Tech

iOS 16 review: Something new to see

The main focus of is on the activities that can be carried out by your mobile device when you are not using it. Apple has been advocating for many years that we require a reset in our connection with technology and that picking up our phones hundreds of times per...
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Review of the Elgato Key Light Mini: This is the stream lighting to get

Despite its expensive price, I’ve always adored the Elgato Key Light. It was truly innovative, and it solved a problem that was growing more widespread as streaming grew in popularity. I’ve previously used big softboxes to light the way, but they’re huge, hot, and extremely impractical to utilize in a...
Business

Amazon union push at California warehouse stalls

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A group of Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley, California, seeking to join the independent Amazon Labor Union have withdrawn a petition to hold a union election, mere weeks after launching their campaign, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed. The move Friday to...
Computer Sciences

Science using smartphone downtime

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A smartphone application that can utilize a device's idle time could reduce the computational and bandwidth loads for scientific research team members who have large amounts of project data to download from the cloud. Akshay Taywade and R. Sasikala of the School of Computer Science and...
Consumer & Gadgets

Temperature-controlled cart to appear in stores for grocery pickup

Credit: General Motors BrightDrop, the General Motors Co. business focused on delivery and logistics, is introducing the eCart, a new product that will help streamline online grocery order fulfillment, the company says. BrightDrop is partnering with Kroger, the largest U.S. grocer, to introduce the Trace Grocery eCart this year, the...
Electronics & Semiconductors

Stretchy, bio-inspired synaptic transistor can enhance or weaken device memories

The synaptic transistor is reconfigurable, meaning it can be twisted and bent, yet still remain functional, as researchers Cunjiang Yu (left), Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM), and ESM graduate student Hyunseok Shim demonstrate in this photo. Conventional transistors, on the other hand, are...
Energy & Green Tech

How electric vehicle chargers can help make cities more equitable and resilient

Credit: paule92  The passage of recent legislation opens a unique window to build back from decades of inequities. The US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Bill provides $1.5 trillion of infrastructure funding, covering everything from lead pipe replacement to environmental remediation. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) allocates $60 billion specifically for...
Engineering

Miniature permanent magnets can be printed on a 3D printer

Miniature permanent magnets printed on a 3D printer. Credit: UrFU / Oksana Meleshchuk Scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences are determining the optimal conditions for 3D printing of permanent magnets from hard magnetic compounds based on rare-earth metals. This will...
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