For example, you can insert a resistor, a capacitor, an inductor, a diode, or a transistor and get a readout of which pin is which. It seems like magic, but [Andreas Spiess] did the research on ...

Her test jig is a simple oscillator circuit such that a properly formed transistor will start the circuit oscillating and make and audible sound. We look forward to more esoteric knowledge of ...

Typical signs of a failing transistor include a circuit that's not functioning as expected, or a device that's overheating or not powering on. To confirm, you can use a multimeter to test the ...

In the future, their work could contribute to the development of smaller and better performing 2D semiconductor-based transistors. Meanwhile, Pop and his colleagues plan to continue testing and ...

In the beginning, there was the point-contact transistor. This was the very first transistor ever made, built by Walter Brattain with the help of John Bardeen. It was made of two gold foil ...

The idea of an optical transistor — and the associated optical logic circuits that may follow — conjures images of light controlling light in some sparkling, transparent computer. This dream ...