Kombucha electronics? Sure, why not?
Sustainable dried SCOBY mats are lighter, cheaper, and more flexible than plastics. Enlarge / Brewing kombucha tea. Note the trademark gel-like layer of SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast). (credit: Olga Pankova/Getty.....»»
Last call for these Amazon Prime Day tech deals
October Prime Day deals are live, with special savings on thousands of electronics, including Macs, Beats, Dyson vacuums, Bose headphones and much more.Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is officially in effect now, filled with two days of blowout bargains o.....»»
Best Amazon Prime Day tech deals to shop on Day 2
October Prime Day deals are live, with special savings on thousands of electronics, including Macs, Beats, Dyson vacuums, Bose headphones and much more.Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is officially in effect now, filled with two days of blowout bargains o.....»»
Best Amazon Prime Day 2023 deals to shop now
October Prime Day deals are live, with special savings on thousands of electronics, including Macs, Beats, Dyson vacuums, Bose headphones and much more.Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is officially in effect now, filled with two days of blowout bargains o.....»»
South Korean firms get indefinite waiver on US chip gear supplies to China
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will be allowed to supply US chip equipment to their China factories indefinitely without separate US approvals, South Korea's presidential office and the companies said on Monday......»»
Trio wins Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on quantum dots, used in electronics and medical imaging
Three scientists based in the U.S. won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their work on quantum dots—tiny particles just a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and whose applications in every day life include ele.....»»
Agostini, Krausz and L"Huillier win physics Nobel for looking at electrons in fractions of seconds
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for studying how electrons zip around the atom during in the tiniest fractions of seconds, a field that could one day lead to better electronics or disease diagnoses......»»
Apple reduces raises given to retail employees after weak iPhone quarter
The smartphone market and general economy have slowed down post-pandemic, and Apple is reacting with a lower raise for employees in 2023 versus 2022.Apple ParkThe pandemic created an inflated consumer economy, especially around consumer electronics......»»
Topological materials open a new pathway for exploring spin hall materials
A group of researchers have made a significant breakthrough which could revolutionize next-generation electronics by enabling non-volatility, large-scale integration, low power consumption, high speed, and high reliability in spintronic devices......»»
Apple loses 20-year title as sole winner of the American Satisfaction Index
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is out with its 2023 study on electronics and household appliances. After Apple has been the sole winner of the personal computer category for 20 years straight, this year a rival has caught up and forc.....»»
Scientists develop self-healing elastomer for flexible electronics
Scientists in China have fabricated a high-strength elastomer with self-healing properties. The polymer has significant potential in the field of flexible electronic devices......»»
New method combines DNA nanoballs and electronics to enable simple pathogen detection
Researchers at Karolinska Institute have developed a novel method using DNA nanoballs to detect pathogens, aiming to simplify nucleic acid testing and revolutionize pathogen detection. The study's results, published in Science Advances, could pave th.....»»
refurbished MacBook Pro for $300
Get a refurbished MacBook Pro 2011 for only $300 in the Mashable Shop. TL;DR: As of Sept. 6, get a refurbished MacBook Pro for only $299.99 (reg. $980.00) — a 69% discount.In this fast-paced, technology-driven world, the electronics life.....»»
Best Labor Day smartwatch deals: Apple Watch, Fitbit and more
Labor Day is the perfect time to pick up a smartwatch if you missed out on the great electronics deals from Prime Day......»»
Novel strategy to accelerate design of high-performance lithium metal batteries
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) have attracted much attention for their potential in electronics and electric vehicle applications. However, issues such as the growth of Li dendrites and undesirable side reactions with electrolytes during electrochemi.....»»
Material discovery may help realize low-cost and long-life memory chips
Hafnium oxide-based ferroelectric materials are promising candidates for next-generation nanoscale devices due to their integration into silicon electronics......»»
Automotive News selects 34 finalists for 2023 PACE Awards
New innovations in vehicle control electronics, lightweighting and connectivity are finalists in the 2023 Automotive News PACE Awards......»»
A high-precision flatness measurement for cryogenic mosaic focal plane arrays
A research team led by Professor Wang Jian, the deputy chief designer of the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) and a faculty member of the State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Detection and Nuclear Electronics of the School of Physics, University of Scie.....»»
Researchers may have solved the "mirror twins" defect plaguing the next generation of 2D semiconductors
The next generation of 2D semiconductor materials doesn't like what it sees when it looks in the mirror. Current synthesizing approaches to make single-layer nanosheets of semiconducting material for atomically thin electronics develop a peculiar "mi.....»»
Shape-Shifting, Self-Healing Machines Are Among Us
Electronics that can bend, stretch and repair themselves could potentially work in applications ranging from tougher robots to smart clothes.....»»
Researchers demonstrate scaling of aligned carbon nanotube transistors to below sub-10 nm nodes
Carbon nanotubes, large cylindrical molecules composed of hybridized carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure, recently attracted significant attention among electronics engineers. Due to their geometric configuration and advantageous electroni.....»»