Philly start-up ChargeItSpot has found a new market for phone-charging stations
It started with the fight against "nomophobia"—the fear that your phone will run out of power.
May 3, 2023
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CES 2023: 10 tech innovations that caught our eye
From electric cars and boats to wireless TVs to the latest phones and tablets, there was a wide range of innovations on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas last week. Some of it aimed to solve big real world problems. ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Engineering
Mapping the old with the new: Handheld 3D scanning of Oxford's Sheldonian Theater
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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Hardware
Detecting fluorescence signals from nanoscale thin films: New possibilities in product labeling
Researchers from INNOVENT e.V. and Ferdinand-Braun-Institut gGmbH have developed a measurement technique to detect nanoscale fluorescent thin films for the first time without using expensive laboratory equipment. Fluorescent ...
Jun 29, 2022
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A large solar storm could knock out the power grid and the internet. An electrical engineer explains how
On Sept. 1 and 2, 1859, telegraph systems around the world failed catastrophically. The operators of the telegraphs reported receiving electrical shocks, telegraph paper catching fire, and being able to operate equipment ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Turning the tables into touchscreens
Scientists from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) used a synchronized projector and camera to produce a touchscreen-like interface on a flat surface. Because the camera only registered the user's fingers when ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Smile! Photos converted into 3-D from any mobile device
It's not an exaggeration—many of us have seemingly turned into skilled photographers overnight. With the rapid advances in handheld devices and easy-to-use photo-editing applications, people have been accustomed to snapping ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Engineering
Solving the ventilator shortage with windshield wiper parts
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are building a new type of ventilator made of cheap, widely available materials to help fill the demand created by the spread of COVID-19 for these critical devices that help ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Nintendo online gaming network back after major outage
Gamers breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the end of a network outage that affected Nintendo's online games, with internet-based systems under increasing pressure from people staying home over coronavirus.
Mar 18, 2020
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Nintendo first-half sales leap on strong demand for Switch games
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said Thursday its first-half sales were boosted by demand for its a smaller, cheaper version of its popular Switch console.
Oct 31, 2019
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