017Videos
Batteries power so many of our electronic devices, including our laptops, smartphones, and in some cases, even our cars. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2017Plants & Animals
All plants have passageway networks inside of them where water and nutrients travel from one part of the planet to anoth ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX made a very important announcement this week highlighting the future of the commercial space company’s goal ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2017Technology
There is a pretty big problem with battery safety right now, particularly in the smartphone and mobile device market. De ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
News about President Trump’s executive orders encouraging the advancement of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pip ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2017Videos
Whenever you have fish to eat, you probably don't eat the skin because it's scaly. On the other hand, physicists may hav ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2018
Health & Medicine
Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, and that small island is still reeling from the storm. The official death
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 23, 2017
Technology
This project pioneers a new wind energy storage system that relies on both the turbines and a pumped-storage hydro power
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 30, 2017
Technology
When disasters make it difficult and dangerous for people to survey and explore hard-hit areas, drones can save lives.
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 10, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
IAEA LEU Bank. Credit: IAEA Most of us know that uranium is the isotope that fuels nuclear fission reactors. But no atom
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 07, 2017
Technology
Lithium-ion batteries have somewhat of a flaky reputation for becoming unstable and exploding under extreme circumstance
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2017
Videos
Horsepower is a unit of measure commonly used to determine how much power various kinds of machines generate. For exampl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX launched a resupply mission earlier in the week to give International Space Station astronauts a fresh batch of s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
With three additional astronauts/cosmonauts just recently joining the International Space Station crew, the space lab ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 28, 2017
Videos
Solar power is undoubtedly the future of renewable energy, but the problem with current solar panel technology is that i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 16, 2017
Videos
Modern rechargeable batteries come in all shapes and sizes, but one general rule applies: don't bend, puncture, or expos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 15, 2017
Videos
One of the biggest nightmares of owning a cell phone is keeping the battery charged. This challenge only seems to get ha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Fission based nuclear reactor is a divisive topic: some consider it a part of clean energy family due to zero carbon emi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 to space earlier this month with a previously-used commercial Dragon capsule attached to it. It b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2017
Technology
While everyone went about their daily lives as usual, China secretly flew a massive solar-powered drone high in the skie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2017
Videos
Ideally, most of the world wants to transition to renewable energy to reduce our dependence on energy sources that aren'
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
International Space Station astronauts conducted the 200th American spacewalk on Friday to perform repairs and general m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Videos
Solar power is a seemingly limitless form of renewable energy that produces zero emissions and is good for our environme
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2017
Videos
Batteries power so many of our electronic devices, including our laptops, smartphones, and in some cases, even our cars.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
All plants have passageway networks inside of them where water and nutrients travel from one part of the planet to anoth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX made a very important announcement this week highlighting the future of the commercial space company’s goal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2017
Technology
There is a pretty big problem with battery safety right now, particularly in the smartphone and mobile device market. De
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
News about President Trump’s executive orders encouraging the advancement of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pip
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2017
Videos
Whenever you have fish to eat, you probably don't eat the skin because it's scaly. On the other hand, physicists may hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard