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Hydrogen ion activity in aqueous (water-solvent) solutions is a very…
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PID control can be a confusing concept to understand. Here, a brief…
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Many liquid substances undergo a process whereby their constituent…
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A temperature switch is one detecting the temperature of some…
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Area refers to the size of two-dimensional surface. Volume refers to…
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The three “elementary” particles of matter comprising all…
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Cyber-security seems to have its own vocabulary, ranging from unwieldy…
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Classical mechanics (often called Newtonian mechanics in honor of…
RTDs are completely passive sensing elements, requiring the…
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Circuit breakers used in residential, commercial, and light industrial…
Several different technologies exist for the conversion of fluid…
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