Growing
up in the sixties, my first transitor radio had 6, count them, yes SIX
transitors! American did not really know what transistors were, but
more was obviously better … after all four is always better than two!
I yearned to have a fancy radio with 10 transitors, but that was for
the "rich" folks.
up in the sixties, my first transitor radio had 6, count them, yes SIX
transitors! American did not really know what transistors were, but
more was obviously better … after all four is always better than two!
I yearned to have a fancy radio with 10 transitors, but that was for
the "rich" folks.
Oh well … now the field of electronics seems to
be changing one more time. Thus, if you’re in the USA … cross over
the Atlantic and attend this lecture from the oldest technical society
in the world, The Royal Society.
be changing one more time. Thus, if you’re in the USA … cross over
the Atlantic and attend this lecture from the oldest technical society
in the world, The Royal Society.
"Plastics – or, more correctly, polymers have
traditionally been used by the electronics industry as passive
materials, for casing and electrical insulation.Now however, new types of polymers have been
discovered which behave as semiconductors. For example, they can emit
light when subjected to an electric current, or can be used to make
transistors. In this lecture, Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of
Physics at the University of Cambridge and a pioneer in the field, will
discuss our understanding of the physics of these exciting new
polymers, and show how their use is now based on structures akin to
those used in biology (for example, in photosynthesis)."
