Monthly Archives: September 2009
How Bulbous Bows work
Bulbous bows are used on many military and commercial ships. You may even see them on your next cruise! What looks like the head of a whale actually serves a useful purpose. Bulbous bows reduce the overall drag on the … Continue reading
How Diodes and Transistors work
Transisters require either Silicon or Germanium which is doped to add an extra electron or remove an extra electron. The doping process involves adding an element, and in effect creating an impurity in the perfect Silicon structure. N-type doping has … Continue reading