• ELECTRONICS
    Stretchable, twistable wires for wearable electronics

    A new conductive “felt” carries electricity even when twisted, bent and stretched. Credit: Matthew Catenacci The exercise-tracking power of a Fitbit may soon jump from your wrist and into your clothing. Researchers are seeking to embed electronics such as fitness trackers and health monitors into our shirts, hats, and shoes. But no one wants stiff copper wires […]

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    Acer Predator Orion 9000 Gaming Desktop With Intel Core i9 Processor Launched in India: Price, Specifications

    HIGHLIGHTS Predator Orion 9000 comes with Intel Core i9 Extreme Edition processor It features Acer’s IceTunnel 2.0 technology Desktop will be available from March 21 via Acer and Croma stores Acer India on Wednesday announced the launch of its Predator Orion 9000 gaming desktop – launched initially at IFA 2017 in Berlin. It is touted to be […]

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    Nimbus ExaDrive DC100 Debuted as World’s Largest-Capacity SSD With 100TB Capacity

    HIGHLIGHTS Nimbus Data has launched the ExaDrive DC100 with 100TB of storage The new drive is claimed to be the world’s largest-capacity SSD It takes on Samsung’s PM1643 that has 30.72TB of capacity Countering Samsung’s recent development, Irvine, California-based Nimbus Data has now launched the ExaDrive DC100 as the new world’s largest-capacity solid state drive (SSD) […]

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    AMD to Release Patches to Fix Some Chip Flaws Uncovered by CTS Labs

    Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said patches are on the way for recently revealed flaws in some of its chips that could allow hackers to take over computers. AMD expressed confidence that chip vulnerabilities made public last week by Israeli-based security firm CTS Labs could be fixed with firmware patches and updated software that would not slow computers […]

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    New technique of “sewing” crystals together to herald new electronics

    WASHINGTON, March 8 (Xinhua) — American scientists have found a new technique to “sew” two patches of crystals seamlessly together at the atomic level to create atomically-thin fabrics. The study, published on Thursday in the journal Science, has opened up new possibilities for flexible LEDs or atom-thick two dimensional circuits that work both horizontally and […]

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    Heat switch developed for electronics

    Schematic of the thermal switch showing the (a) ON-state with the liquid metal droplet bridging the heat source and sink and (b) OFF-state with liquid metal removed from the channel. (c) Side view image of the fabricated thermal switch device. (d) The ON and OFF thermal resistance circuits based on a 1-D heat transfer model. […]

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    Partnership to Launch Next Generation Electronics Recycling Company

    COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Recycling industry veterans Jill Vaské and Robert Houghton announced that they have together formed Sage Sustainable Electronics LLC (http://www.sageSE.com) in order to set new standards for electronics reuse and repurposing.  The pair previously founded Redemtech in 1998, a two-time Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader in IT Asset Disposition, leading the company until its […]

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    Mother-Daughter Team Helps Environment by Collecting Old Electronics

    Recycling old electronic equipment can be a hassle. And the toxic materials in those devices can be incredibly harmful to the environment. That’s why mother-daughter team Rachel Treasure and Eva Metcalfe started their business, E-CycleWise. The business takes people’s unwanted or damaged electronic devices and disposes of them in a way that won’t harm the environment. […]

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    How to Recycle Electronics and Why Your Small Business Should

    There’s a good chance your business uses a fair amount of electronic devices to manage your operations. There’s also a good chance that you update those electronics fairly regularly. So what do you do with the old devices when you replace them? For electronic devices ranging from printers to mobile devices, recycling can be a […]

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    How to Enable Dictation for Voice Input on iPhone, Mac, Android, and Windows Devices

    HIGHLIGHTS All the major operating systems come with voice input features Voice typing on iOS provided the best balance of speed and accuracy In all cases, you’ll still need to edit the final document to fix errors The major operating systems – such as Windows and macOS for PCs, and Android and iOS for mobiles – come with voice to text inputs built-in […]