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Capacitors can be made from a variety of materials, and their capabilities can be tuned to a range of operating conditions, safety requirements, and available space.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

Capacitors on the ends of the tubes sent a pulse of current through, causing the tube to flash yellow-white and produce a tiny puff of smoke.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 8, 2022

Capacitors will also need to be replaced in order to bring the deck back to factory spec.

From The Verge • Oct. 5, 2015

Capacitors have the opposite effect on AC circuits that inductors have.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Capacitors aboard the missile discharge an energy pulse--moving at the speed of light and impervious to bad weather--in front of the missile as it nears its target.

From Time Magazine Archive