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Meet Germanene, Graphene's Newest 2-D Competitor
Under the MicroscopeM. E. Dávila et al., New Journal of Physics, 2014A scanning tunneling microscope image of germaneneGuy Le Lay says he's working his way down the periodic table. In 2012, he was the...
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Where Do Recycled Electronics Go?
They need a home, but not in the ground. Credit: Jklamo via Wikimedia CommonsStarting in 2015, the 20 million residents of New York State will be forbidden to throw away electronics. The statewide ban...
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Redesigned Pickups Give Your Guitar Multiple Personalities
Fishman FluenceSam KaplanThe guitar has changed dramatically since 1931—Chuck Berry happened, Elvis happened, even Guns N’ Roses happened. Yet, the component that made this evolution possible, the...
View ArticleBuild An 'Honest ETA' Device--And Never Be Late Again [Video]
Video of Make an Honest ETA DeviceOne moment, you're on the way home from the office. The next, 30 minutes have slipped by because you tried to finish that one last thing--and oops, you forgot to tell...
View ArticleHarvest Useful Parts From Old Electronics [Video]
Everyone has junk sitting around. But you can turn those cathode-ray television sets, obsolete camcorders, and dusty rotary phones into brand-new projects. The first step is to take everything apart.In...
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The World Is Throwing Out Billions Of Dollars Along With Its Electronic Waste
MoneyTracy O/FlickrCC by SA 2.0In 2014, the world got rid of 92 billion pounds of electronic waste, and nearly $50 billion worth of recyclable materials. That's a hefty amount of lamps, laptops and air...
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Q&A With A Synth Lord
Brian McNamara's Crownotron SynthesizerPhotograph by Sam KaplanThe Crownotron synthesizer has only four basic controls but can create a wide range of sounds. Instead of gift-wrapping a store-bought...
View ArticleToy Swords That Keep Score
Who doesn't like mock sword fights? But too often, they devolve into arguments over whether a hit "counts" or not. That's where Sabertron comes in. They create foam swords that tally the score,...
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How To Build A Flashlight That Runs On Dead Batteries
Joule Thief FlashlightPhotograph by Jonathon KambourisFour billion alkaline batteries were shipped in the United States in 2010. Reduce that number—reuse your dead batteries in a joule thief...
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Do Computers Die of Old Age?
Death of a ComputerJason SchneiderNothing lasts forever, not even electronics. “People assume electronic components will not age,” says Bianca Schroeder, a computer scientist at the University of...
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How to Tell If A Diamond Was Grown In A Lab
Lab-grown gemsPure Grown DiamondsYou can't tell the difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds without a few tools.A new technique for growing diamonds in a lab can produce gems that are almost...
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6 Things You Should Know About Lab-Grown Diamonds
Lab-grown diamondImage courtesy Pure Grown DiamondsIt's identical to a natural one, and doesn't have to be minedA clear, sparkling diamond is rare. That’s part of its appeal. Those mined today formed...
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How To Build A Flameless Hack-o’-Lantern
Hack-'O-LanternPhotograph by Jonathon KambourisOpen flames cause an estimated 200 residential fires in the U.S. each year around Halloween.It’s never a good idea to leave a flame unattended—even on...
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How To Turn A Candy Cane Into A Sound Machine
Candy Cane MusicPhotograph by Jonathon KambourisIn 2007, electrical engineer Jay Silver discovered how to turn anything into a musical instrument. While tinkering with an electronic-organ kit, he...
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7 Ways To Hack Your Next House Party
LG TV EG96001. LG TV EG9600If you’ve ever set eyes on an organic light-emitting diode television, the benefits are obvious: They’re thinner, brighter, and have sharper contrasts than any other TVs on...
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Big Idea: The Rise Of Supermaterials
Illustration by Sam WardForget the third dimension: 2-D may be the way to go for our future supermaterials.Engineers are taking materials into a whole new dimension: the second dimension. By...
View ArticleHuawei's New Smartwatches For Women 'Jewel' and 'Elegant' At CES 2016
Chinese electronics giant Huawei introduced two new Android smartwatches at CES 2016 it says are designed to appeal to women: the Huawei Watch Jewel (with Swarovski crystals) and the Huawei Watch...
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Metal-Munching Microbes Could Manufacture Machines On Mars
Space NASA is funding the development of engineered bugs that eat and excrete metal Scientists at the Ames Research Center in California are engineering microbes that will break down metallic elements...
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Wear Your Next Electronics Project On Your T-Shirt
DIY And become a human circuit board Industrial designers Clement Zheng and Manasvi Lalwani created Shirt Circuit, a functioning breadboard on a t-shirt.
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Engineered Bacteria Can Manufacture Nano-Electronics
Energy Nanowires could be used in small powerful devices Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have genetically engineered a strain of bacteria that, when combined with the amino acid...
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