Mention rain repellents, and it won’t be long before Rain-X comes up. It gave its name to the sector and remains a solid performer. In fact, there was little to choose between it and Turtle Wax ...

If you want to improve the reliability of your electronics, just cover them in silicone or epoxy. Potting, as this technique is called, protects your project from impact and loose wires ...

Wouldn't it be nice to treat the doors with a product like Rain-X the way you treat your car windows so that everything just ...

After briefly considering rubbing a potato on the windshield as prescribed by the old wives’ tale, we were quite grateful for the invention of Rain-X — a water-repelling chemical treatment for ...

Silicon is a semiconductor in group IVA of the periodic table with atomic number 14, an atomic weight of 28.086, and a density of 2.33 Mg/m 3. It melts at 1410 C. The electronic configuration of the ...

The use of n-type and p-type silicon is a foundation concept in the design of transistors. Pure silicon is not conductive. However, it can be made conductive by adding other elements to its ...

Silicon photonics is the study of the optical properties of the group-IV semiconductor and the design and fabrication of devices for generating, manipulating and detecting light. Silicon is ...

Zeqin Lu Murray, Kyle Jayatilleka, Hasitha and Chrostowski, Lukas 2015. Michelson Interferometer Thermo-Optic Switch on SOI With a 50-µW Power Consumption. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 27, ...

The field of silicon photonics is gaining significant momentum because it allows optical devices to be made cheaply using standard semiconductor fabrication techniques and integrated with ...

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