July 27th, 2011 The Printed Circuit Board Shoe!
Do you remember the printed circuit board car that we blogged about at the end of last year? Well here at PCB Train we have found something as equally cool/geeky. Ladies and gentlemen we present to you the printed circuit board shoe! That’s right for the ultimate in geek fashion you can walk [...]
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June 7th, 2011 Printed & Integrated circuits
Ever wonder what goes into the making of your new gadget? Electronic circuits are composed of individual transistors formed with resistors and diodes on a piece of silicon. The individual components are commonly connected using aluminum “wires” on the chip’s surface. This process results in the formation of IC, or integrated circuits. These ICs contain [...]
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June 1st, 2011 Integrated circuits
An integrated circuits is one, great step up from a printed circuit, have played a large role in the development of all the technological wonders that populate the world today. But what is an integrated circuit? How does it apply to you? How has their development changed your life? To answer these questions, we must [...]
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May 19th, 2011 Clever timing
The clever fellows over at WyoInnovation have knocked up an innovative new way of telling the time using an Arduino unit and a little electronicsl know-how. Aptly dubbed – “The WORDuino”. We’re pretty sure this nifty little clock should win some sort of design award! A wonderful word-based [...]
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April 19th, 2011 Homebrew PCB
The internet is a-wash with shops to suit just about anything you could ever want to spend your hard earned money on. Top geek culture store – ThinkGeek.com, are now offering a fantastic must-have product for any PCB enthusiast/electronics hobbyist.. An Etch Your Own Circuit Board Kit! Definately worth a look [...]
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March 9th, 2011 How it’s made
An interesting episode of the TV series “How it’s made”, covering PC board manufacture. Though a little outdated, it is still an incredibly informative video for those who are interested in how Printed Cicuit Boards are manufactured en masse We hope you found this video absorbing! The PCB Train Team
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February 9th, 2011 PCB Recycling – A Unique Idea
Every year millions of PCBs are thrown away. With the world looking to become greener, is throwing printed circuit boards out really a good idea? It’s estimated that over 50,000 tons of PCBs are thrown away in the UK every year. Although tons of PCB waste is still being lost every year, there is some [...]
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January 4th, 2011 Funky PCB IPhone Case
You might have thought you’d seen everything possible related to PCBs, well think again. Since the release of the hugely popular IPhone, people have been going crazy with ways to personalise there favourite gadget. 1000s of companies have been bringing out funky accessories to help you personalise your phone, including cases, stickers and other gadgets. [...]
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December 17th, 2010 Circuit Boards On Wheels
We’ve seen many imaginative ways of recycling old printed circuit boards, but this really takes the biscuit. One resourceful motorist has gone to some lengths to decorate his car with an electronics theme. We wonder how many circuit boards it takes to cover a whole car. If you look closely, you’ll notice that he has [...]
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November 1st, 2010 PCBusiness Card
A savvy electrical engineer from The University Of Waterloo thought up another fantastic purpose for PCB manufacture - his buisness cards, with an integrated USB connection! And here’s the innovative piece of kit in action: Could this be a sign of the future? Imagine the data that could be passed over! Not just simple contact details [...]
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