To meet the growing demands of flexible and wearable electronic systems, such as smart watches and biomedical sensors, ...

A team of scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have created an ultrathin transistor unlike ...

On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing.

The ignition (or distributor) cap is where ignition wires that run to the spark plugs receive high-voltage current from the ignition coil. Metal contacts in the cap connect with contacts in the ...

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), cylindrical nanostructures made of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, have proved to be ...

Every gasoline engine is basically a series of controlled explosions, and the coil pack is the component that lights the fuse. Your car's battery puts out a measly 12 volts, which is great for your ...

Back in 1966, a suitable toy for a geeky kid was a radio kit. You could find simple crystal radio sets or some more advanced ...

Artificial intelligence is hungry. From training massive language models to powering real-time inference in the cloud, the computational demands of AI are skyrocketing. This insatiable appetite has ...

The Honda Gold Wing is equipped with a 7-speed Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) that offers both forward and reverse gears. This advanced transmission allows for smooth and effortless gear shifts, ...

Early last spring, we featured a book review, as part of our occasional Books You Should Read series. Usually these are seminal tomes, those really useful books that stay with you for life and become ...