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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.
Ars Technica

Electronics people: simple drive spin-up transistor switch, with ~0.5s timer

OK, so I have an old project laptop with an IDE/PATA/slim-ATAPI optical drive bay, into which I have inserted a SATA drive caddy with a bridge board. The thing is, the caddy doesn't transfer the drive ...
ExtremeTech

What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?

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EDN

Introducing a transistor that can switch between two energy states

A team of engineers from the University of Illinois unveiled an upgrade to a transistor laser that can be used to increase computer processor speeds and form two stable energy states with the ability ...
Physics World

New optical transistor uses quasiparticle condensate to switch rapidly

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, ...