Tag: Electronics
Consumer electronics have changed a lot in 20 years – systems...
Callie Babbitt, Rochester Institute of Technology and Shahana Althaf, Yale University
It’s hard to imagine navigating modern life without a mobile phone in hand. Computers,...
Designing batteries for easier recycling could avert a looming e-waste crisis
Zheng Chen, University of California San Diego and Darren H. S. Tan, University of California San Diego
As concern mounts over the impacts of climate...
5 charts show how your household drives up global greenhouse gas...
Morteza Taiebat, University of Michigan and Ming Xu, University of Michigan
As the public conversation about climate change gets increasingly serious, many Americans may be...
I studied buttons for 7 years and learned these 5 lessons...
Rachel Plotnick, Indiana University
All day every day, throughout the United States, people push buttons – on coffee makers, TV remote controls and even social...
Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an...
Ashley Whillans, Harvard Business School
We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and...
Ancient arts are inspiring modern electronics
Shenqiang Ren, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
After a few decades of electronics developing at a dizzying pace – from personal...
Beyond silicon: the search for new semiconductors
Thomas Vandervelde, Tufts University
Our modern world is based on semiconductors. In addition to your computer, cellphones and digital cameras, semiconductors are a critical component...
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How to turn plastic waste in your recycle bin into profit
Joshua M. Pearce, Michigan Technological University
People will recycle if they can make money doing so. In places where cash is offered for cans and...
