A hydrogel can cool off electronics and generate electricity from their waste heat. Scale bar, 2 cm. Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00800…
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Epic Games has released Fortnite on Google’s Play app store after a long-running dispute with the tech giant. The title had previously only been available…
Online coding bootcamp Lambda School is the latest startup to announce layoffs, writing in a blog post that it’s made the “difficult decision” to cut…
Undeniably, much has changed since the first Earth Day, held on today’s date exactly half a century ago. Twenty million people gathered across the United…
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A focused laser is used to create thin films of tin dioxide. Credit: © 2020 Nakao et al. A clear semiconductor based on tin could…
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Facebook announced the launch of Messenger Kids in more than 70 new countries and new features that will gradually roll out in different markets. As…
Africa focused payment startup PalmPay will waive transfer fees in Nigeria and offer direct payouts to customers who have contracted COVID-19 in the West African…
This article is sponsored by ENGIE. Part of international company Engie Group, Engie North America is a power generator, energy services company and retail electricity…
Vivaldi, the browser launched by former Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner, has long positioned itself as a highly customizable alternative to Chrome and Firefox for…
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Indian scientists have developed a low-cost electrocatalyst based on iron, manganese and N-doped carbon derived from fish gills (Fe/Mn/N-FGC) to increase the performance of a…
Worldwide, there are numerous efforts underway to create a vaccine for COVID-19. Without one, we are likely to see some form of social distancing in…