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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950
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 ...
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MIT demonstrates magnetic transistor with 10x stronger switching and built-in memory
MIT engineers built a magnetic transistor from chromium sulfur bromide, promising smaller, faster electronics with built-in memory.
After decades of setting the pace for tech and innovation, the U.S. is at risk of surrendering its lead in the race that will ...
John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis demonstrated quantum tunneling in an electrical circuit, with ...
OLED displays are becoming increasingly popular. However, many buyers fear unsightly burn-in effects. With the right measures ...
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Innovative transistor design offering advantages for controlling and reading quantum chips
The smaller electronic components become, the more complex their manufacture becomes. This has been a major problem for the ...
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for research on the strange behavior of subatomic particles called quantum tunneling that enabled the ultra-sensitive measurements achieved by ...
John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis awarded Nobel Prize 2025 for discoveries driving quantum computing.
Our microelectronics relies on doped semiconductors. But there is an alternative: Instead of the semiconductor parts ...
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