Electronic Components Features

Maths helps mobiles and tablets match our eyes’ dynamic range

Maths helps mobiles and tablets match our eyes’ dynamic range

Researchers have pushed the boundaries of High Dynamic Range (HDR) video to match our own eyes’ ability to cope with the real world's ever rapidly changing light intensity.

Goodbye, fluorescent light bulbs! See your office in a new light

Goodbye, fluorescent light bulbs! See your office in a new light

Say goodbye to that annoying buzz created by overhead fluorescent light bulbs. Scientists have developed a flicker-free, shatterproof alternative for large-scale lighting.

Li-ion cell protection from TE Circuit Protection

Li-ion cell protection from TE Circuit Protection

Rechargeable Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) batteries are everywhere and, if not properly protected, every one of them can cause serious damage if an overcurrent fault condition occurs. TE Circuit Protection’s Barry Brents explains how a PolySwitch PPTC resettable device is placed inside a battery cell or in parallel in a battery pack to protect lower current applications from external short circuits or heating events.

Do you know how much you are at risk?

Do you know how much you are at risk?

Stuart Jaycocks takes a look at BS EN 62305, a new standard that provides very broad and comprehensive coverage of surge protection relating to modern electronic systems and much more besides.

A ‘break’ with tradition

A ‘break’ with tradition

TE Connectivity’s enhanced generation of electrical circuit breakers for trains, which eliminate the disadvantages associated with conventional mechanical, pneumatic circuit breaker systems, is believed to be the world’s first all-electromagnetically operated system for 25kV and 15kV vehicles.

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