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What is Voltage? What is Current?
How Computer Memory Works
Sebastian asked an interesting question in class about how code (or any information) is stored in a chip. Here’s a savvy video about just that.
Some background in case it sounds the terms he uses are foreign to you, here’s a whole playlist about logic gates and a visual analogy explaining transistors and boolean logic:
Who invented the hoverboard? Planet Money Podcast explains
Download or stream this interesting episode of the Planet Money podcast regarding the origins of the “hoverboard”:
The hottest toy this holiday season has no identifiable logo, no main distributor, and no widely agreed upon name.
So, today on the show, we set out to find who invented them. The process involves late night phone calls to Shenzhen, a high tech deconstruction project, and the purchase of a Planet Money hoverboard all our own. What we find might change the way you think about invention.
iPhone 7 Teardown in 90 seconds!
Thought you folks might like this recent iPhone 7 Teardown by iFixit.