On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the ...

Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon. Because it's a semiconductor, this material can control the flow of electricity in a circuit. But silicon has ...

A Planet Analog article, “ 2N3904: Why use a 60-year-old transistor? ” by Bill Schweber, inspired some interest in this old ...

A self-sensing and heating transistor thermostat for a 16-bit DAC voltage reference to stabilize its temperature.

MIT engineers built a magnetic transistor from chromium sulfur bromide, promising smaller, faster electronics with built-in ...

The smaller electronic components become, the more complex their manufacture becomes. This has been a major problem for the ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

Abstract: The operation of HVdc grids faces two critical challenges: 1) fast interruption of dc-side fault currents and 2) power flow management to prevent dc lines from overloading in some scenarios.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Bridge loans, often called bridge financing or bridging loans, serve as short-term financial ...

Abstract: The multineedle Langmuir probe (m-NLP) instrument, consisting of two or more fixed-bias cylindrical Langmuir probes, is designed to enhance data resolution, particularly for in situ ...