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Interesting questions from Fall 2005 EE42/EE100 students.

(from http://www.oup.com/images/booksites/higson/higson_fig10.20.jpg)
Chemical FET can be used to convert an ion concentration into a change in gate potential. Some variants could lead to an ``electronic nose''.
ChemFET description from Univ. of Utah
Lec #5 9/13

(from http://www.zurich.ibm.com/st/storage/millipede.html)
IBM Millipede Target density of 1 TB/ sq.in. using atomic force microscope (AFM) array.
How AFM Works (This note describes using optical sensing of the AFM probe, but resistive cantilever sensing can also be used.)
Lec #4 9/8 US # 474,230 Speaking Telegraph T.A. Edison, May 3, 1892.

(from http://www.users.cloud9.net/~stark/commbook.htm, Fig. 16-5).
Explanation of POTS (Plain old telephone service). Please see chapter 16 of Communications 101 Textbook by Peter Stark .
Notes on interfacing POTS (Thanks to Aleksandr Prodan for the link).

Movie of a big spark
Other neat big electricity info. (Thanks to Aleksandr Prodan, Fall '05).

Miscellaneous Information

A Helpful Word on Voltage Sources
LogicWorks in EECS labs
LogicWorks Manual   (password-protected)
Tips for Homework 9

The State University of New York at Buffalo has some applets that illustrate operation of solid-state devices, including this one on MOSFETs.