Easy-to-make, ultra-low power electronics could charge out of thin air
Researchers have developed a new approach to printed electronics which allows ultra-low power electronic devices that could recharge from ambient light or
Oct. 13, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: engineering advanced-materials internet-of-things energy materials carbon
Phones in class don’t actually hamper learning
New research bucks findings from other studies in finding that phones in class doesn't make it harder for college students to learn.
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: education internet learning mobile-devices featured society-and-culture
Estonia is a 'digital republic' – what that means and why it may be everyone's future
Estonia has digitised 99% of its public services.
Oct. 7, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: internet interdisciplinarity elections blockchain voting estonia digital
5G may lead to less accurate weather forecasts
5G wireless networks will improve phone service and make communications a whole lot faster. But 5G could also screw up weather forecasts, researchers say.
Sept. 25, 2020 • ~4 min
Tags: internet phones weather satellites mobile-devices science-and-technology
Google shows huge panic attack rise during COVID
Data from Google searches show more people started searching for panic attacks, treatments, and anxiety since COVID-19 became a pandemic.
Sept. 22, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: covid-19 anxiety internet stress fear featured health-and-medicine
Our quantum internet breakthrough could help make hacking a thing of the past
New research shows how the next generation of ultra-secure communication could be possible with existing infrastructure.
Sept. 2, 2020 • ~6 min
Tags: quantum-internet quantum-physics quantum-entanglement quantum-communication telecoms
As clubs and parties went virtual, drug use did too
With clubs and festivals shut down, a new study looks at how people have moved to virtual raves and Zoom happy hours and how that's changed drug use.
Aug. 28, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: drugs covid-19 alcohol internet featured society-and-culture social-lives
As clubs and parties went virtual, drug use did too
With clubs and festivals shut down, a new study looks at how people have moved to virtual raves and Zoom happy hours and how that's changed drug use.
Aug. 28, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: drugs covid-19 alcohol internet featured society-and-culture social-lives
Here's what it'll take to clean up esports' toxic culture
Combating sexism and other forms of harassment in online videogames comes down to community standards.
Aug. 21, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: internet gaming video-games sexism esports online-gaming gamergate online-harassment league-of-legends gamers online-gaming-communties fortnite
The factory of the future, batteries not included
Everactive provides an industrial “internet of things” platform built on its battery-free sensors.
Aug. 20, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: internet-of-things energy startups electronics manufacturing data research batteries school-of-engineering innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie alumniae computer-science-and-technology energy-storage electrical-engineering-computer-sciences-eecs
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