passive circuit
91Resistor — A typical axial lead resistor Type Passive Working principle Electrical resistance Invented Ge …
92Active pixel sensor — An active pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor consisting of an integrated circuit containing an array of pixel sensors, each pixel containing a photodetector and an active amplifier. There are many types of active pixel sensors including the… …
93Pickup (music technology) — For phonograph pickup, see Magnetic cartridge. For other uses, see Pickup disambiguation page. Three magnetic pickups on a Peavey Raptor with the pickup configuration of a fat strat (H S S). The bridge (right) pickup is a humbucker and the neck… …
94Valve transmitters — Most high power transmitter amplifiers are of valve construction because of the high power required.Anode circuitsSince valves are designed to operate with much higher resistive loads than solid state devices, the most common anode circuit is a… …
95Action potential — In physiology, an action potential is a short lasting event in which the electrical membrane potential of a cell rapidly rises and falls, following a consistent trajectory. Action potentials occur in several types of animal cells, called… …
96Tax avoidance and tax evasion — Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the tax regime to one s own advantage, in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. By contrast tax evasion is the general term for efforts to not pay taxes by… …
97Quadraphonic sound — 4 channels Quadraphonic label Quadraphonic (or Quadrophonic sometimes Quadrasonic) sound – the most widely used early term for what is now called 4.0 surround sound – uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of the… …
98Pickup (music) — A pickup device acts as a transducer that captures mechanical vibrations (usually from suitably equipped stringed instruments such as the electric guitar, electric bass guitar or electric violin) and converts them to an electrical signal, which… …
99materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals. [1960 65] * * * Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material s composition and structure, both… …
100Crystal radio — Crystal set redirects here. For the Australian rock band, see The Crystal Set. A modern reproduction of an antique crystal set. It is tuned to different stations by moving the sliding contact (right) up and down the tuning coil (red). The device… …
