Tag: Electronics
The US is worried about its critical minerals supply chains –...
Jordy Lee, Colorado School of Mines and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines
When U.S. companies build military weapons...
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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What to do with anti-maskers? Punishment has its place, but can...
Meg Elkins, RMIT University and Robert Hoffmann, RMIT University
What’s driving “Bunnings Karen” and others to film themselves arguing with shop assistants about face masks...
