This video breaks down how resistors work and why they’re one of the most essential components in every electronic device. From smartphones to power supplies, resistors help control the flow of ...

There’s a small, silent component hiding in almost every electronic device—from your phone and laptop to your TV and charger.

In a new paper published in Nature Photonics, researchers at Columbia Engineering have discovered that the thin-film metallic resistor routinely used to thermally tune photonic devices to the desired ...