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01/15/2018 / By David Williams

Expert creates new prototype to restore old lithium batteries to 95% of original capacity, drawing interest from major tech companies

While it’s no secret that battery technology has come quite a long way since the first time it was used in mobile devices, there are still many pitfalls associated with its usage. For one thing, lithium batteries, like the ones used in most smartphones, laptops, and other kinds of consumer electronics, tend to fail after […]

11/21/2017 / By Rita Winters

“Custom” clothes could soon have a new meaning: Climate control technology for your threads, coming soon

Scientists are awesome. They provide solutions to environmental problems, find new discoveries, and have even thought of developing clothing that adapts to your body’s heat. Dr. Carla Silva, chief technology officer, and her team at the Center for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials in Porto, Portugal states that the wearable climate-control technology will be available in about […]

09/08/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Magnesium battery breakthrough means safer batteries that won’t explode

Worried about the lithium-ion batteries found in your laptops and cell phones? Your worries will soon be gone because of this new battery discovery. A recent study discovered a breakthrough in magnesium batteries that makes these energy devices safer, as reported by ScienceDaily.com. Unlike the traditional lithium ion batteries, which had been making headlines because […]

06/10/2017 / By Tim Wesley

Breakthrough new material could finally end cracked screens on mobile devices

The end is near. For cracked smartphone screens, that is. Thanks to a collaboration between international researchers from the Queen’s University in Belfast, Stanford University, the University of California and the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, every smartphone and gadget user in the world can stop worrying about cracking their screens. Published in […]

06/07/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Breakthrough new material could finally end cracked screens on mobile devices

Cracked smartphone screens can be incredibly frustrating, but a new “miracle material” being developed by scientists from all over the world promises to put that to an end. The material is a combination of semiconducting molecules C60, and layered materials including graphene, and hBN, ScienceDaily.com reported. “The winning combination works because hBN provides stability, electronic […]

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