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transistor

[tran-zis-ter] / trænˈzɪs tər /
NOUN
personal stereo
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The sodium clusters used in the experiment measured roughly 8 nanometers across, similar in scale to modern transistor components.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The MTS traces its roots back a century to Bell Labs, the iconic research organization that developed technologies such as the transistor, the laser and various programming languages.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

L.A. literature: In a durably famous metaphor for Southern California, “The Crying of Lot 49’s” heroine, Oedipa, compares the sight of a distant sprawling suburb to a transistor radio’s printed circuit board.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He could see, on that evening long ago, that this transistor would be easily manufacturable—manufacturable in great quantities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

It will know how to work because it will be able to read documentation describing it down to the last transistor.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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