On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing.

Colder weather is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for many folks to start cranking up the heat in their homes and apartments. But for many Americans, heating up their ...

A new Yale study has uncovered the hidden mechanical move that may regulate pain signaling in the human body—and why it sometimes goes awry.

Quantum metals are metals where quantum effects—behaviors that normally only matter at atomic scales—become powerful enough to control the metal's macroscopic electrical properties.

Abstract: This paper presents a novel graphene-based thermocouple that utilizes PVDF/GNP nanocomposites casted over commercial fabrics and characterized by outstanding electrical and thermal ...

Microchip has created a four-channel thermocouple measurement IC with ±1.5°C accuracy.