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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Workforce LibreTexts - Physics of Conductors and Insulators. | Oct 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology - Types of Insulators Used in Transmission (Overhead) Lines (PDF). | Apr 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines - Insulator (PDF). | Feb 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT News - Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is both. | Nov 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UNL Content Management System - Dielectric properties of insulators. | Jun 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Conductors and insulators. | Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Iowa Pressbooks - Conductors and Insulators. | Jan 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Insulators. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Workforce LibreTexts - Physics of Conductors and Insulators. | Sep 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Physics Classroom - Conductors and Insulators. | May 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: HyperPhysics - Conductors and Insulators. | Sep 15, 2016 | ||
| Added diagram listing the insulative properties of various substances. | Feb 03, 2012 | ||
| Added new Web site: Nondestructive Testing Resouce Center - Conductors and Insulators. | Apr 09, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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