This post subject is the assemble and operation of a mini Tesla coil kit, which is supplied by a DC voltage between 9 and 30V.
Category: Magnetism
Tesla coil: what is it and how does it work?
In 1891, Nikola Tesla invented the Tesla coil, a transformer that produces very high voltage and high frequency current.
Granulobot: what is it?
The granulobot is a robotic platform, with many units, which together act as a single robot that changes shape to execute tasks.
Altermagnet, a new type of magnetic material
A new type of magnet material, the altermagnetic material, was discovered. It can be used in computers’ hard drives.
Cyclotron: what is it and how it works?
The cyclotron is a particle accelerator invented in 1932, for research in High Energy Physics and isotope production.
Standard Model of particle physics
The Standard Model was presented in 1970. It’s the result of many researches and discoveries in particle physics area since 1930.
Effects of gravity on antimatter
An experiment on CERN confirmed that antimatter is attracted by gravity in the same way as common matter.
Magnetic circuits analysis
In this post, are shown the necessary concepts to make analysis of magnetic circuits, which is very similar to that of electric circuits.
Hysteresis: what is it?
The hysteresis is very common on materials and systems. It’s the capacity to keep a property, after remove the stimulus that induces this property.
Wall climbing robots
How do the adhesion mechanisms used by wall climbing robots work? In this post, are shown the three forms of adhesion.