by Alfred Poor | September 11, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
The three Laws of Thermodynamics are sometimes simplified as “You Can’t Win, You Can’t Break Even, and Can’t Quit the Game.” The second Law says that energy inevitably leaks out of a system. One obvious example is a car engine; it converts fuel to...
by Alfred Poor | February 13, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
70 years ago, a discovery was made at Bell Labs in New Jersey that changed the course of human civilization. Three researchers — Shockley, Bardeen, and Brattain — created a switch with no moving parts. By applying a current to one lead, they could control...
by Alfred Poor | October 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Almost all wearable Health Tech devices require some form of power in order to operate. For the vast majority, this power must be in the form of an electrical current. When it comes to delivering electricity to a device that is not plugged in, the most common solution...
by Alfred Poor | January 27, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Adenosine triphosphate: you might recognize this chemical compound from your high school or college biology class, or perhaps its acronym ATP will ring a bell. The bottom line is that you can’t live without it. This is the molecule that takes energy from where...
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by Alfred Poor | January 13, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Solid-state cameras are everywhere, from smartphones to door bells to baby monitors, and a host of other devices. But they all have something in common: a lens to focus light on the tiny imaging chip. In relative terms, the lens is enormous compared with the sensor....
