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

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

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

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

A new magnetic transistor switches current ten times more strongly than silicon chips while operating at lower energy, and also integrates memory.

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 ...

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 ...

MIT researchers with colleagues from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague have used 2D CrSBr, a van der Waals ...

MIT engineers developed a magnetic transistor that could lead to smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient electronics, using a magnetic semiconductor material.

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Chemistry and Technology Prague created a ...

A single organic device reconfigures as transistor, rectifier and logic gate, offering compact circuits with higher ...