Bars in the Boston area are running out of beer because Scottish soccer supporters are drinking them dry, according to reports. Boston was selected to host two of Scotland's FIFA World Cup matches ...

Transistors in some circuit configurations work together and, frequently, need to be matched. This is so common that you can sometimes find ICs that are just a pair of transistors made with the same ...

Maybe I’m viewing the old days through rose-colored glasses, but it feels like finding the best gifts for sports fans used to be easier. Drop into a sporting goods store and there’d be tons of merch ...

The ability to make a very miniature on/off switch changed the world. These tiny switches, known as transistors, make up the basis of all modern computing—they drive your cell phones, your bank ...

Let’s say you want to blink an LED. You might grab an Arduino and run the Blink sketch, or you might lace up a few components to a 555. But you needn’t go so fancy! [The Design Graveyard] explains how ...

In hot weather like the kind we’ve seen this summer, fans are everywhere: They’re inexpensive tools that help us feel better in the heat. The key word here is “feel.” In temperatures of around 90 ...

On a late July morning, the sun is already broiling the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The air is so humid, even a loose shirt quickly turns into a sticky mess. Later, the heat index will top out ...

I live and work in New York, where it can be brutally hot in summer. Although I have a window air conditioner in my upstairs living room at home, I don’t have any such cooling products in my basement ...

Shrinking silicon transistors have reached their physical limits, but a team from the University of Tokyo is rewriting the rules. They've created a cutting-edge transistor using gallium-doped indium ...

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