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Why can transistors be so small, but resistors capacitors and other components are comparatively large?

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What does "carbon based life" mean?

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Why do we use OR gates in computer chips? Why don't we just merge two traces instead?

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How did New Horizons get to Pluto?

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When calculating magnetic flux in a conducting loop, why is the area enclosed by the loop considered instead of the actual area of the conductor?

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Why do we use OR gates in computer chips instead of just merging two traces?

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Do neurons always pass a signal from its dendrites to its axon, or do neurons act like logic gates and only pass on the signal through the axon if certain dendrites are triggered?

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How is water created, and when was it first created?

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Does gravity propagate infinitely?

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Whenever I hear about entangled partials, they're always of opposite spin. So why is it strange that by measuring one you know the other?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why can transistors be so small, but resistors capacitors and other components are comparatively large?	23
What does "carbon based life" mean?	11
Why do we use OR gates in computer chips? Why don't we just merge two traces instead?	2
How did New Horizons get to Pluto?	2
When calculating magnetic flux in a conducting loop, why is the area enclosed by the loop considered instead of the actual area of the conductor?	1
Why do we use OR gates in computer chips instead of just merging two traces?	1
Do neurons always pass a signal from its dendrites to its axon, or do neurons act like logic gates and only pass on the signal through the axon if certain dendrites are triggered?	1
How is water created, and when was it first created?	1
Does gravity propagate infinitely?	1
Whenever I hear about entangled partials, they're always of opposite spin. So why is it strange that by measuring one you know the other?	1