Electronic Collection (page 14)

CD drive, simulated X-ray
CD drive. Simulated X-ray of a compact disc (CD) drive from a computer. A disc is in the sliding tray at bottom. This will retract into the machine

Magic sensor X-ray
Magic sensor. Coloured X-ray of a tyre fitted internally with an autonomous sensor (yellow). This long-lived sensor is powered solely by the changes in pressure it measures, needing no batte- ry

Quartz crystal oscillator from a watch. This tuning fork-shaped crystal vibrates at a specific frequency when exposed to an alternating electric current

Processor power. Conceptual computer image of the power of modern computer processors

CD drive on a laptop computer
DVD (digital versatile disc) drive on a laptop computer

Printed circuit board production. Worker using a magnifying glass to examine a template used to make a printed circuit boards (PCBs)

Circuit board in a portable radio. Components such as resistors and capacitors are visible

Two circuit boards meeting at a spot of light
Circuit board. Abstract image of a spot of light forming where two circuit boards touch. Circuits are comprised of individual components connected together by electrical pathways

Transistors and diodes on a printed circuit board. Diodes (small, cylindrical) are electronic components which allow current to pass in only one direction on the circuit board

Computer power cables with connectors (white)

One of the Maluku islands in Indonesia
Semiconductor diode. Electronic component that acts as a one-way valve for the flow of electric current. Most diodes are semiconductor diodes

Laptop computer keys

Macrophoto of surface of a circuit board
Circuit board. Macrophotograph of the surface of a circuit board

View of a circuit board from an alarm system
Circuit board. View of a printed circuit board with electronic components attached to it. Circuit boards connect components, including microchips (black rectangles), transistors, diodes, resistors

Static protection device in use
MODEL RELEASED. Static protection device being worn around the wrist of a computer technician as he handles components in a personal computer

Computer interior, showing expansion slots. These slots (upper frame) are where extra components are added to the computer to expand its capabilities

Computer circuit board being electrically-tested
Circuit board testing. Microchip on a computer circuit board being tested by having a spark of electricity fired at it. This quality control check tests whether that the component will be resistant

Macrophotograph of a circuit board
Macrophotograph of the surface of a printed circuit board. The olive green areas are copper conducting tracks of the circuit, covered with a protective varnish

Light dependent resistor. This component is a sensor usually made from cadmium sulphide (CdS). Light levels affect the electrical resistance of CdS

Keyboard use. Conceptual image of hands over the printed electrical circuit of a computer keyboard. Each crossed dot is the connection point for a key on the keyboard

Zinc oxide nanowires, SEM
Zinc oxide nanowires, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Nanowires are artificially grown crystal filaments that measure only a few nanometres (billionths of a metre) in diameter

Abstract image of a circuit board
Circuit board. Abstract image of a circuit board photographed through a lens filter. Circuit boards are made from a variety of components connected together by electrical pathways

Electrical wires

Man testing circuit boards at telephone exchange
MODEL RELEASED. Circuit testing. An engineer checks current flow through circuit boards at a telephone exchange. He is holding a voltmeter

Assorted capacitors. A capacitor is similar to a battery in that it is designed to store and release electrons. It has two terminals (electrodes)

Computer circuit board with microchips
Circuit board. Part of a computer circuit board with rectangular microchips (red). These micro- chips are miniature microprocessors, joined by electrical pathways

Smoke alarm components
Smoke alarm. Internal components of a standard UK ionisation smoke alarm. Seen here are the battery (oblong), horn (round, centre left) and the radiation source (with radioactive symbol)

Different coloured Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Blue diode. View of a hand holding the worlds first marketed blue light emitting diode (LED) made from gallium nitride. It is shown with different coloured LEDs

Circuit board assembly work. Worker assembling a printed circuit board (PCB). PCBs are circuit boards where the circuitry is printed and etched using templates and chemical techniques

Circuit board, SEM

Printed circuit board assembly work. Workers examining and assembling printed circuit boards (PCBs). PCBs are circuit boards where the circuitry is printed and etched using templates

Heat sink on a computer motherboard. This is a type of cooling system that absorbs and dissipates heat from a computer by transferring heat via direct contact or radiant thermal transfer

Flat-panel computer screen

Robot hands soldering components to circuit boards

Close-up of printed circuit board
Printed circuit board. Close-up view of a printed circuit board. At the top of the frame is a small integrated circuit chip (black rectangle)

Light-emitting diodes. Researchers hand holding a palette containing the spectrum of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs are efficient converters of electric current into light that are used in

Internal parts of a personal computer
Personal computer interior

Semiconductor components
Semiconductors. Selection of various applications of semiconductors. Semiconductors are materials with properties between those of conductors and insulators

Electronic circuit board components, including microchips and a transistor (upper centre)

Read / write head of a hard disk
Read/write head of a hard disk. Data is recorded on to a computer hard disk by a read-write head on the tip of a metal arm (centre)

Organic light emitting diode. Researchers face reflected in a panel of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). These ultra-thin polymer semi- conductors convert applied voltage into light

Blank keyboard. Conceptual image showing a computer keyboard with blank keys. This could represent amnesia, language difficulties or " writers block"

Tokyo stock exchange. Montage of images from the Tokyo stock exchange, Japan

View of a man holding a blue light emitting diode
Blue diode. View of a man holding the worlds first marketed blue light emitting diode (LED). He is holding the diode to his face

Computer circuit boards
Old computer circuit boards held in a hand. The continuous fast development and increase in computer power means that components rapidly become outdated and need to be disposed of or recycled

Computer circuit board

Circuit board production. Array of assembled printed circuit boards (PCBs) on a production line. PCBs are circuit boards where the circuitry is printed and etched using templates

Circuit board showing its electronic components
Circuit board. Part of a circuit board showing its electronic components which include transistors, capacitors and resistors. These are joined by electrical pathways

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