There’s a small, silent component hiding in almost every electronic device—from your phone and laptop to your TV and charger.

Your internet service provider (ISP) brings the internet into your home through a modem. A router then converts that signal into Wi-Fi, allowing phones, laptops, TVs and other devices to connect ...

Nearly every piece of technology you use—from smartphones to computers—relies on one revolutionary component: the transistor.

One of the joys of writing up the entries for the 2025 Component Abuse Challenge has come in finding all the different alternative uses for the humble transistor. This building block of all modern ...