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

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

The core concept of Electronics Puzzle Lab 2 is to inspect a series of circuit boards and successfully power a set of LED lights.

MIT researchers developed a more powerful magnetic transistor that could be used to design simpler circuits and create faster and more energy-efficient electronics.

Hybrid relays combine a mechanical switch with a solid-state switch, and they are set up in parallel to control a single load ...

Solid−state circuit breakers using SiC devices are particularly well-suited for protecting next-generation power systems.

Abstract: A low-cost mechanical circuit breaker (MCB) is an important solution in the field of dc breaking. However, the zero-crossing points in the breaking process of the existing MCBs are either ...

Abstract: Power converters in system-level real-time simulations are usually emulated by using an L/C associated discrete circuit (L/C-ADC)in a fixed time-step simulation. However, there are several ...

A new nanostructure acts like a wire and switch that can, for the first time, control and direct the flow of quantum quasiparticles called excitons at room temperature.

The ultimate goal is to scale these switches into circuits that would, ostensibly, replace current electronics. According to the researchers, several advances are necessary to reach that goal, ...

A power semiconductor switch is a controlled electronic device that repeatedly changes between on and off states. It is a solid-state switch, meaning it performs this function without mechanical ...