Next generation cellular networks such as 5G and 6G promise to support emerging applications such as enhanced mobile broadband, mission critical applications for the first responder, remote surgery, ...

In this webinar, additive manufacturing experts will provide details about options for large-format metal printing, including applications and materials ideal for each. Attendees will walk away with a ...

A bolt is a type of threaded hardware fastener that is used to position two workpieces in specific relation to each other. Bolts come in several configurations for their application and specification ...

Gate valves (also known as knife valves or slide valves) are linear motion valves in which a flat closure element slides into the flow stream to provide shut-off. They are one of the most common ...

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"For Credible Lasers, See Inside." THE LASER IS LESS THAN three years younger than the space age. Just days after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, Charles Townes and Gordon ...

Ball valves are quarter-turn, straight-through valves that have a round closure element with matching rounded seats that permit uniform sealing stress. The valve gets its name from the ball that ...

Check valves are self-activating safety valves that permit gases and liquids to flow in only one direction. The purpose of a check valve is to prevent process flow from reversing in the system which ...

Detailing access control mechanisms that are emerging with the latest Internet programming technologies, this thorough text provides an introduction to the foundations of programming systems security, ...

AC/DC adapters may be capable of more than one output. Many AC/DC adapters have a rating of the nominal total DC power supplied. Input plug styles, or AC pin (blade) type for AC/DC adapters can be two ...

Tubing or tubes are hollow cylinders used for fluid transport, structural applications, or electrical sheathing. They are usually cylindrical in shape, but may have round, rectangular, or square cross ...

Spring washers, sometimes called disc springs, are a subtype of washers. They lend their mechanical capabilities to the unique profile of the material: when subject to a load, the irregularities of ...