Electrical current flows easily through a conductor, but does not flow through an insulator. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

Porcelain insulators have long been integral to electrical power systems, valued for their high dielectric strength, durability and reliability under challenging environmental conditions.

An electrical engineer explains how semiconductors are made. ... insulators and more silicon to the entire wafer, ... are two examples of multinational foundries that build chips for other companies.

In topological insulators the bulk of the material is insulating and cannot carry an electrical current, yet the surfaces of the same material are conducting. Their unique electronic properties make ...

WRITING in the Electrical Review of June 12, 1942, on the design of electrical insulators in relation to manufacturing processes, Dr. E. Rosenthal points out that methods of shaping ceramic ...

The findings were published in Nature Physics yesterday (February 3) under the title: "Spin-orbit-controlled metal–insulator transition in Sr2IrO4." "We have found a new way to switch electrical ...

Mike has taught more than 1,000 classes on 30 different electrical-related subjects — ranging from alarm installations to exam preparation and voltage drop calculations. He continues to produce ...