Crowbar circuits have long been the go-to safeguard against overvoltage conditions, prized for their simplicity and ...

Lectures on Tap series brings professors and other experts into Boston restaurants and bars for talks that mix big ideas with food and drink. Lectures on Tap, an event series, brings ticketed lectures ...

Abstract: The controlled rectification power generation technology can effectively improve the output power density of the doubly salient electro-magnetic generator (DSEG). This paper proposes a novel ...

The shaping of the public sphere is inherently open, created through discourse in time and space. In a time when discourse is challenged, how can we open dialogue and investigate the ephemeral but ...

The soaring cost of higher education has put a college degree out of reach for many Americans. There won’t be any class credit — or tests for that matter — but a group called Profs and Pints is ...

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- An exciting and unique lecture series is taking off at bars around New York City, allowing attendees to sip on a cocktail, beer or wine while they learn about all ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) has announced its 2025-26 program lineup that features more than 50 events including seven evenings of newly co-commissioned works that represent A&L’s contribution to the ...

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed in public statements that most vaccines recommended for children in the US have not been tested against placebos, ...

Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs), also called thyristors, are semiconductor power devices with a four-layer three-way junction framework (PNPN). Because its intro in the 1950s, SCRs have been ...

Abstract: This paper investigates three Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) devices employing different shunting methods to enhance the holding voltage and prevent latch-up. The operating principles of ...