Part of Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Backward. Scientists Just Figured Out Why.

Traditionally, scientists believed that the charge polarity of the magnetosphere at the equator and the poles was the same, ...
Climate Compass on MSN

Seven Documented Times Earth's Magnetic Poles Reversed

The Steens Mountain Rapid Reversal - A Shocking 15.5 Million Year Old Event 5 million years ago. This southeastern Oregon ...
EDN

This is how car battery’s front-end protection works

If the car battery terminals are reverse connected during a jump start, vehicle upkeep, or repair, components in the associated automotive electronics modules may be damaged if they cannot handle the ...
Space.com

Rare 'backward' sunspot could create supercharged auroras this week

An outburst from a law-breaking new sunspot could pummel Earth with charged particles and trigger strong geomagnetic storms, potentially causing spectacular light shows in skies over the planet during ...
EDN

Reverse Polarity Protector

A series diode is often used as a means of protecting equipment from accidental power supply reversal, particularly in battery-powered equipment. Due to forward voltage losses, this is sometimes ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Concentration‑controlled doping turns a p‑type polymer semiconductor into its n‑type counterpart

A South Korean research team has, for the first time, uncovered the molecular-level mechanism by which trace amounts of ...
Morningstar

80V Low IQ Ideal Diode Controllers from Diodes Incorporated Simplify Reverse Battery Polarity and Overvoltage Protection in Modern Automotive Architectures

80V Low IQ Ideal Diode Controllers from Diodes Incorporated Simplify Reverse Battery Polarity and Overvoltage Protection in Modern Automotive Architectures Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) today ...