Hardware Articles

Artem Oppermann

Updated on June 03, 2025

A field-effect transistor (FET) is a type of transistor device that uses an electric field to control the electrical current through a semiconductor. FETs commonly function as amplifiers, switches or voltage-controlled resistors.

Matthew Urwin

Updated on May 27, 2025

As the Internet of Things continues to expand, IoT platforms have become essential hubs for managing a growing number of networked devices. Here’s how they work, their main types and some of the top platforms available.

Anders Indset

Updated on May 27, 2025

Our expert lays out a vision for the effects of Quantized Intelligence on humanity’s future.

Abel Rodriguez

Updated on May 23, 2025

FPGA Engineers create software that alter the digital circuitry of semiconductors.

Artem Oppermann

Updated on May 22, 2025

Electrical charge is a fundamental property of subatomic particles that is generated by the transfer of electrons between particles. Here’s how electric charge works, how to measure it and how it relates to electric current.

Artem Oppermann

Updated on May 22, 2025

The Faraday constant is the electric charge per mole of elementary charges like electrons. Take a closer look at how it works and how it’s used across sectors ranging from batteries to electrochemistry.

Artem Oppermann

Updated on May 22, 2025

An EMP (electromagnetic pulse) is an intense burst of electromagnetic energy, usually caused by an abrupt acceleration of charged particles.

Artem Oppermann

Updated on May 22, 2025

The dielectric constant — also known as relative permittivity — measures the ability of a material to store electrical energy when exposed to an electric field. Here’s how it works, what factors influence it and its main applications.

Artem Oppermann

Updated on May 22, 2025

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is a system of hardware and software that lets teams monitor and control industrial processes and equipment. Here’s a deep dive into its architecture, components, examples and benefits.

Katlyn Gallo

Updated on May 22, 2025

A gigabyte (GB) is a form of digital measurement used to describe the size of information on a system or the capacity of storage available on a disk or other digital storage media. A gigabyte is equal to one billion bytes.