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87Famous Inventions Of The 20th Century
The 20th century was proved to be the century of some important inventions. These inventions including different electronic gadgets, tools, automobiles, etc, impressed the world all over, at the time they were made. But now they are an essential...
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75CRT's: The Computer and E-Scrap Recycler's Nightmare
Recovering recyclable materials from the CRTs contained in legacy monitors and TVs is problematic. However, there are some valuable materials contained within a used monitor or TV. What strategy should a recycler follow concerning these devices?
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82End Planned Obsolescence
One of the chief contributions to pollution is planned obsolescence that results from under engineering products and continual upgrades that make yesterday's products undesirable. New developments spur this process on, especially if it is profitable and fashionable. We need a rethink on a lot of what we do.
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78Cold Cathode Compact Fluorescents, The Best Outdoor Lighting Solution
An artist's rendition of a cold cathode compact fluorescent light bulb mountain man, with beard. Listen with your eyes to the words writ here, for I shall tell you a tale of light bulbs that would aspire to be...
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82Process Piping - Key Facts on Process Piping Design
Whenever I heard the word "piping" the images of arrays of pipes arranged in a haphazard manner appeared in my mind until I started working on my final year project, that was about piping. I came to know...
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77Computer Recycling in Poor Countries
According to EPA in 2007 only about 16% of electronics were recycled in the US. Of these 16 %, 50 to 80% are exported to poorer countries for recycling. In most of these countries the technology to...
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70The Invention and Future of the Television
The Television, What is it, why was it invented, and where is it going? This article helps to explain the basic innovations that sparked the television revolution, and the future in which this machine and technology is taking us.
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65Battery Power
Batteries, electricity, and the storage of electricity have been around for awhile. Today's batteries would not be inexistence,though, without the electrical discoveries from the past severalcenturies.
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65Wallmounted TV installation Series Vol. 1
I installed a new HDTV this year. In this series I will guide you through the various aspects to consider when planning your own Home Theater installation. I began by researching the TV and the mounting...
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80Thermionic Valves - Electron Tubes - Vacuum Tubes - Lest we forget
The 50 great years of thermionics were from 1920 to 1970. During this period, thermionic valves were at the heart of radio, and later, television production, transmission and reception, audio amplification and public address, radar and radio telescopy. Valves also made possible early tape recording and mainframe analogue and even digital computers.
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