AC-DC converters are electrical circuits that transform alternating current (AC) input into direct current (DC) output. They are used in power electronic applications where the power input a 50 Hz or ...

AC/DC adapters may be capable of more than one output. Many AC/DC adapters have a rating of the nominal total DC power supplied. Input plug styles, or AC pin (blade) type for AC/DC adapters can be two ...

Nobody has done more with a handful of basic blues chords and winking sexual innuendo than AC/DC over the past 40 years. From their scrappy beginnings in Sydney to their mega-platinum world ...

The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes that dot the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The plates make up Earth's outer shell, called the lithosphere.

Based on our lab tests, these window ACs deliver reliable cooling to keep your space comfortable all season. Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe has been part of the CNET Home ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...

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The playful North American river otter is equally at home in the water and on land. It makes its home in a burrow near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Police have identified a body found in the Mississippi River near Davenport as 24-year-old Olivia Harrison, who was previously reported missing. Police said foul play is not ...

AC/DC are arguably the greatest hard rock band in history, with an estimated 200 mil-lion albums sold over the course of a four-decade career…and counting. Founded in late 1973, in Sydney ...