A river erodes its course. In an electric circuit, does the wiring get eroded by the current, atoms, electrons etc? — Bill "It's a reasonable analogy to think of an electric current acting like ...

A study showing how electrons flow around sharp bends, such as those found in integrated circuits, has the potential to improve how these circuits, commonly used in electronic and optoelectronic ...

So many electrons flow in a conventional cable that the current appears to be homogeneous. Although it is not possible to distinguish individual electrons, quantum mechanics says they should exist. So ...

How creative are you when you make your circuit boards? Do you hunt around for different materials to use for the board? As long as it’s an insulator and can handle the heat of a soldering ir… ...

And in the same way that electrons in the lowest energy configuration of an atom maintain their orbits without the constant input of energy, electrons in such “mesoscopic” rings should flow forever – ...

A spintronic circuit has the potential to use less power by storing and manipulating a bit of information as electron spin. Spintronic circuits may also be a viable avenue for building quantum ...

Stripe-like contours on a surface modulate electrons that behave like light.

Different models, such as water flowing in a central heating system, can be used to understand electrical circuits. Find out more with BBC Bitesize. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

Last year, a new field in solid-state physics termed ‘electron hydrodynamics’ generated huge scientific interest. Three different experiments, including one performed by The University of Manchester, ...

A new study reveals that a buildup of metabolism in specialized brain cells is what triggers the need for sleep. Sleep may ...