The human brain's second amazing feature relating to television is this: If you divide a moving scene into a sequence of still pictures and show the still images in rapid succession, the brain will reassemble the still images into a single, moving scene. Take, for example, these four frames...
Even though we talk about using FPGAs to create digitalcircuits, you don’t typically draw schematics to create designs for them. The size and complexity of the circuits FPGAs can contain would become very cumbersome should you actually draw out a schematic. Instead, you can describe the behav...
Amplifiers boost the power of audio signals using transistors, which are made from semiconductors like silicon that have been modified through a process called doping. The transistor in an amplifier typically involves a three-layer structure with p-type and n-type semiconductors, allowing it to cont...
Televisionis certainly one of the most influential forces of our time. Through the device called a television set or TV, you are able to receive news, sports, entertainment, information and commercials. The average American spends between two and five hours a day glued to "the tube"! Have y...
Although hardware is known for being hard, it’s easier than ever for entrepreneurs, startups, makers, inventors and small businesses to develop and prototype amazing new electronic products. Although I present each step in a linear fashion, product
Machine learning automates analytical model building, to find hidden insights in data without being programmed to look for something in particular or draw a certain conclusion. Artificial neural networks imitate the brain's array of interconnected neurons, and relay information between various units to...
company remains firmly committed to founder Robert Moog's mission to create unparalleled instruments. The Moog One is a 16-voice analog synthesizer with digital controls and effects. This combination gives it classic, fat analog sounds with an ease of control that is more suited to the modern ...
One big drawback of ordinary electron microscopes is that they produce amazing detail using high-energy beams of electrons, which tend to damage the objects they're imaging. STMs avoid this problem by using much lower energies.How a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) works A scanning tunnelling...
Some power amps have a bridged operation mode. Also called mono or bridged mono, in this mode, the load is connected to draw from both channels. That means the amp effectively becomes a higher-powered single-channel monophonic unit, even though both channels are being used.What's the Deal...
Achannel stripis a group of circuits and controls that function together on a given mixer channel to affect the audio signals that pass through it. These usually include: an input jack where an external instrument, microphone etc. connects to the mixer. XLR inputs are balanced to minimize noi...