Engineering
A collaborative project involving the Oxford Robotics Institute, the Sheldonian theater, and multinational construction equipment company Hilti is bringing forward the next generation of digital mapping technologies.
Dec 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The high energy and low cost features of lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs) have seen them become a promising energy storage technology for energy-intensive applications, such as portable devices and electric vehicles.
Dec 12, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
In recent years, engineers have been working to develop increasingly sophisticated and smaller electronic components that could power the devices of the future. This includes thin and stretchable components that could be ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
One key objective of electronics engineering research is to develop computing devices that are both highly performing and energy-efficient, meaning that they can compute information quickly while consuming little power. One ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Two women have filed a class action suit against Apple alleging the tech giant's AirTags are "unreasonably dangerous" products that can be used by stalkers.
Dec 7, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Wearable fitness devices have become very popular among people hoping to improve their health. They can be used to monitor activities such as walking, running, and cycling, plotting routes, recording speed, hills and valleys. ...
Dec 6, 2022
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Hardware
Transistors or "microchips" partially explain why our paper-thin laptops can perform much more complicated tasks than their clumsy, gigantic predecessors. To maximize computing capabilities, engineers are trying to make transistors ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The massive growth of data centers that consume enormous amounts of energy has contributed significantly to power shortages worldwide. With rising demand for faster and more intelligent computers and devices, there is a pressing ...
Dec 2, 2022
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Engineering
If you are reading this article on your computer or phone, it is in part thanks to diodes. Diodes—typically rigid electrical components that easily conduct electric current in one direction—are used for a variety of critical ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
By 2033, more than 1 billion laptops, cellphones, and other electronic devices could be entering the U.S. waste stream each year.
Dec 1, 2022
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