Electronics Collection (page 15)

Computer artwork of wires in a womans head
Artificial intelligence. Computer artwork of a female android with wires plugged into the back of her head. There is a representation of a circuit board on her torso

Direct and alternating current. An oscilloscope displays the potential difference from an alternating current (AC) source and a direct current (DC) source

Ammeter. Analogue ammeter used for measuring the electric current in a circuit, displaying it in amperes. Current is conserved throughout a circuit but splits at junctions

Internet chat room. Conceptual computer artwork of a chat room door and circuitry in the background. This may represent the use of text based internet chat rooms

Artificial intelligence: face from computer screen
Artificial intelligence. Abstract computer artwork of a head emerging from a computer screen on a starfield background. This could depict artificial intelligence (AI)

Calculator, simulated X-ray
Calculator. Simulated X-ray of a calculator

Artificial intelligence: face and circuit board
MODEL RELEASED. Artificial intelligence. Abstract image of a womans face wearing electronic and mechanical gadgetry superimposed on a circuit board. This could depict artificial intelligence (AI)

Computer art of humanoid breaking out of computer
Artificial intelligence. Computer artwork of a metallic grey humanoid figure emerging from a computer monitor screen. This represents the concept of artificial intelligence (AI)

Internet. Conceptual computer artwork representing internet communications, showing two people linked by an electronic circuit diagram. The zeros and ones are computer binary code

Remote controls

Earphone in an ear
Earphone in place in an ear

Dismantled loudspeaker. This is a device that is designed to convert electrical signals into sound waves. The two fixed components are the permanent magnet (black)

Hand-held GPS receiver and map
Hand-held satellite navigation receiver. It uses signals sent by the network of 21 NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites

Electrical equipment. Digital ammeter (left, yellow), digital voltmeter (right, yellow) and an oscilloscope. An ammeter measures the number of amperes (electric current) in a circuit

Thermocouple. Gas temperature sensor and its digital meter. Thermocouples work by using two lengths of different metals. These lengths are joined at the top

Artificial intelligence, computer artwork
Artificial intelligence. Computer artwork of a human brain powering a home computer

Office buildings at sunset. These are the offices of i-flex, a software company in Bangalore, India. Photographed in 2004

Construction worker. Woman carrying building materials for the construction of new office buildings in Bangalore, India

Gallium nitride nanowires, SEM
Gallium nitride nanowires, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Nanowires, seen here grown in square plots, are artificially grown crystal filaments that measure only a few nanometres

Oscilloscope showing voltage / time trace
Oscilloscope trace. View of a cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO) displaying a sinusoidal voltage against time trace. A CRO is an item of electronic equipment which utilises a cathode ray tube to

MEMS production, metal evaporation
MEMS production. Inside of a metal evaporation machine that is being used to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

Reed switch with coil. The reed switch, inside the coil of wire, is an electrical component that is placed in a circuit to allow the circuit to be switched

Photodiode. This is a type of diode that allows electric current to flow if the light levels are high enough. A diode is an electronic component that acts as a one-way valve for the flow of electric

Network card X-ray
Network card. X-ray of an electronic circuit board which processes communications between a computer and an external network

Printed circuit board, computer artwork
Printed circuit board (PCB). Computer artwork of the PCB from a motherboard (main circuit board) of a personal computer (PC)

MEMS production, chemical etching
MODEL RELEASED. MEMS production. Clean room technicians using chemical etching processes to produce MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

Hand holds transistors from the 1960s to 1990s
Transistors. Hand holds an assortment of transist- ors from the 1960s to the 1980s & 1990s. Transist- ors have many uses in electronic equipment includ- ing amplification & signal processing

Oscilloscope trace. Screen of an oscilloscope showing a trace of voltage against time. Oscilloscopes are used to display and analyse waveforms of electronic signals

Computer hard disk assembly. Component parts of a hard disk showing the outer aluminium casing (top), the hard disk platter and read/write head (centre), and the controller electronics (bottom)

Variable resistor. Also known as a rheostat, this image shows the internal workings of a variable resistor. When placed in a circuit

Three electrolytic capacitors with capacitance values of 2200 microfarads, 1000 microfarads and 470 microfarads. The arrows on the canisters are pointing to the capacitors negative ends

Battery holder. Batteries in a battery holder. The apparatus is set up so that one, two, three or all of the batteries can be used in a circuit in series

MEMS production, furnace processing
MEMS production. Row of silicon wafers entering a furnace during the process of producing MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) devices

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

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