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Scientists Just Found a Hidden Battery Life Killer and the Fix Is Shockingly Simple
2+ hour ago (447+ words) A simple tweak could dramatically improve the lifespan of Li-ion batteries....
This New Pixel Could Turn Screens Into Cameras
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (205+ words) ETH Zurich researchers built a pixel that can both display and analyze light....
Your Old Phones Are Probably Sitting in a Drawer and Researchers Say That Is a Bigger Problem Than You Rhink
1+ week, 4+ day ago (257+ words) People don't usually plan to hold onto their old devices, but that's what many end up doing. Better information about recycling and reselling options could change that....
Your Smartphone's Li DAR Can Now See Around Corners
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (680+ words) Researchers turned faint reflected light into rough 3 D views of hidden objects. The same kind of Li DAR sensor that helps some phones measure depth may have learned a new trick: seeing what is not directly in front of it....
A Radical New Camera Focuses on Everything and Everywhere " All at Once
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (886+ words) Researchers built a lens that keeps everything sharp, near and far, at the same time. Now a team at Carnegie Mellon University has built a camera that simply opts out of that trade-off. Every part of the scene snaps into…...
Here's the difference between a $5 and Apple's $129 USB-C cable
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) The difference can be startling. Is the price worth it though? In late 2022, the European Union passed a landmark law requiring all smartphones and other electronic devices sold in the bloc to use USB-C for wired charging by the end…...