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General Science |
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Biology |
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| Headstrong | Article about V.S. Ramachandrans work in neuroscience |
| Nervous System | Power point showing the basic structures of the nervous system from Howard university college of medicine |
| Neuron 101 | Quick and simplified description of neuron structure, function and action potential operation (Public domain) |
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Biology slides |
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| Action Potential / JPG / PDF | Graph of neuronal action potential versus time |
| Brain waves / JPG / PDF | EEG example plots for the various types of brain waves |
| Brain stem / JPG / PDF | Diagram of the major structures of the brain stem with limbic and other areas for reference |
| Cerebral cortex / JPG / PDF | Diagram of the functional sections of the cerebral cortex from the side |
| Cerebral cortex / JPG / PDF | Diagram of the functional sections of the cerebral cortex from the top |
| Gestalt laws / JPG / PDF | Images that portray the basic gestalt laws (Except for the Law of Common Fate) |
| Limbic system / JPG / PDF | Diagram of the limbic system and surrounding structures |
| Neuron / JPG / PDF | Myelinated neuron diagram |
| Retinal Response / JPG / PDF | Retinal response of the human eye versus light color |
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Chemistry |
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| Ignition Temperatures | Ignition temperatures for some common materials |
| PCB Etching | Negative process PCB etching using KPR |
| Selenium | Government report on selenium production |
| Solder cleaning | Residue removal and implications from fluxes used in soldering processes |
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Magnetism |
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Diamagnetism Paper 1 / Paper 2 |
Papers describing diamagnetic levitation using, among other materials Pyrolytic graphite |
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Materials |
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| Die Grind and Dice | Article on back grinding and stress relief in wafer fabrication, interesting application of water jet guided laser dicing |
| Ferrite Materials | No two ferrites are the same, each is optimized for its particular application |
| Hardwood comparison | Various woods sorted by name and hardness |
| Polyimide (Kapton) | Dupont document on Vespel series of polyimide |
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Metallurgy |
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| Aluminum Welding | Welding Design and Fabrication magazine article |
| Amorphous Metal | Description of new amorphous metal technology |
| Copper tube | Copper.org Copper Tube Handbook Tables, Source here |
| Liquid Metal 1 | Article on the emerging bulk Amorphous Metal technology |
| Liquid Metal 2 | Another article on the emerging bulk Amorphous Metal technology |
| Powder Metallurgy Basics | Simple description on how sintered parts, such a bronze bushings, are made |
| Resistance wire - Chromel | Amps-vs-Temperature-vs-AWG to heat Chromel-A to various temperatures in air (-C conversion at bottom) |
| Resistance wire - Properties | Properties of MWS resistance wire types (See trade name cross reference) |
| Resistance wire - Trade Names | Cross reference to trade names for common resistance wire alloys |
| Solder - Defect free | Kester article on avoiding defects when using lead free solder. |
| Solder - K100LD | Case study by Kester on the use of K100LD lead free solder |
| Solder - Lead Free Reliability | Kester article on builing in reliability when switching from lead to to lead free solder |
| Stainless Steel Primer | This primer has been developed by the Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) to help the novice or lay person understand some of the characteristics and uses of stainless steel. |
| Steel Temperature | Temperature vs Color for steel |
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Physics |
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| Absorption Refrigeration | Using heat and ammonia for refrigeration |
| Aerodynamics 101 | Short and to the point discussion of basic concepts in aerodynamics |
| Dielectrics | AVX comparison of common ceramic capacitor dielectrics |
| Laser Diodes | Specifications for laser diodes and pulls from DVD players |
| Lichtenberg Figures | Stoneridge Engineering article on production of discharge figures in acrylic, buy them at Tesla Mania |
| Light Spectrum | Wavelength vs Color from Infrared to Ultraviolet |
| Nernst Equation | Math that describes how potential voltages of cells and things like oxygen sensors are produced |
| Oxygen Sensor 1 | How they are built and used |
| Oxygen Sensor 2 | Descriptions of the five types of oxygen sensors in general use |
| Oxygen Sensor 3 | Detailed description of the Bosch wideband oxygen sensor |
| Planckian Locus | Color temperature chart of an incandescent black body |
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This page last updated on
January 22, 2012