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The Tiny Switch That Runs Every Computer and Gadget
Nearly every piece of technology you use—from smartphones to computers—relies on one revolutionary component: the transistor.
One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the humble transistor. This building block of all modern ...
Fast switching: the Hybrid Photonics Labs at Skoltech where the new optical transistor was created. (Courtesy: Skoltech) A new optical transistor has been designed by researchers in Russia, ...
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