Technology

Articles about devices, tools, digital systems and innovation.

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Solar cooker

Solar energy

Solar panel

Solar power in Spain

Solar power plant

Solar power plant: technology, types, history and applications

Solar power station in Victoria

Solar power station in north‑western Victoria (154 MW photovoltaic project)

Solar thermal energy

Solar thermal energy: concentrating sunlight to produce heat and power

Solaris

Soldering iron

Soldering iron — tools, types, uses and safety

Solenoid

Solid rocket booster

Solid state

Solid-state electronics

Solid-state drive

Sonar

Sonar: principles, history, types, and uses

Sonic boom

Sonic boom: causes, effects, history and mitigation

Sony

Sony — Japanese electronics, gaming and entertainment company

Sound card

Sound card: functions, types, history and uses

Source (game engine)

Southbridge (computing)

Southbridge (computing): the motherboard I/O controller

Soxhlet extractor

Soy milk maker

Space Station Processing Facility

Space-time tradeoff

Spade

Spade — design, uses, history and differences from a shovel

Spectrograph

Spectrograph: instrument for separating and recording a wave spectrum

Speech recognition

Spencer repeating rifle

Spinning jenny

Spintronics

Sponge (tool)

Sponge (cleaning tool): materials, structure, history and uses

Spreadsheet

Spring (device)

Sputnik programme

Spyware

Spyware: definition, types, risks, and prevention

Spyware removal software

SQR codes

Stack (data structure)

Stack machine

Stack machine (computational model)

Standard ML

Standard ML (SML): a statically typed functional programming language

Stapler

Stapler: function, types, parts and practical use

Star network

Star network topology

Start menu

Start menu

Central interface element used to find and launch applications, access files and settings, and manage power and account options across desktop operating systems.

Static random-access memory

Static random-access memory (SRAM)

Station-to-Station protocol

Stealth

Stealth technology

Stepper motor

Stepper motor: operation, types, control methods and applications

Stereo

Stereophonic sound (stereo)