The technical side of Minecraft is one of the most interesting aspects of the game, but it can be quite overwhelming for players who are just getting started with it. There is a lot to learn about ...

It may seem a paradox, but in the future tiny computers may dump electronics and return to their mechanical roots. At the macroscale, mechanical computers are fussy and slow, but when your area is ...

The Boolean logic gates AND, OR and NOT comprise transistors, which are on/off switches wired together. Gates have one or two inputs but only one output, and they are wired in patterns that make up ...

YouTuber Steve Mould has created a great demonstration of computer logic gates using water, tubes, and 3D printed components. This innovative approach provides a tangible and visual way to understand ...

The fun part about logic gates is that there are so many ways to make them, with each approach having its own advantages and disadvantages. Although these days transistor-transistor logic (TTL) is the ...

Good Grief Charlie Brown! Ever since I presented the “Black Box Brain Boggler” in myLogically Speaking column in the 8th May issue of EE Times, I've been running around in ever-decreasing circles ...

The idea of making DNA perform computational tricks is hardly new. These data-packed molecules are in many ways perfect for the job. One very public test of their potential came in 1994, when Leonard ...

Logic gates are the fundamental building blocks of computers, and researchers at the University of Rochester have now developed the fastest ones ever created. By zapping graphene and gold with laser ...

As you probably know, processors – and most other digital technology – are made up of transistors. The simplest way to think of a transistor is as a controllable switch with three pins. When the gate ...