a blog by the NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
Earlier this week I heard a quick piece on NPR's Marketplace called "75 years ago, the transistor ignited the fire of modern innovation," about how the transistor was "born" exactly 75 years ago today: December 16, 1947. It reminded me of a blog post written by CSN graduate student Diamond Jones (now Dr. Diamond Jones!) …
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Did you know that the world’s first computers filled entire rooms? Now we can carry even more computing power than those early machines in the palm of our hands, thanks to advancements in nano- and transistor technology. Transistors are the components in a computer that control the flow of electricity and therefore allow the computer …
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The phrase, “only 90’s kids will remember” is thrown around a lot these days but it is safe to say most people born in the 80’s and onward have seen those big pits filled with colorful plastic balls. A staple of almost anyone’s childhood, this pit is, of course, the aptly named Ball Pit (Figure …
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