Indian SMBs can do more with less
In December of year 2012, PC Quest conducted its popular SMB Forum series of events across major cities of India namely Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, and Chennai. The event focused around technologies … Continue reading →
Broadband brings telecom back to monopoly tendency
The nineties saw big dose of privatization in telecom sector. Country after Country invited private telcos to invest and provided various incentives for their growth. Sector moved from monopoly to … Continue reading →
Demystifying Rural Communication : Much Talk Less Achieved
Also refer : Rural Communication in India The importance of open, accessible, and relevant communications is undeniable for fostering National development, social fulfilment and human dignity. The more communicated and … Continue reading →
Internet: The driving force behind the growth of the Economy
What an alteration of life! What a change in life! The whole world is changing. Definitions are changing. Even this article is written via a text-writing software on a … Continue reading →
Innovations to drive economy in developing countries
When we speak of innovations, one question arises in our mind, what does this term ‘innovation’ means? Is it too broad to describe? Is it a taboo? Innovation is nothing … Continue reading →
Indian Consumer Market : A change from pyramid to sparkling diamond
India’s ascendance as an economic power has forced the world to unveil the mystery called “India” . and an intriguing element of this mystery is its consumer market characterized by … Continue reading →
The Rural Communication in India
Introduction In initial stages of communication, Govt monopoly prevailed in India. The Govt felt responsible for providing a mobile phone to each and every countrymen without any intention of profit. … Continue reading →
Doing More With Less
Take a Heed : When you hear ‘doing more with less’, two ideas click you. The two proponents in school of thoughts are: Spiritual point of view for Life Business point … Continue reading →
How important is soldering?
Say it with me – ‘Yes, I really can solder that’! Yes, you really can solder that and anything else. This article includes basics of soldering. What’s soldering flux? Find … Continue reading →
Teenage Romance: Like forces repel and unlike forces attract
This article explains electron theory and atoms. Find out why like forces repel and unlike forces attract each other. Atoms and electrons Everybody knows about atoms and electrons don’t they? … Continue reading →
Happy Birthday ‘Semiconductors’
It has been a century (100 years) since the discovery of Superconductors. Read this article to know milestones achieved up till today. It has been a century since the discovery … Continue reading →
5 Design Ideas For Electronics
This article contains 5 design ideas, viz, : Find out how highpass filters modify equal-element design. Find out how position detectors provide motor-control logic. Let’s sneak peek into how bipolar … Continue reading →
7 Design Ideas For Electronics
This article contains 7 design ideas, viz, : Find out pros and cons of rotary switches and pushbuttons. Find out how simple FIFO is realised via FPGA. How can you … Continue reading →
Sensors: I Know What You Did in Last Measurement!
Lets see how a sensor/detector measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer, or, by an electronic instrument. For example, a … Continue reading →
Introduction to Filters – Active, Passive, and Switched-Capacitor
Introduction Filters of some sort are essential to the operation of most electronic circuits. It is, therefore, in the interest of anyone involved in electronic circuit design to have … Continue reading →
‘Waterless’ Washing Machine!
New inventions have made strainful works always easier for people. Find out how the ‘waterless’ washing machine is a blessing. In early days, people used to wash their own clothes … Continue reading →
How To Control A Mouse Via TV Remote ??
Learn how to control your PC via TV Remote. The circuit is based on 8051 microcontroller and is coded in Visual Basic. Find out the two modes of operation. Now … Continue reading →
Harry Potter And The ‘Ionisation Chamber’ !!
Find out how to construct an ionisation chamber. Also learn how a PicAXE-08M microprocessor can measure the voltage drift rate of an ionisation chamber. Figure: Harry Potter Figure : … Continue reading →
‘Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold’
Do you have an incessant channel hopper that is driving you crazy? Teach him a lesson with ‘TV Remote Control Jammer’ circuit. Do you have an incessant channel hopper that … Continue reading →
Water-Water Everywhere….
This ‘Dripper’ gag works best when lights are off and your ‘victim’ is about to fall asleep. Just when you get all comfy in bed you hear it…. Drip….Drip….Drip. But … Continue reading →
Wollah…Gags And Illusions…
Create illusion with the ‘magic lamp’ that lights up with mere finger touch. No, its not Aladdin’s lamp with a genie inside. This magic lamp appears to be an ordinary … Continue reading →
Lord Of The ‘Showers’!
‘Sadistic Circuit’: Cut Off The Hot Water In Shower Do certain members of your family enjoy long, warm showers, especially when you are in its utmost need? Its high time … Continue reading →
EFY Plus DVD
Take Feature Tour of EDA and engineering tools via monthly issue of EFY DVD. What happens when a giant robotic tool awakens from its slumber beneath the earth, for a … Continue reading →
Wireless Charging: Wireless Power Consortium
This article elucidates how electronics devices (like mobile phones) can be ‘wirelessly’ charged. This article also enlightens ‘Wireless Power Consortium’ that aims at new industry standard for low-power ‘inductive charging’ … Continue reading →
Global 450 Consortium (G450C) Program
This article elaborates about G450C Program that aims to support the industry transition from 300mm wafer to 450mm wafer production. Introduction In September 2011, New York Governor Andrew M. … Continue reading →
Solar energy is free, but what does it really cost?
This article sums up technical obstacles in solar industry. N.B. : This article is compiled… Courtesy : EEP Figure : Solar panels powering a rural cultural and drama centre, near … Continue reading →
Biodiesel : Myths and Facts
This article demystifies facts and myths about biodiesel and provides us a clear image of present scenario. Figure: Biodiesel releases only the CO2 that was absorbed by the plants as … Continue reading →
Science Scope
This article illustrates how all branches of engineering are related to each other. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Author : Prerna Jain Ever … Continue reading →
Why ‘Algebra’ Is Not Scenic As A ‘Zebra’?
This articles introduces “algebra” and its applications. Algebra (from Arabic al-jebr meaning “reunion of broken parts”) is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and … Continue reading →
The Spiritual Rebirth Of The Flip-Flop!!
Learn Flip -Flop Conversion via this article. For the conversion of one flip flop to another, a combinational circuit has to be designed first. If a JK Flip Flop is … Continue reading →
Top Embedded Companies
This article enlists top 30 embedded companies (in India and all over the World). One characteristic of winners is they always look upon themselves as a do it yourself project. … Continue reading →
Electronic Design Automation (EDA)
This article clarifies all your doubts related to ‘EDA’. Electronic design automation (EDA or ECAD) is a category of software tools for designing electronic systems such as printed circuit boards … Continue reading →
Titanium
This article explains properties of “Titanium” and its various applications. Titanium- (pronounced, tye-TAY-nee-em) is a chemical element with the symbol TI and atomic number 22. Sometimes called the spaced age … Continue reading →
Electronics for you (EFY)
‘Waterless’ Washing Machine ! New inventions have made strainful works always easier for people. Find out how the ‘waterless’ washing machine is a blessing. Tron Legacy: Setting up EL (electroluminescent) … Continue reading →