Heart «Iron Man»: Lenovo introduces an efficient tablet cooler for only $28
Lenovo has recently presented a new cooler for cooling Legion gaming tablets. It has a spectacular design similar to the heart of «Iron Man» and is attached to the device with a magnet.
India’s richest man wants to turn every TV into a PC
Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, who last year organized one of the most luxurious weddings in history for his son, announced ambitious plans to provide almost all households in India with a personal computer. How? Simply by modernizing existing TV sets.
Candy out of thin air — Chinese turn CO₂ into food
Chinese researchers from Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, consisting of The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has developed an innovative method for converting methanol into sugar.
Wireless self-charging batteries already withstand 100+ cycles in tests
A team of Spanish researchers from the Institute of Materials Science in Barcelona has demonstrated a new induction mechanism that enables partial self-recharging of batteries.
How to turn Nintendo Switch Lite into a big screen console: enthusiasts add OLED screen and HDMI output
The Nintendo Switch Lite is a compact, handy game console. But it lacks one important feature: the ability to connect to a TV or monitor via HDMI. For many players, this was one of the main reasons to choose a non-Lite version. But the enthusiasts from Retro Remake solved this problem on their own and created a module that adds almost everything…
For the first time in history: the share of solar energy in Europe exceeded all other types
According to the British analytical center Ember, the share of generation solar energy in EU countries in June for the first time reached 22.1% and exceeded all other types.
A glass quantum processor is being created in Europe
A collaboration of scientists from Italy, Germany, and France is working to create quantum computer, which will use glass photonic chips.
Ukraine to be the first in Europe to launch Starlink mobile Internet
«Kyivstar» plans to launch new Starlink services this year. Their range and capabilities will be expanded over time.
Batteries of the future: the lifetime of quantum batteries has been increased by 1000 times
Australian researchers from RMIT University and the Organization for Scientific and Industrial Research The Commonwealth Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, has developed a new method that extends the life of quantum batteries by a thousand times compared to previous results.
AMD partners have received the first samples of Ryzen Zen 6, — Ukrainian insider tells technical details
The programmer and author of AMD’s processor customization utilities said that the company’s partners, including motherboard manufacturers, have already received engineering samples of Zen 6 processors.
Scientists print cancerous tumors on a 3D printer to study oncology
Canadian researchers from the Tissue Tinker company at the University McGill printed cancerous tumors on a 3D printer as part of a study oncological diseases.
The ultra-thin membrane transmits sound with almost no loss — this can change acoustics and information technology
Danish researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, together with scientists from the University of Konstanz and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have created a tiny membrane capable of transmitting sound signals with almost no energy loss.
An extra finger gets in the way of a gamer on Steam Deck — Reddit community helps
An extra thumb may seem convenient for using portable consoles, but for this Steam Deck owner, it’s a nuisance.
Flat contacts instead of soldering will make smartphones thinner, — LG Innotek development
Developers from LG Innotek have proposed to replace solder balls that connect chip substrates with motherboards in smartphones, on flat copper contacts, which will allow make gadgets even thinner.
Infrared ink adds invisible information to objects that can be read by a smartphone
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Adobe Research have presented Imprinto, an app for embedding invisible digital information in printed documents and objects.
Processor for $12,800: AMD Threadripper PRO 9995WX test in Geekbench
The new AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX chip with 96 cores costs €12,300 in Europe and about $12,800 in the US.
New lithium-sulfur battery for electric cars reduces charging time to 12 minutes
Researchers from Germany, India and Taiwan have presented the concept of lithium-sulfur batteries for electric cars, which will reduce the full charging time to less than 30 minutes.
Quake Engine: how one engine became an iconic 3D revolution
When it comes to game engines, many people think of Unreal Engine, Unity, or CryEngine. But none of this would have been possible without Quake Engine — the engine that showed that 3D games could be fast, beautiful, and revolutionary in graphics. With this article, we start a series of materials about legendary game engines. […]
OnePlus unveils 11″ Pad Lite tablet — more memory with LTE only
The OnePlus Pad Lite has entered the global market, and the available configurations are a bit strange. Also, the tablet is not the cheapest.
New OnePlus gadgets: Watch 3 43 mm and Buds 4 headphones with up to 45 hours of battery life
In addition to smartphones Nord 5 and Nord CE5 OnePlus also introduced a couple of new wearable gadgets. We are talking about a more compact 43 mm smartwatch OnePlus Watch 3 and wireless headphones OnePlus Buds 4.
Chinese create laser weapon against mosquitoes — 30 insects per second
A Chinese company has created a low-power laser to kill mosquitoes that carry dangerous infections.
OnePlus Nord CE5 — 7100 mAh, AMOLED 120 Hz for a price of € 299
After preliminary announcement OnePlus has officially unveiled its new Nord series smartphones. As part of the fifth generation, the company offers two models: Nord 5 and Nord CE5. They have a different technical focus, but at the same time complement each other. The Nord 5 is more powerful and has more flagship characteristics, while the Nord CE5…
OnePlus Nord 5 — exceptional selfie camera and AI powered by Google Gemini from €449
The OnePlus Nord 5 smartphone has just been introduced to the global market, just like the Nord CE5 and other gadgets from the company. The non-CE model has a more powerful processor, better cameras, and a better display.
«Resuscitation» NVIDIA RTX 5090 with a cracked board — when «the patient» is worth it, and «the operation» reveals hidden flaws
It’s a long story about restoring a physically broken NVIDIA RTX 5090. Probably, some other video card should have been thrown away, but this one is too expensive.
Scientists extract ammonia from the air using plasma — plants in the fields should like it
Australian scientists from the University of Sydney have developed a new innovative method of ammonia production that allows them to produce straight from the air.
Pixel 6a owners will receive $150 per battery from Google — but not all
Smartphones are getting better every year, but sometimes even a big company like Google faces unexpected problems. This time, we are talking about the Pixel 6a model, to be issued in 2022. This compact and quite popular smartphone from Google will soon receive an update that may significantly reduce battery life. This is due to risk of overheating…
Gadgets will consume less energy thanks to triple alloy nanofilm
Japanese researchers from The Institute of Science in Tokyo was able to create a nanofilm with a record high content of scandium in an alloy with gallium nitride and aluminum nitride, paving the way for the development of low-power storage devices.
Nintendo limits USB-C on Switch 2 and compatibility with third-party docks
The journalist examined the USB-C port of the Nintendo Switch 2 with a high-frequency pulse recorder (PD analyzer). He did not like the result.
Heat sinks with wax inside cool electronics better — tested in space
A group of American researchers is conducting experiments on board a CubeSat satellite to study better cooling methods heats.
File systems: digital magic from coffee makers to TikTok
Whether you’re using a smartphone, laptop, or robot vacuum cleaner, any electronic device has a file system. Without it, websites won’t work, your photos and videos with your pets won’t be available, and so on. Today, we’ll try to briefly understand the basic terms and test the selection of a cluster for disk fragmentation.…
Google Veo 3 video with sound generator is already in Ukraine
Google has announced that a new generative AI model for video creation called Veo 3 is now available in Ukraine presented in May of this year, and now we have expanded its availability.
AI language models have learned to recognize emotions and hidden meaning better than some people
Large AI language models are already capable of recognizing hidden subtext and emotions and other subtleties in the texts on a par with people.
Something went wrong: Intel considers abandoning 18A process
According to unofficial reports, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is considering stopping the promotion of the 18A (1.8 nm) process among lithography customers.
MIT creates a pocket-sized 3D printer that prints objects in seconds
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have created a tiny 3D printer chip-sized device that forms the necessary objects using light in a matter of seconds.
The first nuclear reactor producing energy, hydrogen and clean water is launched in the United States
NuScale Power, a US corporation, together with GSE Solutions, has launched the world’s first fully integrated simulator of hydrogen, electricity and clean water production simultaneously in a small modular nuclear reactor.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT is faster than RTX 5070 Ti — new driver adds up to 27% performance
Sometimes drivers improve performance better than hardware changes but this time AMD managed a miracle — the Radeon RX 9070 XT has accelerated by a third.
Q-Code 92: $20,000 PC build fails despite numerous component replacements, including motherboard
A 3D graphics professional was faced with the difficulties that self-assembly of a PC build. Numerous component replacements, including the motherboard, had been unsuccessful.
Super-precise qubits: Oxford reduces quantum computer errors to 1 in 6.7 million
Physicists from Oxford University set a new world record for accuracy management of qubits in a quantum computer.
Thousands of Norwegian residents became «millionaires» due to a mistake in the state lottery code — winnings were overstated by 10,000 times
Last week, a short-lived wave of euphoria swept across Norway as thousands of residents received notifications that they had become millionaires after winning the Eurojackpot lottery. It would seem that everything should have ended with the purchase of luxury cars and housing, but instead, the «winners» received significantly smaller amounts and…
Fusion Google: the company will receive 200 MW from a technology that does not yet exist
Corporation Google has signed an agreement with the American startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems to purchase 200 MW of energy fusion from ARC, the world’s first commercial fusion power plant.
Terahertz instead of gigahertz — quantum material speeds up transistor switching by 1000 times
Researchers from Northeastern University in the United States have found a way to speed up electronics by a thousand times by replacement of silicon chips on quantum materials.
Inno3D has tested the NVIDIA RTX 5050 — no independent tests on the release again
Video card manufacturer Inno3D has released benchmarks for the NVIDIA RTX 5050. Owners of the RTX 4060 8GB have no need to run to the store, but independent tests seem to be coming later.
The first soccer match between robots — they behaved like kids
While people are arguing whether Artificial intelligence will take away our jobsand Boston Dynamics surprises everyone with his workIn China, a less dramatic, but no less interesting experiment took place to demonstrate that robots can jump better than gymnasts. For the first time, a soccer match was held between autonomous humanoid robots. No…
Liquid metal printed circuit boards are self-healing and work despite damage
Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Technology in the United States have created new printed circuit boards with liquid metal, which are self-healing and work effectively even in severe damage.
Starlink at the lowest possible altitude: Sceye airships will distribute Internet from an altitude of 20 km
The American aerospace startup Sceye will launch airships into the stratosphere to provide high-speed Internet access and connectivity to remote areas and natural disaster zones.
The Great Space Show — Netflix will be broadcast by NASA
NASA is teaming up with Netflix, a streaming service that will broadcast the agency’s space missions to millions of viewers around the world.
AMD FSR scaling was tested on a 2012 NVIDIA graphics card — what happened
AMD FSR technology formally supports the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, but will modern software improve the performance of such antiques?
First announcement of XRING O2 — Xiaomi creates a universal chip for smartphones, watches and cars
Xiaomi continues to move towards creating its own technological ecosystem. And it seems that the next important step in this direction will be the second generation of the proprietary XRING chip, which will potentially be able to unite not only smartphones or tablets but also smartwatches and even cars under its «wing».
Indium oxide replaces silicon in a new transistor by Japanese scientists
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Sciences of the University of Tokyo have developed powerful transistor, by replacing silicon with a crystalline material — gallium-doped indium oxide.
Claude the chatbot ran a «convenience store for a month» — lost $200, went crazy and went to a business meeting with the Simpsons
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 3.7 model ran a real food vending machine in their San Francisco office for a month. As a result, things got absurd — even the Simpsons were mentioned.
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