There are some projects that seem at first sight to be easy, but anyone who tries them finds a whole heap of unexpected problems and turns to the off-the-shelf device. PCB antennas for example, or ...

In the previous chapter, we stored the current state in a variable and switched the LED operation mode every time the button was pressed.The signals sent to the LED so far have been of two types: HIGH ...

The energy-efficient LED bulbs now commonplace in American homes, schools, and offices could carry hidden health risks, according to a neuroscientist who is sounding the alarm over their potential ...

S-Transistors has raised €2.6 million in pre-seed funding to develop superconducting transistor-based integrated circuits that address a key scaling challenge facing cryogenic quantum computers.

An ultrathin magnesium treatment sharply lowers resistance in p-type GaN contacts, offering a simpler route to more efficient LEDs, transistors and power devices. (Nanowerk News) Semiconductor devices ...

Last week I revealed the sneaky physics behind the “joule thief,” an electrical circuit that lets you squeeze more energy out of seemingly dead batteries. The key, it turned out, was a clever pairing ...

Atomically thin semiconductors could enable dramatically smaller and more efficient chips, but a stubborn problem at the boundary between materials has limited their performance. Researchers have now ...

In July 2026, social media posts claimed U.S. President Donald Trump confused the words "transistor" and "transgender" during a speech criticizing the CHIPS and Science Act, a 2022 bipartisan effort ...

Direct imaging shows that the contacts through which current flows into atomically thin transistors can be scaled down to just a few nanometres in length. Read the paper: Directly probing the carrier ...

IBM has developed the blueprint for producing a processor using sub-1-nanometer (nm) chip technology, outdoing its own efforts to increase efficiency and processing power with 2-nm tech from a few ...

IBM on Thursday unveiled the first chip created using its latest semiconductor technologies, one that holds nearly 100 billion transistors in a fleck of hardware no bigger than your fingernail.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. IBM has announced a major breakthrough in semiconductor technology, unveiling the world's ...