Electricity doesn’t just flow freely in every direction—it needs control. That control comes from a tiny but powerful ...

A diode design can make terahertz signals stronger & work better, helping build smaller devices for imaging, sensing, and wireless communication.

Dhananjay Gadre] happened across a useful little trick the other day. Take any old 1N4148 or 1N914 glass-package signal diode ...

As far as we know, this is the smallest neural implant that will measure electrical activity in the brain and then report it ...

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 ...

Scientists have revealed how microscopic defects trigger catastrophic failure in perovskite solar cells. A research collaboration led by RASEI Fellow Mike McGehee at the Boulder, together with ...

Large TVs have become the centerpiece of home entertainment but jumping from a 65-inch to an 83-inch screen typically doubles ...

With a 4k1 collector resistor and 16mA drive into the led, the chosen (read ‘cheapest on ebay’) 6N135 is supposed to beat 1.5μs for both turn on and turn off, with typical figures of 90ns and 800ns.

LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are essential components in near-eye displays like virtual reality and augmented reality ...

Researchers from the South China University of Technology, Jihua Laboratory, and Jilin University have developed a new way to ...

A digital multimeter is one of the most important tools for both professional mechanics and DIYers, not to mention people ...

The US health agencies, NIH, claim that acne vulgaris, herpes simplex and zoster and acute wound healing received a grade of ...