The physicist William Shockley is perhaps today best known for three things: his role in the invention of the transistor,...
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The WS2812B has become one of the most popular addressable LEDs out there. They’re easy to drive from just about...
For as long as small, hidden radio transmitters have existed, people have wanted a technology to detect them. One of...
Many things about diamonds seem eternal, including the many engineering problems related to making them work as a silicon replacement...
Over on ScienceDaily we learn that an international team of scientists have turned a common semiconductor germanium into a superconductor....
Do you remember the global chip shortage? Somehow it seems so long ago, but it’s not even really been three...
Release Date: July 26, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition...
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please...
Release Date: July 26, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition...
Do you remember your first portable radio? For Sjef Verhoeven, it was a Sony Walkman in 1993. As is common...
Release Date: July 19, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition...
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please...
Release Date: July 19, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition...
Recently in material science news from China we hear that and his team at Peking University just made the world’s...
For circuit simulation, we have always been enthralled with the Falstad simulator which is a simple, Spice-like simulator that runs...
Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are the subject of an emerging field in semiconductor research, with these materials offering a range of...
Space is a challenging environment for semiconductors, but researchers have shown that a specific type of memristor (the hafnium oxide...
Researchers at MIT have unexpectedly stumbled upon a way to 3D print active electronics – meaning transistors and components for...
The germanium point contact diode, and almost every semiconductor device using germanium, is now obsolete. There was a time when...
During the first half of the 20th century radio technology was booming, albeit restricted by the vacuum tube technology of...
Release Date: June 12, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1162 Release Date: June 5, 2021 Here is a summary of the news...
Release Date: May 29, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...
The FCC is seeking comment on the impact of the continuing global shortage of semiconductors. The FCC’s May 11 Public...
This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1137 Release Date: December 12, 2020 Here is a summary of the news trending...
