Circuitry and components specifically designed to function predictably when moving at relativistic velocities or in strong gravitational gradients. The problem is that at high speeds, lengths contract and magnetic fields transform, which could cause standard circuits to fail. These systems would need to account for the relativistically-induced electric fields from moving magnets, use time-symmetric logic gates, or be built from materials whose properties are invariant under Lorentz transformation. It's electrical engineering where Maxwell's equations are fully merged with Special Relativity.
Example: "The probe's sensors didn't work until they upgraded to relativistic electronics. At 0.9c, the Hall effect sensors were reading garbage because the moving magnetic fields created huge unexpected voltages. The new circuits treat spacetime as a single, warped component of the system." Relativistic Electronics
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Example: "My new health monitor uses quantum electronics. It has a nitrogen-vacancy center diamond sensor that detects the faint magnetic fields of individual neurons firing. It doesn't track my heart rate; it critiques my daydreams at the quantum level." Quantum Electronics
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When a covalent bond breaks and creates a hole in the valence shell of an atom. In this process, trivalent dopant atoms substitute for host atoms in the semiconductor lattice, creating acceptor levels that increase hole concentration.
When a positively charged valence electron is attracted to the negative terminal, a positive electron slips out creating "2 Electrons One Cup replacing a negative electron with a positive. Since two holes can't move in the same direction, you get two electrons one cup.
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The current that ran through me
before I learned to fear the surge.
I am done with the polite smile,
the one that stops at the teeth.
I want the laugh that hurts.
I want to feel the weather
instead of just dressing for it.
I want to listen to the voice
I strangled into a whisper
just to keep the peace.
I don’t need perfect.
I just need mine.
The unapologetic,
vibrant,
messy version of me
who existed before the doubt set in.
She is coming back.
I am leaving the door unlocked.
I'm tired of performing for everyone else; I just need to find the electricity again.
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