‘Extreme’ transistor can withstand heat of 1000-plus F — priming it for use in Venus-bound probes

The transistor was able to operate normally at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 1112 F (600 C).(Image credit: Science Graphics)Scientists in Japan have built a new transistor that can withstand temperatures of 1,110 degrees Fahrenheit (600 degrees Celsius). Components this robust could one day be used in surface probes on Venus — where the thick carbon dioxide atmosphere can reach temperatures of 860 F (460 C).Most modern tech, including instruments used for deep-space exploration, uses transistors to control the flow of current. But the new device is a type of junction field-effect transistor (JFET), where the strength of an…

How small can a transistor get?

For decades, engineers have been working to create smaller and smaller transistors to fit ever-larger numbers of them onto computer chips, all in the name of greater processing power. Now, in the age of artificial intelligence (AI), that effort has turned into an all-out race.So how small can a transistor…

Yankees squash lefty troubles, best Robbie Ray in win over Padres

SAN DIEGO — If the Yankees are going to have success in the postseason — especially if they are going to meet the Red Sox in an American League wild-card series — they are going to have to find a way to beat lefty starters. Saturday was an encouraging day…

Dodgers finally regaining momentum after comeback win over Nationals

On Friday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was cautiously optimistic. “I’ll take the two wins,” he said, when asked if his club was “on a roll” after winning back-to-back games for the first time in a couple weeks. “I think, offensively, we’re starting to do some good things.” Twenty-four hours…

Arch Manning’s four touchdown passes help Texas destroy Texas State

Make no mistake: Arch Manning is back. Entering the season without the sky-high expectations he had last year — he isn’t even a preseason All-American after being the 2025 Heisman betting favorite — Manning showed on Saturday that maybe he’s been dropped a bit too far. Against a Texas State…

Flock cameras could turn American neighborhoods into a ‘China-like surveillance state,’ ex-Pentagon AI chief warns

Former Pentagon AI Policy Director Mark Beall warned that expanding artificial intelligence surveillance tools, like Flock cameras, could turn American communities into a “China-like surveillance state” unless guardrails are enforced. Speaking on “Saturday in America,” Beall argued that while this technology can have vital law enforcement benefits, clear rules and…

41-year-old hospitalized after horrifying DIY treatment for incontinence

This was one piss-poor DIY. A 41-year-old man had been having incontinence, or trouble controlling his bladder, for a month. When he took matters into his own hands, he caused a much more serious medical emergency. By the time he got to doctors, he couldn’t urinate — which causes excruciating…

Bill Maher blasts academics for trashing Western civilization – and Israel

Comedian Bill Maher roasted lefty academics for trashing Western civilization — while enjoying the freedoms and institutions it created. During Friday night’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” he vented during a conversation about Israel with Wesleyan University President Michael Roth, who has criticized the “Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions”…

NYC DSA boss Gustavo Gordillo’s humble immigrant backstory in question

NYC socialist honcho Gustavo Gordillo’s web of lies is unraveling fast after getting caught faking his address, his job, and apparently now — his own family’s immigration story. Gordillo, 38, recently said his parents were poor immigrants from Peru. “My parents came here, they had nothing,” he told the New…

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