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04/24/2018 / By David Williams

Recovering gold, copper, and other metals from e-waste is cheaper than trying to get them through mining, study finds

The problem of electronic waste (e-waste) has become so bad in many parts of the world that scientists are constantly looking for better ways to dispose of it. E-waste, which includes things like old and discarded mobile phones, computers, and television sets, is currently considered as one of the fastest-growing waste categories in the entire […]

04/08/2018 / By Edsel Cook

A breakthrough in circuit design may improve cell signals for everyone

A joint American-Israeli research team reported a new way to protect heavily-overworked mobile devices like smartphones and tablets from circuitry damage that affects signal transmission, reported ScienceDaily. The researchers were based at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) in New York City. They published their findings in the journal Nature Electronic. Mobile devices have become a […]

04/04/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers find reliable method of storing light which could lead to new light-based computers

Imagine if you could make your computer 20 times faster than it is now. Thanks to recent research efforts by a group of scientists from the University of Sydney in Australia, you probably won’t even need to imagine it in the future, as it will become a possibility. The scientists are said to be the […]

02/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

The miserable generation: Smartphones make children unhappy, screen time should be limited to 2 hours per day, study finds

According to a recent study, teenagers who spend too much time on their smartphones are unhappier. Scientists from San Diego State University (SDSU) advised teenagers to spend less than two hours daily on digital media so they can “boost their happiness and self-esteem.” This means minimizing time spent playing computer games, on social media, texting, […]

01/11/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Chip design flaw bigger than first thought – billions of Intel and AMD-powered devices are vulnerable to hackers

Researchers from Project Zero, a team of security analysts under Google, have uncovered two computer chip security flaws that could potentially impact millions. Known as Meltdown and Spectre, these exploits first came to light in early 2018 but were already the subject of speculation in late 2017. According to the DailyMail.co.uk,, they only recently became […]

09/20/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Apple accused of deliberately slowing older products to persuade people to buy new iPhones

Many people cannot even imagine life without their smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. Among the truest of all these die-hard electronics fans are those who are devoted to the Apple brand, eagerly awaiting the release of the latest iPhone, iPad or whatever else the company is unveiling. Many of these devoted fans would be […]

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