A team led by Professor Qi Zhu received an NSF Design for Environmental Sustainability in Computing award to extend hardware life and reduce waste and emissions When it comes to electronic waste, ...

Scientists transform grocery store mushrooms into working computer memory chips that switch electrical states 5,850 times per ...

Auburn University scientists have developed a new class of materials that allow precise control over free electrons, ...

Researchers demonstrated a novel technique to efficiently convert ambient low-power radiofrequency signals into DC power. This 'rectifier' technology can be easily integrated into energy harvesting ...

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Gold has properties that make it useful in electronic devices, but mining old cell phones and computers for the metal isn't ...

It can be surprisingly hard to find decent analogies when you’re teaching electronics basics. The water flow analogy, for instance, is decent for explaining Ohm’s law, but it breaks down pretty soon ...

What if your smartphone or laptop started charging as soon as you walked in the door? Researchers have developed a specially built room that can transmit energy to a variety of electronic devices ...

Researchers at Penn State have developed the first silicon-free computer using atom-thin materials. This breakthrough could reshape the future of electronics, paving the way for ultra-efficient, ...

Research by Benjamin Sanchez Terrones, Ph.D., and Benjamin Steinberg, M.D., suggests that some wearable smart devices could interfere with cardiac implantable electronic devices such as pacemakers and ...

DETROIT, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank encourages the public to bring paper documents and computer equipment and accessories for recycling, free of charge, to Comerica's Great Lakes ...