9am on the radio

Award-winning Wellington writer Lauren Keenan imagines the role of radio in the life of an everyday New Zealander.
Engineeringness on MSN

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.
University of Nevada, Reno

Ask the Professor: Why do we use a sideways 8 to represent infinity?

Professor Raúl Rojas has published a book about how symbols have been used throughout history in mathematics. The work was translated into English this year.
Semiconductor Engineering

Free-Space Gated Transistor In Wide Bandgap And Ultra Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (KAUST Et Al.)

A new technical paper titled “Lateral Semiconductor–Free-Space Gate Transistors” was published by researchers at KAUST and ...