Electronics — General Information — August 13th, 2026

Polydopamine nanotubes show a piezoelectric response and stimulate cells with ultrasound
Hollow polydopamine nanotubes show an electromechanical response absent from spherical polydopamine, enabling ultrasound to trigger calcium signaling in cells.
August 13th, 2026 — Source

Programmable metasurface brings pixel-by-pixel control to terahertz waves
A programmable metasurface controls 2500 pixels across a full phase range, enabling tunable lenses, vortex beams and dynamic terahertz holograms.
August 13th, 2026 — Source

Simple robot design exceeds human hand in some core motions
Instead of creating a robotic hand with the intricate anatomy of a human hand, the researchers aimed to capture fundamental hand motions with a coiled spring, constraining shell and basic pneumatic system, using compressed air to control mechanical action. Optimized for precision and range of mobility, the BioflexBot can pinch, rotate, hook and grasp with just two pneumatic inputs.
August 13th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 12th, 2026

Butterflies inspire smart propulsion for the robots of the future
Researchers have developed tiny rolls that can be unrolled and rolled up in a controlled manner using a magnet. These smart materials enable the development of more efficient drive technologies for micro- and soft robotics.
August 12th, 2026 — Source or Source

GMKtec Evo-T2 review: Panther Lake for a price
GMKtec's mini PC mixes quiet, efficient CPU performance with Intel's B390 integrated graphics and 64GB of fast DDR5. But the current price is nearly $2,000, and the Evo-T2 chassis is bulkier and less premium than competitors at this level.
August 12th, 2026 — Source

Long-sought Zhang-Rice singlet visualized directly in cuprate superconductor
Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance below specific temperatures. Most of these materials become superconducting at very low temperatures, but some also exhibit superconductivity at higher temperatures.
August 12th, 2026 — Source

Meet the Pixel Tag, Google's answer to the Apple AirTag
It's priced like an AirTag, too.
August 12th, 2026 — Source

Piezo stacks for optics applications feature a central aperture
High-force piezo actuators are suitable for applications requiring fast, nanometer-scale motion while maintaining an unobstructed central opening.
August 12th, 2026 — Source

Scientists develop 'RoboDojo,' a unified platform to evaluate embodied AI
The Multimedia Laboratory (MMLab) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has spearheaded the development of "RoboDojo," a unified benchmarking platform designed to evaluate robotic manipulation across simulated and physical environments. Co-initiated by Professor Ping Luo, associate director (AI Research and Tech Transfer) of the HKU School of Computing and Data Science (CDS), and his Ph.D. student Tianxing Chen, the project was developed in collaboration with researchers from nearly 20 leading global universities, including the University of California, Berkeley, and Tsinghua University.
August 12th, 2026 — Source

Self-healing hydrogel with electrical polarization
A self-healing peptide hydrogel forms atomically ordered nanofibers with water channels and electrical polarization, enabling smart biomedical functions.
August 12th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 9th, 2026

A Fuel Cell Catalyst That Survived 150,000 Cycles on a Quarter Milligram of Platinum
Washington University's platinum-cobalt design held 85% of its performance through the equivalent of 25,000 operating hours — on less than a quarter of a milligram of platinum per square centimeter.
August 9th, 2026 — Source

FCC moves to ban LiDAR-equipped foreign drones from US — classifies the technology as "military-grade" in a proposal that could also hit thermal models and the swarms used in drone light shows
Drone maker DJI says the "military-grade” label is a category error.
August 9th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 8th, 2026

New fuel cell breakthrough could help power energy-hungry data centers
A new ultra-durable fuel-cell catalyst could help turn hydrogen into a more practical power source for energy-hungry data centers and beyond.
August 8th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 7th, 2026

AOOSTAR Halves NEX395 Mini PC To 64 GB RAM As RAMpocalypse Starves The Workstation Market
The AI boom has a significant impact on the mainstream market, forcing vendors to cut down on the memory capacity for their devices.
August 7th, 2026 — Source

Apple finds itself in a legal pickle over AirTags and stalkers
The Cupertino giant is taken to court once again.
August 7th, 2026 — Source

'Asimov was right' about rules for robots, says ex-US Cyber Director
Humans will get the AI models they deserve
August 7th, 2026 — Source

Boron layers could set a superconductivity record, theoretical study predicts
Boron layers could set a superconductivity record, theoretical study predicts
August 7th, 2026 — Source

Geekom IT13 MAX Mini PC review
Core Ultra 9, Intel Arc Graphics and Connectivity
August 7th, 2026 — Source

Ferroelectricity emerges at the nanoscale
An ultrathin ferroelectric oxide could enable lower-voltage microchips, reducing energy use and heat in next-generation memory and logic devices.
August 7th, 2026 — Source

Negative imaginary theory moves from math niche to robots, aircraft and nanodevices
Over the past two decades, a powerful but highly specialized branch of control engineering—known as negative imaginary (NI) systems theory—has quietly evolved into a key tool for stabilizing complex, vibration-prone systems, from flexible structures to advanced robotics.
August 7th, 2026 — Source

New platform speeds bacterial gene mapping for better biotech design
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a platform that pinpoints genetic triggers that turn microbes into efficient factories for new chemicals and materials. The method enables rapid, precise reprogramming of bacteria as biotechnology tools, supporting domestic production of valuable products and recovery of critical minerals and materials to enhance the nation's supply chains and global competitiveness.
August 7th, 2026 — Source

Rewriting All of Spotify's Code Base, All the Time
Jo Kelly-Fenton and Aleksandar Mitic explain how Spotify created "Honk," an AI coding agent, to handle complex fleet-wide codebase migrations. They share key architectural insights on decoupling CI verification runtimes from AI agents, dealing with automated pull request bottlenecks, and driving aggressive standardization across thousands of engineering repositories.
August 7th, 2026 — Source

The Google Pixel Tag is set to rival Apple's AirTag starting August 12
The Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5 are also expected to debut at next week's event
August 7th, 2026 — Source

UCLA scientists discover how to guide heat like light at room temperature
Scientists have demonstrated that heat can move through a crystal in focused, wave-like rays at room temperature instead of spreading randomly. The breakthrough could make it possible to route heat around sensitive parts of next-generation chips and quantum devices.
August 7th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — August 3rd, 2026

Gelatin stabilizes liquid metal in conductive hydrogels for sensing and energy harvesting
The stretchable material tracks human motion, recognizes handwritten letters in real time, and converts absorbed solar heat into electricity.
August 3rd, 2026 — Source

Google Unveils Gemini Robotics 2 with Whole-Body Control
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/google-gemini-robotics-2/
August 3rd, 2026 — Source

Solvent polarity nearly triples energy transport in organic semiconductors
Changing solvent polarity reshapes charge-transfer pathways, extending exciton diffusion nearly threefold without altering the semiconductor's molecular structure.
August 3rd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 31st, 2026

Acemagic Unveils their Flagship Mini AI Workstation F9A (Ryzen AI MAX+395)
We are thrilled to officially unveil our next-generation compact, high-performance workstation: the Acemagic F9A (Ryzen AI MAX+395). Designed as a 2L-class mini AI workstation, it combines the flagship AMD Ryzen AI platform with Oculink expansion, dual 40 Gbps USB4 connectivity, and a 4-unit digital microphone array—all housed within a studio-inspired, CNC-machined aluminium unibody chassis. Packing desktop-grade workstation performance into a footprint the size of two water bottles, this product is tailored for AI developers, video creators, and professionals deploying local AI large models, meeting their needs for powerful performance and a clutter-free workspace.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Google DeepMind Shows Off Gemini Robotics 2 Doing Chores, and the Future Is Here
Google DeepMind released a series of videos demonstrating Gemini Robotics 2 utilizing the Apptronik Apollo 2 Humanoid Robot working alongside the Franka F3 Duo Dual-Arm System robot, and it looks like I won't be doing too many household chores in the near future.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Google DeepMind tests Gemini Robotics 2 doing chores around the house, and the future looks bright!
New demos show Gemini Robotics 2 tackling household tasks with advanced humanoid and dual-arm robots.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Here's the Google Pixel Tag
A new Google Pixel device has landed on our radar this morning, and it's a bit of a surprise. The Google Pixel Tag appears to be on the way, possibly launching alongside the Pixel 11 series next month.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Porous 3D-printed feet cut quadruped robot power use
Quadruped robots, which walk on four legs, are increasingly used for tasks such as inspection, transportation and search-and-rescue operations. However, their repeated leg movements consume far more energy than the rolling motion of wheeled robots, making it challenging to improve energy efficiency.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Qualcomm-powered robot collapses spectacularly on stage during company's keynote — prepared stagehands rush to cloak and then carry off stricken humanoid
Crashing mechanical shambles makes the presentation ring hollow.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Qualcomm's humanoid robot demo went hilariously wrong when the machine just dropped dead on stage
The 700-TOPS machine folded backwards before being covered and carried away
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Sublayer chemistry enables semiconducting and magnetic lanthanide MXenes
A sublayer chemistry strategy creates new lanthanide MXenes that combine semiconducting behavior with low-temperature ferromagnetism in a single material.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

This new drone spins so fast the human eye can barely see it
What could go wrong?
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Two independent studies push semiconductor qubits towards practical scales
Semiconductor spin qubits are one of the most promising building blocks for future quantum computers, but turning them into a working, large-scale quantum computer has so far proven difficult. For now, two big questions remain open: how to connect qubits that aren't sitting right next to each other, and how to control huge numbers of them without an unmanageable tangle of wiring.
July 31th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 29th, 2026

Color-changing neuromorphic transistors make robotic touch visible
A color changing neuromorphic transistor uses ion movement to retain recent tactile signals and display pressure patterns, linking short term electrical memory with visible feedback.
July 29th, 2026 — Source

FCC blocks new foreign-produced robots and power inverters from U.S. authorization
The Federal Communications Commission added foreign-produced advanced robotic devices and connected power inverters to its Covered List on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. New covered models generally cannot receive the FCC equipment authorization required before many electronic devices may be imported, advertised or sold in the United States.
July 29th, 2026 — Source

Hybrid battery binder could improve EV range without changing existing production lines
A joint research team—led by Ki-Jae Kim, a professor in the Department of Energy Science and the Department of Future Energy Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), alongside Jang Wook Choi's research team from Seoul National University—has developed a high-performance hybrid polymer binder for thick-film electrodes. The breakthrough significantly boosts the energy density of lithium-ion batteries while extending their lifespan.
July 29th, 2026 — Source

Mechanical strain creates chirality
Researchers have discovered that mechanical strain also induces chirality in non-chiral crystals, opening a new direction to control this property on demand and potentially imprint chiral electronic properties.
July 29th, 2026 — Source

MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG review: Panther Lake in an understated mini PC
Can this tiny panther roar?
July 29th, 2026 — Source

Nanocrystal-cooled laser cells could enable mid-flight drone charging
A heat-managing receiver converted green light into electricity at 38.49% efficiency and powered an aircraft propeller in a stationary proof-of-concept test.
July 29th, 2026 — Source or Source

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker's ties to a company that produces hyper realistic sex bots.
July 29th, 2026 — Source

Quantum Batteries Use Superabsorption for Faster Scaling Charge
Quantum batteries use the principles of quantum mechanics to transform energy storage and charging processes. Unlike conventional batteries that rely on electrical currents, these systems use phenomena like quantum entanglement and superabsorption to achieve faster and more efficient charging as their size increases. For example, superabsorption allows the charging rate to improve with the battery's scale, defying the typical constraints of traditional energy systems.
July 29th, 2026 — Source

US Slams Door On Chinese Humanoid Robots Over Spying Threats
Securing the tech supply chain has become one of Washington's biggest priorities, and the latest move takes direct aim at the machines meant to power the next industrial era. The Federal Communications Commission has banned the import and authorization of new Chinese humanoid robots, alongside quadruped robot dogs and connected power inverters, in a decision built to shield the American artificial intelligence supply chain from foreign disruption and data theft.
July 29th, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

Electronics — General Information — July 27th, 2026

Enigma raises $71M to make controlling a robot as easy as adjusting the volume
Multiple robotics companies are tackling one of AI's hardest problems: building foundation models capable of executing tasks they were never explicitly trained to handle. Their approaches run the gamut — from studying millions of web videos and conducting computer simulations to collecting motion data from humans performing tasks in gloves with built-in sensors.
July 27th, 2026 — Source

Large-scale crystals could revolutionize future OLED displays
Since the first practical organic light-emitting diode (OLED) was developed in 1987 by Ching W. Tang and Steven A. VanSlyke at Eastman Kodak Company in the U.S., OLED technology has come a long way. The original device used two thin organic layers to produce green light when electricity was applied, demonstrating that organic materials could be used to create practical light-emitting devices. Today, OLEDs are widely used in smartphone and television displays as well as lighting, with continuous improvements in efficiency and lifespan.
July 27th, 2026 — Source

Low-temperature technique grows crystal-aligned semiconductor films
Building next-generation semiconductors and low-power electronic devices requires precisely stacking materials with different functions. In this process, it is essential to preserve each material's intrinsic properties, as well as the interface where the two materials meet, without damage. Layered van der Waals materials, including transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), have attracted considerable attention as next-generation semiconductor platforms because their layers interact through weak forces, enabling different materials to be stacked while maintaining atomically clean interfaces.
July 27th, 2026 — Source

Meet the new humanoid with 'smart skin' (I touched it)
This humanoid robot uses touch-sensitive skin to better understand and respond to the world around it.
July 27th, 2026 — Source

Ultra-long life SiC power platform driven by radioisotopes outperforms previous unit-cell output by 4,200 times
A research team led by Dr. Seo Jae-hwa at Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) Advanced Semiconductor Research Center, working with Professor Yoon Young-jun's team at Kyungpook National University, has achieved Korea's first demonstration of a silicon carbide (SiC)-based betavoltaic cell designed to generate electricity for more than 50 years without recharging or replacement, even in extreme environments such as space and the polar regions.
July 27th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 24th, 2026

A spider-inspired robotic boat could track and rescue people in water
Rescue teams in coastal cities and towns often need to rescue people who are at risk of drowning. These operations often require emergency teams to locate and reach people in distress as quickly as possible, as even a short delay could have serious or even fatal consequences.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

Algorithm-designed photonic circuits beyond human intuition
Researchers used an inverse-design algorithm to create silicon nitride photonic components that are 500 times smaller than conventional designs. The research could pave the way for higher-performance quantum photonic circuits and other devices.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

AMD teams up with Eric Trump-backed Foundation to build humanoid robots
The chipmaker will power Foundation's Phantom machines, pushing straight into a robotics market Nvidia has quietly made its own.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

Can a robot tutor give too much help? Why timing matters
A learner stands in a room with a bottle, a cup and a book. The task is to figure out, step by step, where each object belongs in the room. Under the table? Or perhaps on the chair? A humanoid robot gives the instructions—but in Swahili, a language the learner does not know. To solve the puzzle, the learner must gradually decipher what the robot is saying.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

First-responder drones are spreading rapidly across the US, and privacy groups are worried
The FAA issued more waivers in ten months than it had during the previous seven years combined
July 24th, 2026 — Source

Genesis AI is in talks to raise about $500m for its robot brains
A year on from its $105m seed, the physical-AI startup is reportedly chasing a raise that would value it at around $3bn. The talks may not close.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

Hydrogel electrode improves stability of insect-based odor sensors for drones
Drones are increasingly being used for disaster response, infrastructure inspection and environmental monitoring. However, most drone systems rely primarily on cameras and other visual sensors, which can become ineffective in smoke, dust, darkness or collapsed structures. Odor sensing could provide a valuable complementary capability by enabling drones to detect gas leaks and chemical emissions that cannot be identified through visual sensing alone. Yet a major challenge has limited the practical use of such biohybrid sensors: Excised insect antennae gradually lose signal quality as they dry out, and the electrical interface becomes unstable.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

MSI Pro Max Edge AI+ Mini PC Runs 120B Local AI Models With 128GB RAM
As demand for local, privacy-focused artificial intelligence continues to surge, enterprise developers and researchers are searching for hardware capable of running heavy Large Language Models (LLMs) without relying on potentially costly cloud APIs or power-hungry server racks. Enter MSI's new Pro Max Edge AI+, a mini PC that offers an alternative to the cloud.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

SoftBank is reportedly weighing a deal for Swiss robotics startup Gravis
Gravis Robotics, an ETH Zurich spinout, fits autonomy kits to excavators. A tie-up would extend Masayoshi Son's robotics buying spree from the factory floor to the building site.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

Ultrathin aluminum-air batteries power skin-mounted electronics
A hygroscopic lithium chloride hydrogel absorbs atmospheric moisture while suppressing aluminum corrosion, enabling ultrathin aluminum air batteries that remain stable under deformation and power skin sensors.
July 24th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 23rd, 2026

A better future rather than faster robots: 'Sustainable Robotics' as a new academic field
Professor Sukho Song of the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at DGIST has proposed "Sustainability Robotics," a new academic field that evaluates robots not only in terms of their technical performance but also their contributions to environmental, social and economic sustainability.
July 23rd, 2026 — Source

AMD Ryzen AI X100 Embedded Processors Challenge Rivals In Robotics And At The Edge
AMD just launched its Ryzen AI Embedded X100 series processors (first previewed at CES 2026), targeting physical AI applications like robotics, surgical tools, and smart manufacturing. Presented at its Advanced AI 2026 event in San Francisco earlier today, the new chips represent AMD's push into autonomous machines that require perception, reasoning, and deterministic control under strict power and thermal envelopes.
July 23rd, 2026 — Source

Drone makers race to build navigation that survives warzone jamming
Q-CTRL uses quantum gravity and magnetic sensing. ASIO navigates by camera. ANELLO Photonics built a laser gyro the size of a matchbook. Ukraine proved GPS is not enough.
July 23rd, 2026 — Source

Terahertz chip combines vision through visual barriers with built in memory and signal encoding
A programmable terahertz chip combines penetrative sensing, nonvolatile optical encoding, and hardware preprocessing, classifying vehicle motion with 92.3% accuracy and recovering encoded information with minimal error.
July 23rd, 2026 — Source

Topological insulators advance towards practical applications
Researchers have succeeded in detecting exceptionally robust electrical transport in a topological insulator. This could lead to new metrological applications.
July 23rd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 22nd, 2026

AI and quantum chemistry combine to identify efficient blue OLED materials
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have become a standard in modern devices with incredible contrast and sleek designs. While initially an expensive luxury, OLEDs are gradually becoming more financially accessible as the technology improves. Now, researchers at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) at Nagoya University and the Institute for Advanced Study at Kyushu University have combined quantum chemistry with machine learning to identify new materials for blue OLEDs for incorporation in next-generation ultra-high-definition displays.
July 22nd, 2026 — Source

How to Get Rid of Old Tech Without Paying Anything or Throwing It in the Trash
Getting rid of old computers and printers responsibly is free, accessible and considerably simpler than most people assume.
July 22nd, 2026 — Source

Hyundai claims humanoid robot plan is not part of talks with striking workers
Union previously warned automaker that any robot deployment must be negotiated.
July 22nd, 2026 — Source

Molecular model for semiconductor surfaces developed
Gaining new insights into the properties and targeted modification of semiconductor surfaces more easily and quickly than before.
July 22nd, 2026 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — July 16th, 2026

105,000 Synced Nano-Oscillators Offer Blazing-Fast Silicon Transistor Alternative
Physicists led by IIT Bhubaneswar have achieved a major breakthrough in spintronic computing by synchronizing over 105,000 magnetic nano-oscillators in just 45 nanoseconds, thus shattering the scalability limits of neuromorphic hardware and paving the way for ultra-fast, low-power computing that could bypass current silicon transistors.
July 16th, 2026 — Source

AAEON Outlines Plans for Embedded AI Box PCs With Jetson T2000 and T3000 Modules
Following the announcement of NVIDIA Jetson T2000 and NVIDIA Jetson T3000 modules, industry-leading provider of edge AI solutions AAEON (Stock Code: 6579) has announced its intention to adopt the new memory-optimized, compact modules across its Fanless Embedded AI System range AAEON's adoption of the new additions to the NVIDIA Jetson Thor series modules will begin with the BOXER-8752AI, a Fanless Embedded AI System powered by NVIDIA Jetson T3000 module.
July 16th, 2026 — Source

Engineers develop robot that judges its surroundings and walks, runs, and jumps like an animal
An era in which robots decide "how to walk" on their own has arrived. A four-legged robot has been developed that, much like a person or an animal, autonomously chooses the appropriate gait strategy for its surroundings—changing its gait on stairs, leaping over gaps and keeping its balance on forest trails.
July 16th, 2026 — Source

Engineers shrink powerful terahertz systems onto a single semiconductor chip
High-frequency waves classified as terahertz occupy a relatively underused region of the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared light and microwaves. Researchers have long recognized their unique potential for applications including ultrafast wireless communication, security screening, remote sensing and medical imaging.
July 16th, 2026 — Source

Fujitsu and leading Japanese robotics companies to use Nvidia technology in 'physical AI'
Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence using Nvidia's technology, bringing together what it said was the best in Japan's manufacturing prowess in robotics with AI.
July 16th, 2026 — Source

New spinning drone hides in plain sight: 'Phantom Twist' harnesses motion blur to nearly vanish in flight
By exploiting the quirks of human vision, Northwestern University engineers have designed a drone that nearly disappears before the eyes. For years, researchers have tried to design invisible drones and robots using camouflage, transparent materials or light-bending optical systems. But the Northwestern team instead used a concept called "motion blur"—the same effect that makes fast-spinning fans and propellers seem to disappear.
July 16th, 2026 — Source

NVIDIA launches Blackwell-based Jetson Thor T3000 and T2000 for robots
NVIDIA Jetson T3000 brings Blackwell AI compute to smaller robots
July 16th, 2026 — Source or Source

Scientists synchronize 105,000 nano-oscillators in just 45 nanoseconds — paving the way for a highly efficient and fast alternative to transistors
Breakthrough shows promise for high-speed comms, financial and scientific modelling, real-time data analytics, and even AI.
July 16th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 12th, 2026

Meet the Floating Robot Companion Designed for Safe, Friendly Human Interaction
Robotics researchers are trying to prove that lighter-than-air robots could excel at emotional connection.
July 12th, 2026 — Source

New soft sensor can turn touch into robotic action without electronics
Built from flexible, compliant materials, soft robots are gaining relevance for tasks ranging from minimally invasive surgery to deep-sea exploration but remain held back by a fundamental constraint. To sense their surroundings and react, most soft robots rely on separate electronic sensors, signal-processing circuits and powered actuators, all coordinated by computers. This chain of components adds weight, complexity and points of failure, particularly in wet, hot or high-pressure settings where electronics are highly susceptible to disruption.
July 12th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — Computers — July 10th, 2026

Slimbook Launches Nexus AI Workstation Series
The new Nexus family is available in two configurations Ryzen AI and Threadripper AI ranging from high-performance systems to uncompromising professional workstations engineered for Local AI development and deployment.
July 10th, 2026 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — July 11th, 2026

This MIT robot flies through the air then dives underwater using the same wings
The bird-inspired machine transitions from water to air in under a second
July 11th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 10th, 2026

Compostable circuit boards from citric acid waste could cut carbon dioxide footprint
Worldwide, discarded electronic toys, computers and smartphones are becoming an increasingly significant source of electronic waste. Electronic circuits are based on printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are typically made of glass fiber-reinforced fossil epoxy resin, making them difficult to recycle, let alone biodegrade.
July 10th, 2026 — Source

New method improves control over organic semiconductor doping for flexible electronics
Organic semiconductors are paving the way for a new generation of lightweight, flexible electronics, including bendable displays, printable circuits, wearable sensors and devices that harvest energy from their surroundings. A key factor behind the performance of these technologies is doping—a process in which molecules are introduced into a semiconductor to control the number of charge carriers it can support.
July 10th, 2026 — Source

Researchers build missing infrastructure to move AI between robots
Robotics researchers often spend weeks, or even months, simply getting a new robot up and running before they can begin testing new behaviors. Researchers in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science have developed an open-source software framework designed to eliminate much of that setup work, making it easier to deploy AI systems across different robots without rebuilding software from scratch.
July 10th, 2026 — Source

The biggest problem with solid-state batteries may finally be solved
Scientists uncovered why solid-state batteries fail, bringing the next generation of longer-lasting, safer batteries a step closer to reality.
July 10th, 2026 — Source

The more I watch the new NEO robot video the creepier it gets
Can we....can we unsee this?
July 10th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 8th, 2026

Elastic layer lets sulfide solid-state batteries run longer with less pressure
Dr. Dong Wook Kim and his research team at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), in collaboration with Professor Seong-Ju Hwang's team at Yonsei University and Professor Ho Seok Park's team at Sungkyunkwan University, developed a technology that incorporates an "elastic ion-conductive polymer" into sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries to reduce cracking and interfacial degradation generated during charge-discharge cycling and thereby improve battery durability.
July 8th, 2026 — Source

Light-powered chip harvests energy, computes and senses chemicals in one stack
Most contemporary portable electronics, including laptops, smartphones and smart watches, are powered by batteries that need to be recharged daily or every few days. Over the past decade, however, some engineers have been exploring the possibility of developing battery-free electronic devices that autonomously derive electricity from renewable sources, such as sunlight, indoor lighting or heat.
July 8th, 2026 — Source

Researchers develop core display technology that prevents image distortion even when stretched
Beyond bendable and foldable displays, the era of stretchable displays—whose screens can expand freely like rubber—is now emerging. KAIST researchers have developed a core technology that allows text, images and other on-screen information to retain their original shape even when the screen is stretched by up to 15%. The achievement is expected to help solve the problem of image distortion and accelerate the commercialization of next-generation, high-quality stretchable displays.
July 8th, 2026 — Source

Small transistor sharpens low-cost thermal cameras without extreme cooling
Robots, drones, self-driving vehicles and other autonomous devices rely on thermal sensing and imaging to navigate the spaces they travel in. It's also used in many other technologies, including night vision, remote thermometers and rescue operations.
July 8th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 4th, 2026

How does superconductivity begin? Unveiling the hidden flow of electrons
Superconductivity, a phenomenon in which electricity flows without resistance, is considered the core of quantum computers and next-generation power technologies. However, the exact states electrons undergo before superconductivity emerges have not yet been fully elucidated.
July 4th, 2026 — Source

Minisforum AtomMan G1 Pro Desktop Review: The Wobbly Line Between Desktop and True Mini PC
Not quite a desktop tower or a mini PC, the AtomMan G1 Pro ends up with some of the drawbacks of both designs.
July 4th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — July 2nd, 2026

Atomic-scale insights clarify hidden defect signals in carbon materials
New analysis links long-ambiguous carbon defect peaks to specific atomic structures, helping improve material design for energy and electronics.
July 2nd, 2026 — Source

Dutch launch humanoid robot center to 'kickstart' race with China
In a squat building on a drab business park just outside Rotterdam, sleek white humanoid robots scuttle around, accompanied by a gray robotic dog performing various canine tricks.
July 2nd, 2026 — Source

MOF thin films reveal a denser, less porous structure than expected
Advanced diffraction and modeling show a widely studied MOF thin film is densely packed, reshaping expectations for sensors, microelectronics and magnetic storage.
July 2nd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 28th, 2026

Boffins build a better pixel capable of emitting and receiving light
Tastes great. Less filling. It's a floor wax. It's a dessert topping. Light shaping. Light sending. Why not both?
June 28th, 2026 — Source

'Impossible' low-loss, tunable dielectric achieved in microwave electronics
The result on his computer screen looked impossible. Late one night in 2009, Nate Orloff was alone in a laboratory, analyzing measurements from a set of experimental thin films sent to him by Darrell Schlom, the Tisch University Professor in Cornell University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
June 28th, 2026 — Source

What Does The EAC Mean On Electronics & Other Products?
Flip over the box of any product, and you'll usually see that it's adorned with a number of official-looking logos at the bottom. Most of us don't give these markings a second thought, but they all signify an important step --- or steps --- required in order to bring that product to specific markets or to meet certain standards related to safety or testing. You've almost certainly come across an ETL Listed marking from Intertek, or maybe a UL Listed or UL Certified marking on a package.
June 28th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 27th, 2026

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite
Graphene oxide helps turn PET plastic waste into synthetic graphite for lithium-ion battery anodes, offering a recycling route for battery materials.
June 27th, 2026 — Source

Shape-shifting surface adds touch to displays
A soft magnetic metasurface can morph into thousands of shapes, sense deformation, and show LED feedback, pointing to tactile interfaces, wearables, soft robotics, and AR/VR.
June 27th, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

What Does The Trash Can With An X Through It Mean On An Electronic Device?
When was the last time you really looked at some of the electronic devices you have set up in your home, or potentially even on your person. Sure, you look at the screen, and have no doubt at least glanced at fixtures like buttons, charging ports, USB ports, and speakers. You might even have noticed some of the additional markings that are often imprinted on the back and sides. It's a safe enough bet, however, that you don't know what many of them mean, including the one that shows a trash can with a big X over top.
June 27th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 26th, 2026

Dog-bone design helps 2D nanoribbon transistors stay fast and efficient as widths shrink
Transistors, small semiconductor-based switches that control the flow of electricity, are central components of all electronic devices, from computers to smartphones, wearables, sensors and smart appliances. Over the past decades, electronics engineers have been continuously working to boost the speed and performance of transistors while also reducing their size.
June 26th, 2026 — Source

Exploring long-range magnetism with graphene
Graphene coated with magnetic molecules shows gate-tunable, long-range magnetism while preserving mobility, pointing to spintronic uses.
June 26th, 2026 — Source

Nanoparticles turn oxide thin films metallic and magnetic
Researchers demonstrate a giant insulator-to-metal transition and room-temperature superparamagnetism by controlling defect reconstruction and nickel nanoparticle formation in perovskite oxide thin films.
June 26th, 2026 — Source

New tool speeds flaw detection in diamond and advanced semiconductors
A software workflow automates X-ray analysis to spot crystal defects in diamond and advanced semiconductors, helping improve electronics and quantum devices.
June 26th, 2026 — Source

onsemi to buy Synaptics in $7bn bet on 'physical AI'
onsemi is buying Synaptics in an all-stock deal worth about $7bn. The onsemi Synaptics deal bets that AI's next wave lives not in the cloud, but in cars, factories and robots.
June 26th, 2026 — Source

Semiconductor quantum dots 'reawaken' predicted Rabi oscillations, boosting quantum control
Physicists at Paderborn University have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated the so-called "return" of Rabi oscillations in semiconductor quantum dots. The phenomenon, which was first predicted theoretically in 2007, describes the decrease in the emission intensity of the quantum dots, which are initially damped by interactions with the lattice vibrations of a solid (phonons).
June 26th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 23rd, 2026

Cleanroom-free process brings electronic skin to curved robots and wearables
A UV laser and 3D printer create large flexible tactile sensor arrays directly on target surfaces, simplifying fabrication and rapid prototyping.
June 23rd, 2026 — Source

Graphene catalyst design could cut the cost of hydrogen fuel cells
Simulations pinpoint an electronic sweet spot where nitrogen-doped graphene can drive oxygen reactions more efficiently than platinum.
June 23rd, 2026 — Source

This 3-foot-tall robot wants to be your kid's classroom buddy and your mom's new friend
At a recent robotics event in New York, a young girl hid behind her mother when she first saw Codey. The robot broke the ice by complimenting the girl's shirt, and 45 minutes later she was still there, taking Codey through the entire plot of Frozen.
June 23rd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 22nd, 2026

Broken time-reversal symmetry phase in kagome metals may establish conditions for superconductivity
Physicists have long suspected that a peculiar quantum state lurks inside a class of materials known as kagome metals, but proving its existence has been elusive. Now, a team led by Yeongkwan Kim at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has performed experiments on a kagome metal that provide the strongest evidence yet for this exotic state.
June 22nd, 2026 — Source

Flying robot rides the wind like a bird
Scientists built a flying robot that is both easy to control and energy-efficient, especially in changing wind conditions. The robot can change its shape and uses wind to stay in the air, instead of relying on thrust-generating motors.
June 22nd, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

Machine learning helps identify six promising solvents for carbon dioxide electroreduction
Carbon dioxide (CO²) is a primary driver of climate change in Earth's atmosphere. At the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University), Ph.D. researcher Kuldeepsinh Raj, along with principal investigator Professor Nav Nidhi Rajput from the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, are using clean electricity to develop chemical "recipes" to convert CO² emissions into valuable fuels and products.
June 22nd, 2026 — Source

Robot 'Floaty' rides the wind like a bird, staying stable without propellers
Current flying objects face a trade-off: Drones with propellers, for instance, are very agile and able to hover; however, they use up a lot of energy. Airplanes, on the other hand, feature fixed wings that allow them to fly very efficiently. The downside: They can't remain suspended in the air like a kestrel on the lookout for prey.
June 22nd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 20th, 2026

Carbon nanotube transistors turn invisible infrared light into memory
A carbon nanotube transistor turns invisible 940 nm light into both a signal and memory, advancing low-power neuromorphic vision hardware.
June 20th, 2026 — Source

Jio Platforms files for India's largest-ever IPO, with nearly $3 billion earmarked for debt repayment
The Mukesh Ambani-controlled company plans to issue 270 million new shares in a listing that could value the business at over $130 billion, with most of the proceeds going to prepay its telecom unit's dollar and yen borrowings
June 20th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 19th, 2026

AI system monitors 2D semiconductor manufacturing at the atomic layer
Researchers combined low-temperature plasma processing with machine learning to synthesize and etch 6-inch MoS2 and WS2 wafers and predict film thickness in real time.
June 19th, 2026 — Source

Anker Just Built a Coin-Sized AI Voice Recorder That Transcribes 150 Languages
Anker has introduced the SoundCore Work, a compact AI voice recorder that combines portability with advanced functionality. Measuring just 23.2 mm in diameter and weighing 10 grams, this device is small enough to fit in your pocket while offering practical features for various scenarios. According to Chan's Tech Review, the recorder includes a dedicated charging case that extends its battery life to 32 hours, making it a reliable option for extended use in settings like classrooms or business meetings.
June 19th, 2026 — Source

Drones learn to squeeze through narrow gaps using onboard AI control
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, are now widely used for various purposes, ranging from filmmaking and aerial photography to industrial inspection, precision farming and reaching obstructed areas during emergency response missions. While many existing drones can move swiftly in their surroundings and circumvent large obstacles, most still struggle in cluttered environments. In addition, they are often unable to execute maneuvers that would allow them to safely pass through small gaps or reach secluded areas.
June 19th, 2026 — Source

European robotics start-ups go up against Chinese heavyweights
Humanoid robots able to perform tasks from grape harvesting to welcoming visitors were front and center at France's Vivatech trade fair this week, with European firms looking to fill niches beyond what dominant Chinese giants can offer.
June 19th, 2026 — Source

How to Build a Crane Robot to Clean Your Home
Building a household cleaning robot involves combining mechanical design with smart control systems, as demonstrated by Over Engineer. This hands-on walkthrough focuses on constructing a cable-driven parallel robot (CDPR), a system valued for its lightweight and adaptable design. The project uses fishing lines as cables and Raspberry Pis for motor control, making sure precise movements while keeping the setup compact. The robot's gripper, built with a two-fingered mechanism and a four-bar linkage system, is capable of securely handling a range of objects, from small coins to larger items like soccer balls.
June 19th, 2026 — Source

The EV Company That Just Launched a $1,990 Robot Dog
Faraday Future's June 16 event introduced humanoids, quadrupeds, education tools, and an ambitious plan to bring Embodied AI into homes and classrooms.
June 19th, 2026 — Source

Three-armed Sashimi-Bot learns to slice and serve fish like a pro
If you ever need help in the kitchen cutting fish into appetizing bites, a new three-armed robot may be able to help. And that's no easy feat for robots. While they are generally good at picking up rigid objects, something slippery that can change shape when touched, such as a fish, poses a range of challenges. Then, if you add slicing into the mix, it becomes even more difficult because the robot has to cope with the fish changing shape as it is handled and cut.
June 19th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 16th, 2026

Genesis AI thinks the humanoid hype is wrong. Its wheeled robot is the counterargument.
The French-American startup's Eno rolls instead of walks, and its $300 sensor gloves collect training data at a reported fraction of teleoperation costs.
June 16th, 2026 — Source

The World's Smallest Electric Motor Has To Be Viewed With A Microscope
Some of the largest engines ever built get talked about a lot, but the other end of the spectrum doesn't always get the same attention. Yet the smallest working electric motors are arguably equally impressive. The world's smallest motor, for example, is so small that it requires the use of a special kind of microscope called the scanning tunneling microscope, which is capable of making out a single atom.
June 16th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 15th, 2026

16 new pieces of portable tech on amazon worth checking out in 2026/
It's hard to believe that 2026 is already halfway over when New Year's feels like it was, what, last week? We're now knee-deep in the RAM crisis, and all sorts of world events (like rising fuel prices) are making living feel like a luxury only a sheikh can afford. Before prices go up further, now is the time to buy the devices you've had your eyes on.
June 15th, 2026 — Source

Atomic simulations reveal how far transistors can shrink
Simulations show which 2D transistor designs best control leakage as devices shrink, helping guide future chip scaling below today's limits.
June 15th, 2026 — Source or Source

How water becomes the heart of a supercapacitor
Tiny clay channels let water move charge efficiently, enabling an early-stage supercapacitor made from water, clay and graphene for greener storage.
June 15th, 2026 — Source

Laser pulses unlock hidden conductive state in quantum material
Ultrafast laser pulses switch a quantum material from insulating to conductive, revealing a hidden phase with potential for future electronics.
June 15th, 2026 — Source

Nanoengineered wood sets new record for transformer insulation
The world's power grid is straining under the surge in electricity demand from data centers, electric vehicles and renewable energy. And a century-old technology, the power transformer, must support this dramatic increase. A particularly weak link in this is the potential for insulation breakdown, the most frequent indicator of power transformer failures.
June 15th, 2026 — Source

Quasi-1D material unlocks electric control of charge waves beyond standard limits
The ability to control the movement of negatively charged particles (i.e., electrons) is central to the functioning of all modern electronic devices. This control is typically attained using a gate, an electrode via which an applied electric field alters a material's electrical properties.
June 15th, 2026 — Source

Spintronic system protects cryptographic keys
As billions of connected devices continue to exchange encrypted data across networks, protecting cryptographic keys remains one of the most persistent challenges in hardware security. Conventional approaches often rely on storing keys in nonvolatile memory while monitoring physical tampering through external sensors or dedicated protection circuits. However, sophisticated attackers can sometimes bypass or manipulate such defenses.
June 15th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 10th, 2026

Inside the GPD BOX: Why GPD's First Mini PC is Turning Heads
GPD has taken a bold step into the mini PC market with the release of the GPD BOX, a compact device designed to balance performance and practicality. As highlighted by ETA Prime, the GPD BOX features Intel's Core Ultra X7 358H processor, a 16-core CPU from the Panther Lake 18A family, paired with the Intel Arc B390 integrated GPU. This combination ensures smooth multitasking and reliable graphics performance, whether for productivity tasks or casual gaming. Additionally, its integrated 160W GaN power supply eliminates the need for an external power brick, offering a cleaner and more space-efficient setup for modern workspaces.
June 10th, 2026 — Source

Nanostructured electrolyte additives enable ultralong-life aqueous batteries
Self-assembled nanostructures in the electrolyte control ion flow - achieving world-record performance in both cycle life and capacity simultaneously.
June 10th, 2026 — Source

Toward battery-free artificial photosynthesis
New artificial photosynthesis system self-regulates fuel production in changing sunlight, making formic acid from water and CO2 without batteries or costly controls.
June 10th, 2026 — Source

Ultralong-life aqueous batteries enabled by nanostructured electrolyte additives
A novel electrolyte technology that overcomes the persistent limitations of aqueous batteries has been developed by a Korean research team. The team, led by Professor Hoseok Park of the Department of Chemical Engineering, has succeeded in dramatically improving the cycle life and capacity of aqueous batteries simply by adding a small amount of a special material to the electrolyte.
June 10th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 8th, 2026

Inclined kirigami cuts unlock twist when stretched, opening path to soft robots
Kirigami is a variation on the Japanese art of origami, or paper folding, in which cuts are used to create three-dimensional structures—for example, pop-up cards created from a sheet of paper. Kirigami also has applications in engineering design for creating materials with unique mechanical behaviors. However, most studies of kirigami materials have focused on structures with parallel and perpendicular cuts, limiting the applications of the final creations.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

New and smarter Siri AI now lives inside Dynamic Island and knows you personally
Siri AI is here, and by here, we mean on your iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Vision Pro, and Apple Watch!
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Nickelate superconductors share a common electronic fingerprint
Superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance at specific temperature ranges, have proved very promising for the development of quantum computers and other cutting-edge technologies. While most of these materials become superconducting at very low temperatures, others exhibit superconductivity at higher temperatures.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Research uncovers novel electronic properties in quantum material
Florida State University physicists are part of a team that has discovered unusual superconducting states in parts of graphene, with the potential to drive unexpected quantum technologies.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Researchers develop an all-in-one organic transistor with processing, memory, and light emission
Overcoming the light-emission limitations of conventional organic semiconductors through ultra-low-voltage operation.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Robotic arm inspired by octopus uses tactile sensors in suction cups for autonomous underwater grasping
The oceans hide some of the most sophisticated solutions nature has ever developed and are an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the robotics of the future. The Bioinspired Soft Robotics research unit, coordinated by Barbara Mazzolai, associate director for robotics at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT—Italian Institute of Technology), has developed an octopus-inspired soft robotic arm that, thanks to the technology embedded in its artificial suction cups, is capable of sensing contact, estimating the intensity and direction of the applied force, and grasping objects autonomously, even in complex environments such as underwater settings.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Single-crystal diamond interposer improves the performance of high-power electronics
By using a thin layer of diamond to manage excessive heat, researchers can boost the speed and energy-efficiency of next-generation wireless devices.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Twisted stacking lets 2D conductor keep single-layer performance in bulk form
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are significantly thinner than a single sheet of paper, have long drawn attention for their exceptional performance. However, they have faced a critical limitation: Their performance degrades significantly when multiple layers are stacked.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Ultrathin diamond layer boosts performance of high-power electronics
The silicon that forms the foundation of most computer chips has fundamental limits to how much power it can manage, which constrains the speed and energy-efficiency of wireless communication systems. A promising solution is to build future wireless electronics out of transistors made from gallium nitride, an advanced material that can handle the speed and energy required for demanding wireless applications like 6G and satellite communications.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Van der Waals forces can play unexpected role in thin-film properties
Van der Waals forces can tune ferroelectric thin films, improving control over material properties for smaller, more energy-efficient electronics.
June 8th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 7th, 2026

How to Build a Steam Machine Fast with the Geekom A5 Pro 2026 Mini PC
The Geekom A5 Pro 2026 can be quickly turned into a custom DIY Steam Machine gaming system by installing Chimera OS, a Linux-based operating system tailored for simplicity and gaming performance. As explained by TechDweeb, Chimera OS delivers a console-like experience and supports a variety of games, from indie releases to retro classics and older PC titles. However, it's important to note that Chimera OS completely replaces Windows, as dual-booting is not supported, requiring users to commit fully to this setup.
June 7th, 2026 — Source

Kyle Vogt's Bot Company is being sued for turning an Airbnb into a robot lab
The Bot Company allegedly sent 30+ workers in shifts to test a six-foot robot in a rented home, trashing family heirlooms in the process
June 7th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 6th, 2026

China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers
Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and even make coffee as the companies developing them seek ways to expand and dominate the market.
June 6th, 2026 — Source

Minisforum Brings Strix Halo NAS & Fanless "Wildcat Lake" NAS To Computex, Also Unveils Core Ultra & Core Series 3 Mini PCs
Minisforum's Flagship "N5 MAX" NAS Features AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 & Entry-Tier "All-Flash S5" Gets Intel Core Series 3
June 6th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — June 5th, 2026

AI-powered tiny optical device corrects distorted light for sharper imaging
AI-powered tiny optical device corrects distorted light in a single image, enabling sharper imaging for microscopy, astronomy and compact optical systems.
June 5th, 2026 — Source

BYD Wants To Sell Humanoid Robots Right Next To Its Cars
The carmaker that overtook Tesla on sales is now developing humanoid robots and may put them in its showrooms
June 5th, 2026 — Source

Fish-scale sensor gives robots a better sense of touch
Fish-scale-like gaps help soft robotic grippers sense bending, texture, and firmness through small contact changes.
June 5th, 2026 — Source

Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX running Linux -- Cores
This is a series looking at the Minisforum MS-02 Ultra 285HX Mini Workstation running Linux. In this series, I'll put this machine through its paces from a Linux perspective, comparing it with other systems, including desktops, to show how it really stacks up.
June 5th, 2026 — Source

Scientists identify the origin of noise in spin qubit quantum processors
Recent study clarifies the potential origin of microscopic noise in spin qubits and the conditions that can alleviate its effects.
June 5th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 30th, 2026

A startup with Eric Trump as adviser is testing humanoid robots in Ukraine. It wants them on US front lines within 18 months.
Foundation's Phantom robots have been tested for supply pickups in combat zones. The company has $24 million in Pentagon contracts and a controversial political connection.
May 30th, 2026 — Source

AI generates full battery electrolyte recipes, matching top lithium metal battery performance
Battery electrolytes aren't just one chemical, but a complex mixture of salts, solvents, and additives interacting and reacting with each other. Artificial intelligence has made great headway in helping select ideal materials to go into that chemical soup. But a team from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) is using AI to generate the entire formulation, balancing the complicated tradeoffs and interactions that go into the electrolytes that make batteries possible.
May 30th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 29th, 2026

A stair-climbing robot that catches itself when it falls
A reinforcement-learning-based safety system teaches a stair-traversing service robot to brace itself mid-fall, addressing one of the biggest barriers to deploying autonomous robots on staircases.
May 29th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 28th, 2026

Biobased magnetic sensors printed from iron and cellulose rival some commercial devices
Today, magnetic field sensors are one of the invisible mass-produced products in the electronics industry. They measure movement, positions or distances and can be found in window contacts, steering wheels, hard disks, packaging and cell phones. Billions of these components are manufactured every year.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Biobased spintronics
Magnetic field sensors are found in automobiles, smartphones and security systems. But many of these components are made of materials that are neither health- nor environment-friendly and are complex to produce.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Focused light raises 2D semiconductor current up to 63-fold
Researchers developed a microlens based optical doping method called LAMP that raises 2D semiconductor transistor on-current by up to 63 times.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Hands-On With HoverAir Aqua, a Drone That Isn't Afraid of the Water
If you enjoy activities like surfing or paddling and want video that's closer than shore, this waterproof drone will get wet with you.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Humanoids dance and thread needles as Japanese robotics developers look to outdo Chinese
Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display Thursday as the Humanoids Summit Tokyo opened.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Liquid metal pump powers soft robotic butterfly at less than 0.1 volts
A pea-sized liquid metal pump drives soft robots and wearables at ultra-low voltage, enabling portable fluidic actuation without bulky hardware.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Magnonic crystal waveguide boosts spin wave transmission over 5,000 times
A 2D magnonic crystal waveguide uses a complete bandgap to route spin waves through sharp bends with over 5,000 times stronger transmission.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Robot learns to play music by ear, opening new possibilities in medicine and therapy
Scientists at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a robotic hand that can hear a melody once and play it back after just two minutes of self-taught practice on a keyboard, without relying on sheet music or preprogrammed scores.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Ultrafast microscopy method for optical processes
Combining holographic imaging with ultrafast spectroscopy enables observing short-lived electronic and magnetic phenomena key to novel energy materials.
May 28th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 24th, 2026

Drone breaks world speed record with 453 mph in test run — exotic sawtooth carbon fiber propeller blades one of the key advances in the Blackbird design
Team achieves mind-blowing speeds with their custom propellers, with aggressive pitch and sawtooth leading edges.
May 24th, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

Quantum Batteries Could Run For Years Off Of A Single One-Minute Charge
Batteries are powering an ever-wider array of devices and appliances, but today's batteries are still limited by their runtime and charging time. While the fastest smartphones can recharge in under 10 minutes, they'll still run out of charge a day or so later under normal usage conditions. However, new developments in quantum battery technology are helping to pave the way for batteries in the future to both last far longer and charge far quicker than today.
May 24th, 2026 — Source

This Zurich startup built a four-armed robot for space stations. Each astronaut hour it saves is worth $140,000.
Zurich's Orbit Robotics built a four-armed space robot called Helios. It targets the 35% of crew time spent on maintenance at $140K/hour.
May 24th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 23rd, 2026

Quantum metasurface boosts terahertz detection sensitivity by exploiting in-plane photoelectric effect
Being able to see light and detect radiation is of utmost importance at any frequency. While this challenge has been solved in the visible range, radiation detectors in the far-infrared and terahertz regimes are either not sensitive, slow, or require bulky and expensive, often cryogenically cooled devices, which hinders practical applications.
May 23rd, 2026 — Source

Scientists just found a faster, cleaner way to extract lithium for EV batteries
Scientists may have found a faster, cleaner way to unlock the lithium powering the EV revolution.
May 23rd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 22nd, 2026

First Mass-Produced Solid-State Battery Performance Fully Tested
ProLogium's introduction of the first mass-produced solid-state battery marks a pivotal moment in energy storage technology. In a recent analysis by Two Bit da Vinci, the focus shifts to the hands-on testing of this breakthrough, which combines high energy density with enhanced safety features like ceramic separators and non-flammable electrolytes. These design elements address critical safety concerns, such as thermal runaway, while also improving performance metrics like charging speed and cold-weather reliability. With over 1,000 patents and rigorous third-party validation, ProLogium's battery technology is poised to influence industries ranging from electric vehicles to aerospace.
May 22nd, 2026 — Source

Kawasaki Heavy ties up with Nvidia on physical AI, and the rideable robot horse gets a foundation model
Shares jumped 12% as the Japanese industrial group opened a San Jose development base with Nvidia, Analog Devices, Microsoft, and Fujitsu, with its four-legged CORLEO mobility concept as the first showcase.
May 22nd, 2026 — Source

New framework helps robots turn complex language into precise 3D actions
Over the past few decades, roboticists worldwide have introduced increasingly advanced robots that can understand human instructions, move in their surroundings and reliably complete basic manual tasks. While they perform well in some scenarios, many of these robots still struggle to translate the instructions of users into precise and executable actions that would allow them to successfully complete desired tasks.
May 22nd, 2026 — Source

Scientists uncover hidden rules behind high performance fuel cell catalysts
Researchers discovered that dual-atom catalysts follow a previously unknown 'dual-Sabatier optima' pattern, overturning long-standing assumptions in catalyst science and opening new possibilities for clean energy technologies.
May 22nd, 2026 — Source

Stressed crystal creates nanoscale patterns on chip materials at room temperature
A new chip-making technique exploits a material's crystal structure to create nanoscale patterns at room temperature directly onto hard materials used in devices, including silica. The method could make it easier to pattern chips relaying both electronic- and light-based signals, helping advance next-generation photonic and optoelectronic devices.
May 22nd, 2026 — Source or Source

Unlocking soft robotics control with AI's cousin: Reservoir computing
Soft robotics—machines made of flexible, muscle-like materials—can bend and stretch in fluid ways that put the rigid robots of old sci-fi movies to shame. But the flexibility that lets them pick ripe tomatoes or navigate a search-and-rescue site comes at a cost: Soft robotics are notoriously difficult to control.
May 22nd, 2026 — Source

Why the New WLKATA Haro380 is Changing Mini Industrial Robotics
The WLKATA Haro380 is a compact 6-axis robotic arm designed for robotics education, light manufacturing and advanced research. With a precision rating of ±0.05 mm repeatability and a reach of 434 mm, it is well-suited for intricate tasks in limited spaces. According to WLKATA ROBOTICS, the Haro380 supports multiple mounting configurations, including vertical, ceiling and side installations and is compatible with programming languages like Python and C++ as well as platforms such as ROS2 and MATLAB.
May 22nd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 21st, 2026

Creating a new paradigm for fast charging batteries
Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy that could deliver fast battery charging. The team created pouch battery cells using interfacial anion-reduction catalysis to record a charge of more than 85% after six minutes.
May 21st, 2026 — Source

Glass microspheres make perovskite quantum dots tougher for micro-LED color conversion
Glass microspheres help perovskite quantum dots resist blue-light degradation, heat, and moisture in patterned micro-LED color-conversion pixels.
May 21st, 2026 — Source

MIT LiDAR Breakthrough: Everyday Sensors Now See around Corners
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are pushing consumer LiDAR from a depth sensor to a way to peek behind obstacles, which could be a huge boon for robotics, logistics, and even gaming.
May 21st, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

New semiconductor building blocks make power converters smaller, more affordable
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory incorporated gallium nitride semiconductors to create a high-efficiency power converter that is more compact, affordable, and efficient.
May 21st, 2026 — Source

Robotic collective flows like matter, adapting without centralized control
Cornell engineers have developed a robotic collective that behaves less like a machine and more like a material that flows, reshapes, and adapts to its environment without centralized control. The system, called the Cross-Link Collective, consists of dozens of small robots that have limited mobility individually, but together exhibit coordinated and sustained motion.
May 21st, 2026 — Source

Piezoelectric effect in diamond membranes challenges century-old scientific dogma
A research team in China has reported a significant piezoelectric effect in ultrathin and ultra-flexible polycrystalline diamond membranes. This pioneering discovery challenges a century-long scientific dogma that diamonds are strictly non-piezoelectric.
May 21st, 2026 — Source

Six minutes to recharge? Battery advance could rewrite what fast charging means for electric cars
Researchers at Adelaide University have discovered a promising new strategy that could deliver fast battery charging. The team, led by Professor Shi-Zhang Qiao, an ARC Industry Laureate Fellow in the University's School of Chemical Engineering, created pouch battery cells using interfacial anion-reduction catalysis to record a charge of more than 85% after six minutes. The cells also provided about 240.4 watt-hours per kilogram after fewer than six minutes of charging.
May 21st, 2026 — Source

Theoretical predictions of unusual nonlinear thermoelectric effect confirmed
Experiments catch up with theory with the observation of an exotic nonlinear thermoelectric effect in a metalloid.
May 21st, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 18th, 2026

Bilayer antiferromagnet reveals photocurrent that flips with magnetic state
In recent years, atomically thin materials—crystals only a few atoms thick—have attracted growing attention because they can exhibit physical properties that do not appear in conventional bulk materials. Among them, atomically thin magnetic materials are particularly intriguing, as they can host unconventional magnetic states and offer new possibilities for spin-based electronic technologies.
May 18th, 2026 — Source

Nanoarchitectonics rebuilds spent battery cathodes with fluorine from PFAS forever chemicals
Nanoarchitectonics uses fluorine from PFAS to rebuild spent lithium-iron phosphate cathodes into high-capacity composite electrodes.
May 18th, 2026 — Source

New AI infrastructure to help robots and machines learn in real time
By processing data on site rather than in distant cloud systems, the Vetra AI infrastructure enables faster, safer learning for robotics and other AI-powered technologies.
May 18th, 2026 — Source

New process enables fabrication of transistors from perovskite
A new approach controls low-cost solution processing of perovskites, improving the order of their thin layers for use in solar cells, LEDs and transistors.
May 18th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 17th, 2026

Ping-Pong Robot Defeats Elite Human Player
Sony's Project Ace has created the first robot to beat an elite human table tennis player, with nine cameras analyzing spin and tracking the ball in real time.
May 17th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 15th, 2026

A new heat transport regime discovered in 2D semiconductors
Ultrathin 2D semiconductors show strongly impeded thermal diffusion at room temperature, opening new routes for device heat management.
May 15th, 2026 — Source

Solid-state EV battery cathodes need at least 2.5 nanometer protective coatings
Researchers identified 2.5 nanometers as the minimum coating thickness that suppresses side reactions in sulfide solid-state batteries.
May 15th, 2026 — Source

The Real Reason Superconducting Motors Are Rewriting the Rules
uperconducting motors are pushing the boundaries of electric system performance by achieving extraordinary levels of efficiency and power density. Unlike conventional motors, these systems use superconductors, materials that exhibit zero electrical resistance at low temperatures, to virtually eliminate energy losses. Ziroth explores how Hinetics has developed a new superconducting motor, integrating advanced features such as cryogen-free cooling and Kevlar-based insulation to overcome key engineering challenges.
May 15th, 2026 — Source

These Cutting-Edge OLEDs Can Bend, Fold, And Stretch Without A Single Crease
Displays have come a long way, from monstrous CRT televisions to thin, lightweight LCDs and the portable smartphone displays we have now. The transition to wearable displays, however, has been thwarted by the annoying habit of OLED displays to break instead of bending. That might not be a problem anymore, as South Korean researchers, in collaboration with counterparts at Philadelphia-based Drexel University, claim to have developed a new type of OLED display that is both bendable and stretchable.
May 15th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 14th, 2026

Co-designed robots reveal what health care staff and patients actually need
As robots enter hospitals and care facilities, questions remain about whether they actually make care easier for the people who give and receive it. A new Cornell Tech-led study approaches that challenge by inviting health care workers, long-term care residents, and community members to help design the robots themselves.
May 14th, 2026 — Source

Graphene aerogel sensor detects pulses, gives robots a sense of touch
Researchers built a flexible graphene aerogel pressure sensor with extreme sensitivity, 20,000-cycle durability and uses in wearables and soft robotics.
May 14th, 2026 — Source

Minisforum M2 Mini PC Debuts With Intel Panther Lake Processor
Minisforum has introduced the M2, a compact mini-PC based on Intel's new Panther Lake processor generation. The system is also listed in Europe as the Elite Mini M2 and is positioned as a portable AI workstation for desktop, office, development, and light workstation use. The M2 uses the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, a 16-core Panther Lake processor with a 1.5 GHz base clock and boost clocks up to 4.7 GHz. The chip includes integrated Intel graphics and an NPU rated at up to 50 TOPS, giving the system hardware support for local AI acceleration. This is Minisforum's first announced mini-PC using Panther Lake hardware.
May 14th, 2026 — Source

Molecular coatings tune how fast quantum dots emit light
Molecular coatings can slow or accelerate photon emission from near-infrared quantum dots, adding a new control handle for silicon photonics.
May 14th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 11th, 2026

A $13,500 Unitree robot was 'ordained' at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple
If a mountain can have buddha-nature, why not a Unitree G1?
May 11th, 2026 — Source

AGIBOT A2 Brings Embodied AI to the Met Gala Alongside Alexander Wang
The appearance took place around The Mark Hotel, the well-known gathering point for celebrities, designers, stylists, photographers, and media ahead of the Met Gala red carpet. According to AGIBOT, the A2 participated in public-facing interactions throughout the evening, including beverage delivery, object handling, guest engagement, and movement through dynamic crowd environments.
May 11th, 2026 — Source

An everyday sweetener offers a surprisingly powerful engine for transparent, stretchable electronics
Professor Kyungwho Choi's team of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, in collaboration with Professor Jinsoo Kim's team in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Kyung Hee University, have proposed a strategy that simultaneously overcomes the limitations of conventional hydrogel-based triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)—namely low output performance, poor mechanical strength, and insufficient transparency—by utilizing biomimetic stevia.
May 11th, 2026 — Source

Buried oxygen reactions help explain why solid-state batteries fade so quickly
Although solid-state batteries (SSBs) demonstrate high performance and are intrinsically safe, their capacity currently declines rapidly. A team from TU Wien, Humboldt-University Berlin and HZB has now analyzed a TiS₂|Li₃YCl₆ solid-state half-cell in operando at BESSY II using a special sample environment that allows for non-destructive investigation under real operating conditions.
May 11th, 2026 — Source

Korea's biggest manufacturers back Config, the TSMC of robot data
Asia's push into physical AI is being fueled by the same manufacturing prowess that made the region a global industrial powerhouse. Across South Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan, manufacturing remains a central pillar of economic growth. Unlike economies more heavily weighted toward services or software, these countries have long relied on large-scale production, export-driven industries, and highly optimized supply chains. That structural foundation is now shaping how artificial intelligence is adopted and where investment flows.
May 11th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 9th, 2026

Contact between 2D and 3D perovskites reshapes crystal order, lifting efficiency to 26.25%
Perovskites, a class of material with a characteristic crystal structure that can convert light into electricity, have proved to be promising for the development of more affordable, flexible, and efficient solar cells than the silicon cells on the market today.
May 9th, 2026 — Source

This tiny grain-of-rice sensor gives robots a new sense and changes what delicate tools can detect
Researchers have developed a sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can measure forces and twisting motions in all directions using light instead of traditional electronics. The new sensor could help robotic tools and medical devices "feel" what they are touching, especially at very small scales.
May 9th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 8th, 2026

Electron crystals melt like solids, opening doors to neuromorphic computing
Charge density waves in metals accumulate defects and melt much like physical solids, a behavior that could be harnessed for neuromorphic devices and superconductors.
May 8th, 2026 — Source

Fiber-optic sensor reads strain through electrical signals, skipping optical analyzers
Scientists have demonstrated a new fiber-optic sensing method that detects strain and displacement by reading interference patterns directly in the electrical spectrum of a photodetected signal. The approach uses a polymer optical fiber-based single-mode--multimode--single-mode (SMS) structure, in which multimode propagation creates relative modal delays that appear as measurable dips in the electrical-frequency domain.
May 8th, 2026 — Source

Ion beam technique unlocks low power ferroelectric memory in aluminum nitride
Precisely placed defects from a helium ion beam enable ferroelectric switching in aluminum nitride with 40% less energy, using existing chip manufacturing tools.
May 8th, 2026 — Source

New molecular design produces bright twisted light in the near infrared
New molecular design unlocks high photoluminescence efficiency and improved stability, with potential applications in lasers, bioimaging, and quantum technologies
May 8th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 7th, 2026

3D-printed bioluminescent algae produce sustained light without electricity
Researchers created 3D-printed materials with living bioluminescent algae that glow for up to 25 minutes when exposed to simple chemical solutions, no electricity needed.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Hourglass nanographenes unlock strong, robust multi-spin entanglement
Hourglass-shaped nanographene molecules with four interacting spins offer enhanced magnetic resilience, advancing carbon-based molecular qubits and spintronics.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Inside Dreame's wild launch event — packed with products no one can buy
The Chinese robot vacuum maker brought together influencers, celebrities, and plenty of vaporware for its big San Francisco event.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Laser-written baking paper circuits could replace silicon in disposable electronics
A carbon dioxide laser writes electronic circuits onto ordinary baking parchment by selectively exposing cellulose fibers that guide conductive inks with record precision.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Photonics advance could enable compact, high-performance lidar sensors
Lidar systems use pulses of infrared light to measure distance and map a 3D scene with high resolution, allowing autonomous vehicles to rapidly react to obstacles that appear in their path. But traditional lidar sensors are expensive, bulky systems with many moving parts that degrade over time, limiting how the sensors can be deployed.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Probing the mind-boggling properties of a superconductor that shouldn't exist
Uranium ditelluride loses superconductivity at low magnetic fields and regains it at extreme ones. A new technique reveals the magnetic glue behind the comeback.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Scientists program materials just by spinning them
Engineers have designed a rotating platform whose controlled spin can make flexible beams snap between two stable states. The simple, fast method can encode binary information directly into materials without electronics.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Stacking 2D materials on bulk semiconductors yields smarter, faster photodetectors
A review details how stacking 2D materials on bulk semiconductors yields photodetectors with record sensitivity, gigahertz speed, and built-in neural computing.
May 7th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — May 4th, 2026

Heavy water makes the 190-year-old Daniell cell rechargeable for the first time
Heavy water's stronger hydrogen-bond network lowers ion desolvation energy in a zinc-copper Daniell cell, enabling uniform metal deposition and over 2,500 rechargeable cycles from a 190-year-old design.
May 4th, 2026 — Source

New understanding of insect flight points way to stable flapping-wing robots
The way bugs and birds flap their wings may look effortless, but the dynamics that keep them aloft are dizzyingly complex and difficult to quantify. Cornell researchers have created a computational model that shows the effect of insects' morphology on stabilizing their flight. The findings could lead to a new way to understand the evolution of animal flight while also providing a blueprint for designing flapping-wing robots.
May 4th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 27th, 2026

How fish muscles became blueprints for smarter underwater robots
Researchers at the Intelligent Biomimetic Design Lab at Peking University have developed a bio-signal framework showing that fish muscles do far more than generate swimming motion. In a series of studies led by Xie Guangming, Professor at the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Robotics, and carried out by twin brothers Waqar Hussain Afridi and Rahdar Hussain Afridi, muscle electrical signals were used to reconstruct body posture, infer surrounding flow conditions, and transfer biological principles to robotic systems. These findings open new directions in biological telemetry, locomotion research, and bio-inspired underwater robotics.
April 27th, 2026 — Source

Leaftronics as a strategy for reducing electronic waste
Leaf veins stripped of soft tissue can serve as ready-made scaffolds for transparent electrodes and compostable circuit boards, offering a low-carbon alternative to indium tin oxide and conventional laminates.
April 27th, 2026 — Source

Motion-enhanced sensor captures ultra-high-resolution images, overcoming a pixel miniaturization bottleneck
Digital image sensors (DIS), devices that capture images by converting light patterns into electrical signals, are integrated in many contemporary electronic devices, including smartphones, digital cameras and some medical instruments. These sensors rely on tiny light-sensitive units called pixels, which record brightness and color.
April 27th, 2026 — Source

No batteries, just body heat: Demonstrating the potential of battery-free sensing
As devices for wireless sensing systems become smaller and more complex, finding suitable power sources for them is becoming increasingly difficult. However, advances in low-power sensing technology may allow such systems to operate using small amounts of energy available in the environment, such as body heat.
April 27th, 2026 — Source

Scientists just captured a mysterious quantum "dance" inside superconductors
Scientists just spotted a mysterious quantum "dance" that could rewrite superconductivity—and reshape future tech.
April 27th, 2026 — Source

Wireless brain monitor harvests body heat to run without batteries
Researchers have developed an outdoor wireless EEG transmission system using energy harvested from the temperature difference between the human body and surrounding air, even under hot summer conditions.
April 27th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 26th, 2026

A startup with a bankrupt fintech CEO and a president's son wants to build America's robot army
Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup whose CEO previously ran a bankrupt fintech, has secured $24 million in Pentagon research contracts to test humanoid robots for breaching enemy positions. Two Phantom MK-1 units were sent to Ukraine in February for logistics and reconnaissance testing. The company's chief strategy adviser is Eric Trump, prompting Senator Warren to call the contracts "corruption in plain sight." Foundation is seeking $500 million at a $3 billion+ valuation, but its production targets of 50,000 units by 2027 from a base of 40 require a 250x scale-up on roughly $21 million in total funding.
April 24th, 2026 — Source

New robotic control software avoids jamming their joints
Software lets robots learn from each other even if they have different hardware.
April 24th, 2026 — Source

Water-based zinc batteries tackle a barrier that has long blocked cheap, stable renewable energy storage
Renewable energy technologies, such as solar cells and wind turbines, are becoming increasingly widespread in many countries worldwide. Reliably storing the electricity produced by these devices, so that it can be used later at times when sunlight or wind are scarce, would further improve their effectiveness as sustainable energy solutions.
April 24th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 24th, 2026

Carbon nanotubes are closing the gap on copper conductivity
Carbon nanotubes are one technology that many observers believe hasn't quite lived up to the extreme hype that surrounded them when they first appeared on the scene in the late 1990s. At that time, much was made of their extraordinary electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties, with predictions that they would revolutionize materials science, electronics, and daily life. But could we be closer to realizing some of that promise?
April 24th, 2026 — Source

Scientists create a magnet with almost no magnetic field
A new paper describes a molecular material that combines a stable internal magnetic structure with almost no external magnetic field. This could prove relevant for energy efficient electronics and spintronics.
April 24th, 2026 — Source

Understanding the short circuit in solid-state batteries
New research explains dendrite propagation, paving the way for safer and longer-lasting next-generation batteries.
April 24th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 23rd, 2026

Atomic moire ferroelectrics unlock low energy nanoelectronics potential
Atomic moire ferroelectrics reveal unusual polarization effects, offering new routes to low energy nanoelectronics, photonics, and advanced memory devices.
April 23rd, 2026 — Source

Getting Rid of Your Old Tech Soon? Here's How to Get Paid for It
Not enough US adults are trading in tech for extra cash, according to CNET's latest findings. Here's how you can cash in.
April 23rd, 2026 — Source

Robots learn to feel what vision misses
A combined camera and tactile sensor system enables robots to map fine surface features of millimeter-sized objects when lighting or focus conditions degrade visual input.
April 23rd, 2026 — Source

Sony's Table Tennis Robot Ace Defeats Top Human Players
Earlier this week, robots were seen running faster than us, and now a Sony-developed autonomous robot has shown its mettle by defeating high-ranking human athletes in the high-speed, unpredictable environment of table tennis. In this case, the achievement marks a breakthrough in physical robotics, requiring the machine to master complex motor skills, split-second decision-making, and real-time adaptation to human psychology and dynamic ball play. How far we've come from Aibo.
April 23rd, 2026 — Source

What is a Silicon-Carbon Battery? The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra's Secret Weapon Explained
The Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra is poised to introduce a fantastic innovation in the form of a silicon-carbon battery, potentially reshaping the landscape of smartphone energy storage. This innovative technology promises to deliver higher energy capacity, extended lifespan, and enhanced thermal stability, addressing the limitations of traditional lithium-ion batteries. If successfully implemented, it could elevate smartphone performance and durability, offering a glimpse into the next generation of mobile technology.
April 23rd, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

Why solid-state batteries short-circuit: New evidence points to stress-driven lithium cracking
Smartphones, electric vehicles and many portable devices rely on batteries. Their energy storage capacity, lifetime and safety will strongly shape the future of electrification. Among the most promising next-generation technologies are solid-state batteries. These batteries would allow smartphones to run for several days instead of requiring daily charging and give electric vehicles greater driving ranges than today's limits.
April 23rd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 21st, 2026

Battery-free wearable sweat sensor made from semiconductor nanofibers monitors health
Researchers developed a power-free wearable sweat sensor using nanocomposite fibers that passively collect sweat and detect electrolytes, metabolites, and motion simultaneously.
April 21st, 2026 — Source

'Lightning' the Humanoid Robot Beats Human Record at Beijing Half-Marathon
The fastest human in the race, 29‑year‑old Zhao Haijie, finished more than 17 minutes after the bot.
April 21st, 2026 — Source

Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising
Researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then gently twist them off their branch or vine without causing any damage.
April 21st, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 17th, 2026

An ultrathin solid electrolyte keeps lithium metal batteries from catching fire
An ultrathin composite solid electrolyte uses MOF-encapsulated flame retardant that releases only during thermal abuse, enabling safe, high-energy lithium metal batteries.
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Chef Robotics escaped the robot cooking graveyard and says it's thriving — here's why
Chef Robotics CEO Rajat Bhageria likes to tell people — correctly — that his industry is a veritable startup graveyard. Whether you're talking about Chowbotics, a salad-making startup that was acquired and later shut down by DoorDash, or Zume, a $400 million attempt to "disrupt" pizza delivery that collapsed in 2023, the effort to automate a process that has heretofore required opposable thumbs and a sentient brain has not always gone so smoothly.
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Chinese Humanoid Robots Dominate Opening Day of Canton Fair 2026
China's Canton Fair 2026 opens with a powerful robotics showcase, highlighting humanoid machines and automation systems already transforming global industries.
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Humid air makes this 3D-printed nanogenerator work better, not worse
A printable polymer that traps water molecules flips humidity from a performance-killer into a performance-booster for motion-powered generators, enabling wireless charging of implantable electronics through tissue.
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Robot Runner Crashes And Burns Before Even Starting Race
The machine kicked and flailed about, but it would take a team of humans and a stretcher to get it off the course
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Simple robots inspired by ants collectively build and excavate
When it comes to teamwork, we could all learn something from ants. These relatively simple, small-brained animals are famous for their ability to collectively build massive, intricate, climate-controlled structures, despite having neither a blueprint nor a worksite foreman.
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Slime-like artificial muscle reshapes on command, heals after damage and turns one robot into many
Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a next-generation artificial muscle that can change its shape in real time, recover from damage, and even be reused.
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Solid-state battery tech is finally mainstream, starting with BMX SolidSafe power banks
The long-awaited battery tech innovation we have been waiting for is finally happening.
April 17th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 14th, 2026

Bright quantum light emission achieved at room temperature in 2D semiconductors
Nanostructured material traps excitons and removes excess charge, boosting room temperature light emission and enabling bright stable quantum light sources.
April 14th, 2026 — Source

Fast 2D piezo scanning stage for image stabilization and resolution enhancement
Fast, nanometer-precise XY motion enables active image and laser-beam stabilization, pixel shifting, and super-resolution imaging in advanced optical systems.
April 14th, 2026 — Source

Japan finds a way to recover 90% of lithium from old EV batteries
A step in the way of self-sustenance
April 14th, 2026 — Source

Tuning 2D materials growth for quantum photonics
A new growth method for boron nitride films produces single-photon emitters at room temperature by tuning argon flow, advancing scalable quantum photonics.
April 14th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 13th, 2026

A two-dimensional polymer coating keeps lithium metal batteries stable for thousands of cycles
A polymeric cobalt phthalocyanine interface directs anion decomposition and accelerates lithium-ion transport, enabling lithium metal batteries to cycle stably under harsh conditions.
April 13th, 2026 — Source

Another day, another implausible 'do-it-all' home robot
Panther wants to do all my chores. But has it seen the average American household?
April 13th, 2026 — Source

Mastering Find My in 2026: How to Use AirTag 2's Extended Precision Finding
Apple's AirTag and the Find My app provide a reliable and intuitive solution for tracking personal belongings. Whether you're trying to locate your keys, wallet, or backpack, these tools use advanced technologies such as Bluetooth, Ultra-Wideband (UWB), GPS, and NFC to help you find your items with remarkable accuracy. By understanding how to use AirTag and the Find My app effectively, you can simplify the process of managing and recovering your belongings, saving time and reducing stress.
April 13th, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

Record-breaking photonics approach traps light on a chip for millions of cycles
For years, scientists have dreamed of using atomically thin van der Waals (vdW) materials to build faster, more efficient photonic chips. These materials can be stacked and tuned with extraordinary precision, opening possibilities far beyond those of conventional technologies. The challenge is that they are extremely fragile, making them notoriously difficult to shape with standard nanofabrication tools.
April 13th, 2026 — Source

The Future of Renewable Energy Storage Could Be Compressed Air
Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is emerging as a practical solution to one of renewable energy's biggest challenges: balancing supply and demand. By compressing air during periods of excess energy production and storing it in underground caverns, CAES systems can release this stored energy when demand rises. Engineering with Rosie explores how advancements like adiabatic systems, which reuse heat generated during compression, have significantly improved the efficiency of CAES, bringing it closer to the performance of other storage technologies like lithium-ion batteries.
April 13th, 2026 — Source

This robot sees danger, decides its route and powers over obstacles while carrying loads
A KAIST research team has developed quadrupedal robot technology that not only enables walking by estimating terrain without visual information, but also allows the robot to perceive its surroundings through cameras and LiDAR sensors and make its own decisions while walking, much like animals that visually examine terrain and adjust their steps. This technology is also expected to be extended to various robotic platforms such as wheeled-legged robots and humanoid robots.
April 13th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 12th, 2026

Superconductivity control in twisted bilayer graphene opens path to energy efficient electronics
Researchers show superconductivity can be tuned by the surrounding environment in twisted bilayer graphene, pointing to more efficient electronics and quantum devices.
April 12th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 9th, 2026

Electrofluidic fiber muscles could enable silent robotic systems
Muscles are remarkably effective systems for generating controlled force, and engineers developing hardware for robots or prosthetics have long struggled to create analogs that can approach their unique combination of strength, rapid response, scalability, and control. But now, researchers at the MIT Media Lab and Politecnico di Bari in Italy have developed artificial muscle fibers that come closer to matching many of these qualities.
April 9th, 2026 — Source

Origami-inspired robot built from printable polymers uses electric current to move
With their ability to shapeshift and manipulate delicate objects, soft robots could work as medical implants, deliver drugs inside the body and help explore dangerous environments. But the squishy machines are often limited by rigid mechanical parts or external systems that provide power or help them move.
April 9th, 2026 — Source

Polymer electrolyte lets the ions flow for solid-state batteries
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered a path to design superionic polymer electrolytes for solid-state batteries and other energy applications that could help ensure a future of abundant and reliable energy for the United States. The scientists demonstrated that by carefully controlling the chemical composition of a lithium salt-based polymer, they could create a material that enables superfast transport of ions in batteries and many other energy storage and conversion technologies.
April 9th, 2026 — Source

Safer, water-based zinc-ion battery delivers 900-cycle durability
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a rechargeable zinc-ion battery that uses low-cost materials and a simplified water-based assembly process to make safer, reliable batteries. The approach could reshape how utility-level energy storage and home energy systems are designed and manufactured.
April 9th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 8th, 2026

Atomic force microscopy becomes a design tool for ferroelectric materials
A review paper presents an integrated AFM framework for observing, manipulating, and engineering ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale for semiconductor applications.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

Avalanche Energy lands share of $5.2M DOD award to develop long-lasting 'nuclear batteries'
Seattle fusion startup Avalanche Energy was awarded a share of a $5.2 million contract announced Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop compact nuclear batteries.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

Cheaper thermoelectrics? Silver selenide approaches performance level of commercial materials
Thermoelectric materials, which can directly convert heat into electricity and vice versa, are attracting significant attention as key energy technologies for applications such as electronic cooling and waste heat recovery. A research team led by Dr. Young Hun Kang at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology has developed an eco-friendly, high-performance thermoelectric material based on silver selenide, fabricated under significantly milder temperature and pressure conditions than conventional methods.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

Eco-friendly nanoparticle approach yields high-performance thermoelectric material from silver selenide
Researchers developed silver selenide nanoparticles into a high-performance thermoelectric material using simple, low-temperature processing as an eco-friendly alternative to bismuth telluride.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power
Fusion power has always been a bit of a contradiction. The fusion part is actually kind of easy — an undergrad recently built a simple fusion device in his bedroom, for example — but getting electricity out of the reaction isn't.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

Safer sodium battery eliminates thermal runaway with a heat-triggered polymer barrier
Some batteries have been known to catch fire or explode at high temperatures or when under stress. This safety concern has pushed researchers to experiment with different ways to design safer batteries that can ideally still perform reliably and efficiently. Sodium-ion batteries (NIBs) are considered a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries, but still face safety risks, especially at high capacities. But now, a team of researchers in China has designed a new type of electrolyte for NIBs that may eliminate these risks, allowing for stable performance across a wide temperature range.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

The only USB-C AA battery I'd buy for myself is the Zepath 3600
Verge-tested, Lumafield-scanned: USB-C rechargeable lithium-ion AA batteries.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

These AI-powered guide dogs don't just lead, they talk
Guide dogs are powerful allies, leading the visually impaired safely to their destinations, but they can't talk with their owners—until now. Using large language models, a team of researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York has created a talking robot guide dog system that determines an ideal route and safely guides users to their destination, offering real-time feedback along the way.
April 8th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 6th, 2026

Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech is offering $18M to hire a chief AI scientist
UBTech's salary range for Chief Scientist of Embodied Intelligence runs from $2.2M to $18M. The Shenzhen company's humanoid robot revenue grew twenty-fold last year. Bloomberg calls the offer unusual even by Chinese standards.
April 6th, 2026 — Source

Trapping molecules turns carbon nanotubes into three-state transistors
Confined molecules inside carbon nanotubes polarize under gate voltage, creating transistors with three stable logic states from a single material system.
April 6th, 2026 — Source

Why You Should Buy Electronics From Costco (Instead Of Amazon)
Shoppers have a lot of options when it comes to tech purchases in 2026, including mainstays like Best Buy, online giants like Amazon, and other retail giants like Walmart. Costco is often overlooked, at least by people who don't actively shop there, despite being a legitimately good source for technology purchases. Costco sells TVs, smartphones, major appliances, computers, and all sorts of stuff. Every retailer has its own pros and cons, and that includes Costco, but Costco probably doesn't get enough attention when it comes to buying electronics.
April 6th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 3rd, 2026

A framework for making networks of robots and vehicles safer
Researchers introduce 'cy-trust' as a quantitative measure of how much a robot or vehicle in a networked system should trust information from another agent before acting.
April 3rd, 2026 — Source

How a single atom controls heat transport for next-gen nanoelectronics
Scientists show how a single atom can precisely control heat flow in molecules, opening new paths for efficient nanoelectronics and advanced thermal management systems.
April 3rd, 2026 — Source

How Battery IQ Uses Predictive Analytics to Prevent Lithium-Ion Failures
Nick Bailey has addressed a critical challenge in energy storage: improving the safety and lifespan of lithium-ion batteries. His development, Battery IQ, introduces a proactive battery management system (BMS) that uses predictive analytics and real-time monitoring to prevent issues like overheating and early degradation. Unlike conventional systems that respond only after problems arise, Battery IQ actively identifies risks in smaller batteries used in applications such as e-bikes, drones and portable devices.
April 3rd, 2026 — Source

Italian rehabilitation robotics startup Wearable Robotics raises €5M to expand its arm exoskeleton
The Pisa-based Sant'Anna spin-off has deployed its ALEX RS bilateral upper-limb exoskeleton across 20 countries since founding in 2014. CDP Venture Capital led the Series A, with SIMEST providing international expansion funding through Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
April 3rd, 2026 — Source

New platinum nanocatalyst design could accelerate hydrogen fuel cell commercialization
Researchers developed a ternary platinum-cobalt-manganese nanocatalyst with tenfold higher activity and 96% durability retention for hydrogen fuel cells.
April 3rd, 2026 — Source

Think Robots Are Impressive Now? Just Wait Until They Have 6G
This next-generation network technology won't just make our phones faster; it'll unlock new capabilities in robots, turning them into all-sensing, always-learning fleets.
April 3rd, 2026 — Source

What's going on with Donut Lab's so-called super battery?
It's made bold claims about its solid state cell, but hasn't been so forthcoming with proof.
April 3rd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 2nd, 2026

Air-powered artificial muscles could help robots lift 100 times their weight
Researchers at Arizona State University are developing bio-inspired robotic "muscles" that will enable robots to operate in boiling water, survive abrasive surfaces, bypass impediments that keep their motorized counterparts benched, and still lift up to 100 times their own weight. The new heavyweight champions of robotics will be lighter, smaller, and disconnected from a power source.
April 2nd, 2026 — Source

Atomic distortions reveal new clues about superconductivity
A team of researchers has identified atomic distortions that may be linked with high-temperature superconductivity in a promising class of nickel-based materials, offering new insight into how next-generation superconductors might be designed.
April 2nd, 2026 — Source

Do you trust me? A framework for making networks of robots and vehicles safer
From birds flying in formation to students working on a group project, the functioning of a group requires not only coordination and communication but also trust—each member must be confident in the others. The same is true for networks of connected machines, which are rapidly gaining momentum in our modern world—from self-driving rideshare fleets, to smart power grids.
April 2nd, 2026 — Source

Gold coating could solve long-standing challenge with zinc batteries
As the demand for more reliable power systems grows in the renewable energy sector, the race is on to develop batteries that cost less but have a longer lifespan. While zinc-based batteries are safer and more cost-effective than lithium-ion batteries, a major obstacle to their use in large-scale, grid storage is their shorter lifespan. They fail sooner because they develop tiny, tree-shaped metal structures on the anode called dendrites, which cause the battery to short-circuit.
April 2nd, 2026 — Source

New fiber optic data transmission speed record
A new data transmission speed record of 450 terabits per second using an existing, commercially installed optical fiber link has been set by a team of engineers involving UCL researchers. The achievement was presented at the annual OFC optical fiber conference in March in Los Angeles, California, and breaks the existing record set by the same team in November by 50%.
April 2nd, 2026 — Source

What's going on with Donut Lab's so-called super battery?
It's made bold claims about its solid state cell, but hasn't been so forthcoming with proof.
April 2nd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — April 1st, 2026

3D-printed microbattery stickers for flexible electronics
A 3D-printed flexible potassium-ion microbattery with a conductive polymer coating delivers ultrahigh power density and thousands of stable cycles in a stick-and-use form factor.
April 1st, 2026 — Source

Atomic-level vacancy engineering activates two-dimensional catalyst for lithium-air batteries
Researchers activated the full basal plane of tungsten diselenide through atomic vacancies, achieving over 550 stable lithium-air battery cycles.
April 1st, 2026 — Source

Dual twists unlock chirality switching
Helical liquid crystals can reverse the 'handedness' of light through the application of ultralow electric fields.
April 1st, 2026 — Source

Inside the 2-Year Project to Build a 6-DOF Robotic Arm From the Ground Up
Steve & Stanley spent two years creating a six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) robotic arm from scratch, combining mechanical engineering, electronics and software into a unified system. Their process involved over 5,000 lines of custom code and several hardware revisions. One notable feature of their design was the direct motor mounting on Joint 3, which minimized backlash and improved stability. Other key elements, such as internal cable routing and a tapered roller bearing at the base, addressed challenges like load distribution and precise movement.
April 1st, 2026 — Source

Producing rechargeable batteries using sunflower seed shells as raw material
A study by the EHU-University of the Basque Country shows how biomass can be used as an alternative in commercial batteries, thus making them more sustainable. The research is published in the Journal of Power Sources. Dr. Nekane Nieto of the EHU's Materials and Solid-State Group has proven that batteries made from biomass materials not only store sufficient energy, but can also withstand up to 1,000 charge and discharge cycles.
April 1st, 2026 — Source

Researchers build a robotic swarm with no electronics, no batteries and no brains
A LEGO brick is not smart. It doesn't compute. It doesn't plug in. It just fits. A team of Georgia Tech researchers has applied that logic to robotics. Bolei Deng, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech's Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, and Xinyi Yang, an aerospace engineering Ph.D. student, build swarms of tiny robotic particles that latch, release, and reorganize without a single electronic component. No sensors, no processors, and no code.
April 1st, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 24th, 2026

AI-designed flat optics could bring high-quality glasses-free 3D displays to portable devices
AI-powered flat optics could revolutionize glasses-free 3D displays by smartly distributing views where users actually look, enabling compact, full-color, full-parallax screens for portable devices.
March 24th, 2026 — Source

New design guidelines for atom-thin oxide transistors enable reliable 3D chip integration
A new unified model explains how thickness, defects, interface quality, and roughness together control the behavior of ultrathin oxide transistors. The work provides practical design rules for building low-leakage, normally-off devices suitable for future 3D chip stacking.
March 24th, 2026 — Source

New light trap design supercharges atom-thin semiconductors
Scientists turned empty space into powerful light traps—unlocking a huge boost for ultra-thin semiconductors.
March 24th, 2026 — Source

Researchers explain why polarity inversion only works in certain polymers
Researchers have uncovered the origin of polarity inversion, a long-standing phenomenon in polymer semiconductors that occurs only in certain materials.
March 24th, 2026 — Source

Teaching robots to fly like birds
Electricity-driven materials replace motors and gears to power bird-like drone wings that flap, twist and morph, opening the door to simpler, lighter flapping-wing aircraft.
March 24th, 2026 — Source

The Truth About Donut Lab's Wild Solid-State Battery Claims
Two Bit da Vinci examines Donut Lab's fifth test of its salt-based battery, focusing on its performance under extreme heat. The test revealed that the battery endured 50 cycles at 100°C with a discharge rate of 5C (130 amps). While the battery retained full capacity for the first six cycles, it experienced a 55% capacity loss by the 27th cycle. These results highlight its potential for high-temperature use, though its energy density and long-term stability remain areas of concern.
March 24th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 22nd, 2026

Do you want to build a robot snowman?
Nvidia's GTC conference had everything: trillion-dollar sales projections, graphics technology that can yassify video games, grand declarations that every company needs an OpenClaw strategy, and even a robot version of the beloved snowman Olaf from Disney's "Frozen."
March 22nd, 2026 — Source

Meeting Every Robot at Nvidia GTC: What the Future May Bring
Nvidia GTC brought out several robots I had never met before, offering a glimpse at many possible robotic futures.
March 22nd, 2026 — Source

Scientists Are Getting Uncomfortably Close to Reading Your Mind
For decades, "mind reading" lived safely in the realm of sci-fi, somewhere between Professor X and late-night conspiracy forums. Powered not by telepathy, but by AI, ultrasound, and a worrying amount of ambition.
March 22nd, 2026 — Source

The Humanoid Dream: "These Robots Won't Last a Decade"
While the tech world is busy building robots that look like us, Mark Cuban just walked in and basically said: you're all wasting your time.
March 22nd, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 21st, 2026

Accelerating battery electrolyte discovery with AI-predicted electrostatic potentials
Machine learning models trained on molecular quadrupole moments predict electrostatic potentials rapidly, enabling faster discovery of battery electrolyte candidates.
March 21st, 2026 — Source

New math model tackles current crowding in 2D thin-film nanoelectronics
The new framework replaces approximations, accurately modeling current crowding and spreading resistance in 2D materials to improve high-performance semiconductor devices.
March 21st, 2026 — Source

Physicists find electronic agents that govern flat band quantum materials
Experiments at atomic scale visualize compact molecular orbitals providing insight into quantum agitations enabled by topology.
March 21st, 2026 — Source

Superconducting altermagnets could carry spin without energy loss
Researchers have proposed that a newly identified class of magnetic materials could extend the zero-resistance currents of superconductors to electron spins. Publishing their calculations in Physical Review X, Kyle Monkman and colleagues at the University of British Columbia propose how "altermagnets" could enable persistent spin currents to flow without dissipation. If confirmed experimentally, the effect could provide a powerful new platform for spintronics, where information is encoded in spin rather than electric charge.
March 21st, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 20th, 2026

Novel dual-gate transistor design enables stable 3D semiconductor stacking
Researchers developed a dual-modulated vertically stacked transistor that eliminates current leakage at nanoscale channel lengths, advancing low-power 3D chip integration.
March 20th, 2026 — Source

What Donut Labs Data Shows on Solid-State Battery Energy Density
Donut Labs has unveiled what it claims to be the world's first solid-state battery, promising significant advancements in energy storage with an energy density of 400 Wh/kg, far surpassing the typical 250--300 Wh/kg range of conventional lithium-ion batteries. Ziroth examines the chemistry behind this breakthrough, highlighting the absence of detailed voltage profiles, a key metric for evaluating real-world performance. Without this data, it remains unclear how the battery balances energy output, efficiency and compatibility with existing systems. The feature also explores whether Donut Labs has addressed common trade-offs, such as reduced cycle life and thermal management challenges, that often accompany high-density designs.
March 20th, 2026 — Source

Watch this restaurant robot malfunction and scatter tableware during live performance
A viral mishap highlights the risks of putting humanoid robots too close to customers
March 20th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 18th, 2026

3D printing conductive liquid wires from nonconductive molecules
Two nonconductive liquids produce a conductive film where they meet, enabling 3D-printed all-liquid wires that obey Ohm's law and repair themselves after being cut.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

A world‑first quantum battery charges faster when it gets bigger—but it's tiny and only lasts nanoseconds
You're late for an important appointment. Just as you are leaving your house, you realize your phone is flat. Imagine you could charge it almost instantly by exploiting the strange rules of quantum physics. That's the promise of quantum batteries.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

ASUS Announces ExpertCenter PN55 Mini PC with AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series
ASUS today announced the ExpertCenter PN55 Mini PC, a compact Copilot+ PC powered by the latest AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series processors with class-leading multithreaded performance and advanced XDNA 2 NPU delivering up to 55 AI TOPS. Integrated AMD Radeon 800M graphics provides prosumers and content creators with exceptional, incredibly detailed visuals. Despite its small footprint, ExpertCenter PN55 offers dual LAN and up to six USB ports, giving it the flexibility to take on a variety of tasks including AI-accelerated productivity, collaboration, and content creation. It also offers design features that enable tool-less upgrades.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

Dual-gate graphene transistor enables 20x more sensitive biosensing in liquids
The new framework can power sensors that measure forever chemicals in water, dopamine in the brain and more.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

Inside Donut Lab's 400 Wh/kg Solid-State Battery Claims & Missing Test Details
Donut Lab, a Finnish company, has introduced a new solid-state battery that challenges traditional energy storage concepts. As detailed by Undecided with Matt Ferrell, this battery achieves an energy density of 400 Wh/kg, charges fully in five minutes and endures 100,000 charge cycles. Unlike conventional designs, it uses abundant materials instead of lithium or cobalt, raising questions about whether it functions as a battery, a capacitor, or a hybrid due to its unique performance characteristics.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

Laser process creates silicon-graphene battery anodes that barely lose charge
A single-step laser technique produces prelithiated silicon-graphene battery anodes with over 98% capacity retention after 2000 cycles under ambient conditions.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

Microwave quantum network shows resilience against heat-related disturbances
Quantum communication systems are emerging solutions to transmit information between devices in a network leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, such as entanglement. Entanglement is a quantum effect that entails a link between two or more particles that share a unified state even at a distance, so that measuring one instantly affects the other.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

Sheepdogs reveal a better way to guide robot swarms
Sheepdogs, bred to control large groups of sheep in open fields, have demonstrated their skills in competitions dating back to the 1870s. In these contests, a handler directs a trained dog with whistle signals to guide a small group of sheep across a field and sometimes split the flock cleanly into two groups. But sheep do not always cooperate.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

Swapping batteries for hydrogen gives drones a whole new range
Researchers have built a drone that runs on hydrogen, to replace battery-powered drones that are too heavy and have too short a range. This technology could help fix power outages faster and replace dangerous helicopter missions with the new drones.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

This May Be the World's First Quantum Battery
The proof-of-concept still has a long way to go before it'll end up in real devices, but it's a great start.
March 18th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 16th, 2026

Are CR2032 And CR2025 Batteries Interchangeable?
As a kid, were you ever amazed by how desktop computers magically "remembered" what time it was, even after completely shutting down and powering on several hours later? It almost felt magical how the computer could calculate how long it had been shut down for and display the correct time immediately after booting to the desktop screen. It would only be years later that we would discover that this magic was enabled by a tiny button-sized battery called the CR2032 cell.
March 16th, 2026 — Source

Dual-gate vertical transistor enables stable nanoscale 3D chip stacking
Researchers developed a dual-modulated vertical transistor that suppresses leakage at nanoscale channels and supports scalable 3D semiconductor integration.
March 16th, 2026 — Source

Dislocations induce ordered polar topologies in antiferroelectric thin films
Researchers discovered that crystal dislocations in antiferroelectric PbZrO3 thin films generate ordered polar antihedgehog lattices, creating a new defect-engineering approach for polar topologies.
March 16th, 2026 — Source

High-entropy ceramics with bandgap engineering enable ultrafast energy discharge
Lead-free tungsten bronze ceramics combine high-entropy design and bandgap engineering for high energy density and ultrafast discharge performance.
March 16th, 2026 — Source

Hydrogen-controlled AI semiconductor enables learning and memory in two-terminal device
A new neuromorphic device controls hydrogen ions to mimic synaptic learning and memory, achieved for the first time in a vertical two-terminal architecture.
March 16th, 2026 — Source

Spray-dried graphite CNT silicon composite anodes improve battery cycling stability
A scalable spray-drying method produces graphite, carbon nanotube, and silicon composite anodes that retain 95% capacity after 100 cycles in lithium-ion batteries.
March 16th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 13th, 2026

Canine companion insights help robots locate objects with an 89% success rate
Whether in the kitchen or on a workshop floor, robot assistants that can fetch items for people could be extremely useful. Now, a team of Brown University researchers has developed a way of making robots better at figuring out exactly which items a user might want them to retrieve.
March 13th, 2026 — Source

How invisible electric fields drive device luminescence
Researchers directly observed electron-hole pairs in light-emitting electrochemical cells, finding that ion-driven electric field changes affect recombination and that stable, lower-voltage fields boost emission.
March 13th, 2026 — Source

New research reveals how semiconductor electrodes can achieve green hydrogen production
Atomic-level simulations and electrochemical experiments reveal how charge centers called polarons form on semiconductor surfaces to activate green hydrogen production.
March 13th, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 12th, 2026

A bicycle robot that can drive fast and jump over obstacles
Experienced human cyclists can perform a wide range of maneuvers and acrobatics while riding their bicycle, from balancing in place to riding on a single wheel or hopping over obstacles. Reproducing these agile maneuvers in two-wheeled robots could open new opportunities both for entertainment or robot sports and for the completion of complex missions in rough terrain.
March 12, 2026 — Source

Palm-sized superconducting magnet achieves 42 tesla, rivaling the world's biggest
When we think of powerful magnets used in particle accelerators or for NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), we often envision bulky machines, sometimes the size of buildings. But in an extraordinary breakthrough for physics, scientists at ETH Zurich have created magnets that are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand yet powerful enough to rival some of the world's most powerful magnets.
March 12, 2026 — Source

Search robot thinks for itself
Researchers combine 3D image recognition with language models so AI can integrate into any robot, using continuous probability calculations to guide searches.
March 12, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 11th, 2026

Acoustic driving enables controlled condensation of light and matter on chip
An international research team led by Alexander Kuznetsov at the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI) in Berlin has demonstrated a fundamentally new way to control the condensation of hybrid light-matter particles. Using coherent acoustic driving to dynamically reshape the energy landscape of a semiconductor microcavity, the researchers achieved deterministic steering of a macroscopic quantum state into its lowest energy configuration.
March 11, 2026 — Source

Biohybrid image sensor uses water-based electrolyte to mimic retina's rods and cones
Both image photodetector arrays and retinas are pixelated sensors that dynamically extract various features from the visual scene—e.g., color, brightness, and contrast—before transmitting electrical signals to either a graphical interface of a display or the brain. Image sensors rely on solid state semiconductor technology, whereas retinas rely on photoreceptor cells in water-based ionic environments. A multidisciplinary team of researchers has now developed an innovative image sensor that integrates liquid biological environments with organic electronics, mimicking core functions of the animal retina.
March 11, 2026 — Source

Flywheel and Sodium-Ion Battery Hybrids Target Short Power Spikes on Renewables
The transition to renewable energy has introduced a critical challenge: maintaining grid stability in the absence of traditional inertia provided by fossil fuel-based power plants. Without the rotational motion of turbines that historically buffered grids against sudden fluctuations, renewable energy systems face heightened risks of blackouts and voltage instability. Flywheel energy storage systems offer a compelling solution to this issue. By rapidly storing and releasing energy, flywheels act as stabilizers, countering the unpredictable nature of solar and wind power.
March 11, 2026 — Source

GMKtec NucBox K13 "Intel Core Ultra 7 256V" Mini PC Review: Lunar Lake In A Pocket-Sized Machine
GMKtec has been making Mini PCs for years now. They are based out of the technology hub of Shenzen, China, and have maintained strategic partnerships with AMD, Intel & Microsoft, and currently offer a wide array of solutions, all the way from entry-level to enthusiast-grade designs based on mobility chips from AMD & Intel.
March 11, 2026 — Source

Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots
Mind Robotics, an industrial robotics lab spun out of the electric vehicle maker Rivian, has raised $500 million in a Series A funding round co-led by venture firms Accel and Andreessen Horowitz.
March 11, 2026 — Source

Watching quantum behavior in action: MagnetoARPES reveals time-reversal symmetry breaking in a kagome superconductor
Electron movement and structures described in quantum physics allow researchers to better understand how and why materials like superconductors behave as they do. Rice University researchers Jianwei Huang and Ming Yi have developed a new capability, magnetoARPES, building on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) that allows researchers to study quantum behaviors they have been unable to resolve using ARPES alone.
March 11, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 5th, 2026

A flexible electrolyte for solid batteries
Researchers developed a stretchable polymer-based solid electrolyte that could enable safer, flexible solid-state batteries for medical and other applications.
March 5, 2026 — Source

Graphene-based 'artificial skin' brings human-like touch closer to robots
Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses. Now, researchers have developed a miniature tactile sensor that could give robots something much closer to a human sense of touch.
March 5, 2026 — Source

Humanoid robots master parkour and acquire human-like agility
Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a human-like body structure, have the potential of tackling various real-world tasks that are currently being completed by humans. In recent years, many robotics researchers and computer scientists have been trying to broaden these robots' capabilities and improve how they move in their surroundings.
March 5, 2026 — Source

It's no Steam Machine, but if you've got a grand to splash on a tiny rig, I'd check out this NES-inspired mini PC
The ACEMAGIC Retro X5 just landed at Amazon
March 5, 2026 — Source

Multifunctional hydrogel achieves broadband EMI shielding with minimal filler
A MXene-based double-network hydrogel delivers broadband electromagnetic interference shielding and infrared stealth at just 0.12 wt% filler content.
March 5, 2026 — Source

Non-destructive battery testing with ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance
Rechargeable batteries are everywhere—from portable electronic devices and electric vehicles to renewable energy storage. Battery failures are often due to the loss or chemical degradation of the electrolyte.
March 5, 2026 — Source

Researchers are harvesting green energy from ground vibrations
Researchers are exploring how everyday ground vibrations from traffic, machines, and seismic activity can be converted into clean electricity using piezoelectric and electromagnetic technologies to power sensors.
March 5, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 4th, 2026

Asymmetric spin torque enables deterministic switching in antiferromagnetic memory
Researchers propose a universal asymmetric spin torque mechanism that deterministically switches the Neel vector in collinear antiferromagnets for ultrafast memory.
March 4, 2026 — Source

How hawks slip through tight gaps: A flight stability trick drones could copy
Birds have an ability to fly through obstacles by shifting their shape in flight, which is difficult to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles, commonly known as UAVs or drones. A new study from researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of California, Davis, published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, shows how researchers can begin to approach this challenge, leading to insights into how birds fly and to improved UAV designs.
March 4, 2026 — Source

Machine learning links Raman scattering to fast ion transport in solid electrolytes
A machine learning pipeline identifies low-frequency Raman signatures as reliable indicators of liquid-like ionic conduction in solid electrolytes for batteries.
March 4, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 3rd, 2026

A flash of laser light flips a magnet in major light-control breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create adaptable electronic circuits with light.
March 3, 2026 — Source

A new delivery bot is coming to LA, built stronger to survive the streets
The rolling robots that deliver groceries and hot meals across Los Angeles are getting an upgrade. Coco Robotics, a UCLA-born startup that's deployed more than 1,000 bots across the country, unveiled its next-generation machines on Thursday.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Antiferromagnets show electrically switchable liquid crystal phase
Scientists have taken the first step toward developing antiferromagnetic technology. They detected a liquid-crystal phase that may change the game for spintronic devices.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Best Apple AirTag 2 Alternatives: Comparing the Competition
The smart tracker market in 2026 has evolved significantly, offering a wide variety of devices designed to meet diverse user needs. From Apple's AirTag 2 to Samsung's SmartTag 2, and alternatives like Tile and UG Green Fine Track, each tracker brings unique features to the table. This article explores the current landscape of smart trackers, focusing on critical aspects such as lost item tracking, precision finding, speaker performance, battery life, and design. Whether you are an iPhone or Android user, understanding these features will help you choose the tracker that best suits your lifestyle and preferences.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Bioinspired robot eye adjusts its pupil to handle harsh lighting
Robot vision could soon get a boost thanks to the development of a bioinspired eye that can automatically adjust its pupil size in response to changing light levels. Robots, self-driving cars and drones often struggle with dynamic lighting. If a car enters a dark tunnel, its camera aperture needs to stay wide open to capture enough light to see, just like our pupils do when the lights go out. But when it exits into daylight, it can be instantly blinded by the glare.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Further Donut Lab Solid-State Battery Test Shows 110% Capacity at 80C
Donut Lab's solid-state, lithium-free battery has undergone a second round of independent testing, revealing both promising results and critical gaps. Conducted by Finland's VTT research center, the evaluation highlighted the battery's exceptional performance at elevated temperatures, including a capacity increase of 110% at 80°C and sustained functionality even after deliberate damage at 100°C. These findings suggest potential for applications in high-temperature environments, though the absence of high-temperature charging tests leaves key aspects of its real-world usability unexamined.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Hardware for humanoid robots: New perspectives for industrial value creation in Europe
Humanoid robots are currently developing at a rapid pace. The predicted growth potential is enormous. They are set to replace and even surpass the automotive industry in terms of market potential. And in the media and at trade fairs, they are the prime example of "embodied AI," i.e., the complete integration of artificial intelligence (AI) processes with machine components or entire systems. The focus is particularly on the markets in the U.S. and Asia, where a great deal of progress is being made in terms of software and hardware.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Hidden atomic dichotomy drives superconductivity in ultra-thin compound
Physicists in China have unveiled new clues to the origins of high-temperature superconductivity in an iron-based material just a single unit-cell thick. Led by Qi-Kun Xue and Lili Wang at Tsinghua University, the team's experiments show that the effect emerges through a striking dichotomy between two atomic "sublattices" in the material—offering deeper insight into how superconductivity arises.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Lignin derived hard carbon anode achieves high efficiency in sodium ion batteries
Researchers developed a lignin derived hard carbon anode for sodium ion batteries with 90.6 percent initial Coulombic efficiency and 401.5 mAh per gram reversible capacity.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Liquid crystal phase in antiferromagnets can be detected electrically
The best candidate for next-generation magnetic devices—technology that can power, store, sense or transport information—may be, counterintuitively, antiferromagnets. Today, the most widely used magnetic materials are ferromagnets, which exhibit permanent magnetization and therefore strongly attract each other. Their opposite, called antiferromagnetic materials, exhibit no net magnetization at all. Despite a net zero magnetic field, they offer appealing properties that would solve the challenges of current magnetic technologies, like stray magnetic field generation or slow operation.
March 3, 2026 — Source

MWC 2026: AGIBOT X2 Signals a Shift of Humanoid Robots to Commercial Scale
At MWC 2026 in Barcelona, humanoid robots were no longer a novelty. What stood out instead was which companies could demonstrate commercial maturity. And AGIBOT, ranked No. 1 worldwide in humanoid robot shipments in 2025 by IDC and Omdia, appeared with the X2, reflecting that broader shift in tone across the industry.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Palm-sized piezo robot combines mobility with sub-micrometer positioning accuracy
With the speed at which technology advances, there is little room for suboptimal performance and out-of-date tech. Precise positioning is a field where advancement is needed, as many conventional applications feature tools that are much larger than the objects being worked upon, making high precision a difficult task. Additionally, those that are highly precise have a limited range of motion.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Studying snakes' ability to stand upright could inform soft robotics and more
Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a narrow perch without falling, lifting 70% of their body length, despite having no limbs.
March 3, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — March 2nd, 2026

A 270-year-old physics trick could supercharge affordable battery technology
Roughly 270 years ago, Dr. Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost from Germany observed a peculiar behavior of water droplets on heated metal surfaces. In his manuscript, "A Tract About Some Qualities of Common Water," he described how water skated over superheated metal surfaces as though friction had ceased to exist. This occurs when water or any liquid forms a vapor cushion on surfaces far above their boiling point, allowing them to glide untouched.
March 2, 2026 — Source

Donut Lab's solid-state battery can handle the (extreme) heat, test says
The Finnish startup's battery not only survived extreme heat conditions, it actually gained capacity.
March 2, 2026 — Source

Electron microscopy shows 'mouse bite' defects in semiconductors
Cornell researchers have used high-resolution 3D imaging to detect, for the first time, the atomic-scale defects in computer chips that can sabotage their performance. The imaging method, which was the result of a collaboration with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Advanced Semiconductor Materials (ASM), could touch almost every form of modern electronics, from phones and automobiles to AI data centers and quantum computing.
March 2, 2026 — Source

'Milestone' findings on imaging methods call for a closer look at battery microscopy
Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) allow researchers at the forefront of energy technology to study next-generation battery materials down to the atom. But new research has discovered that the very act of microscoping damages both lithium and sodium battery samples more severely than previously thought, highlighting a need for a standard framework for how labs image these important materials.
March 2, 2026 — Source

Scientists Create Programmable "Circuit Board" of Human Brain Cells
Researchers have developed a new platform that allows them to engineer human-like neural circuits in the lab with unprecedented precision and scale.
March 2, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 24th, 2026

Apple Declares It's Keeping Prices the Same Despite the RAM Apocalypse
The iPhone 17e and iPad Air with M4 cost the same as last year. Somehow, that's a victory.
March 2, 2026 — Source

Apple unveils new iPad Air with M4 chip
Apple has introduced a new iPad Air powered by its M4 silicon. It raises unified memory to 12GB, adds Wi-Fi 7 and updated cellular hardware, and keeps the same $599 starting price. The upgrade increases performance over the previous M1 and M3 models, while expanding multitasking and AI features in iPadOS 26.
March 2, 2026 — Source

Apple Updated the Wrong iPad
Commentary: The iPad Air just got a chip bump. Meanwhile, the most affordable iPad remains cut off from AI and is another year older.
March 2, 2026 — Source

Electrical control of magnetism in 2D materials promises to advance spintronics
Conventional electronics process information leveraging the electrical charge of electrons. Over the past few decades, some electronics engineers have been exploring the potential of a different type of device that instead processes and stores data exploiting the intrinsic magnetic moment (i.e., spin) of electrons.
February 24, 2026 — Source

Physicists open door to future, hyper-efficient orbitronic devices
Physicists open door to future, hyper-efficient orbitronic devices
February 24, 2026 — Source

Quantum effect could power the next generation of battery-free devices
A new study has revealed how tiny imperfections and vibrations inside a promising quantum material could be used to control an unusual quantum effect, opening new possibilities for smaller, faster and more efficient energy-harvesting devices.
February 24, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 17th, 2026

AI reads heat: turning infrared images into instant thermal conductivity measurements
A physics informed machine learning model predicts thermal conductivity from infrared images in milliseconds, enabling fast, non contact screening for electronics and energy systems.
February 17, 2026 — Source

Engineered disorder in graphene unlocks localization-enhanced thermoelectricity
Controlled defects in single-layer graphene pinpoint a critical 20 nm spacing where quantum interference traps electrons and enhances thermoelectric performance at a sharp threshold.
February 17, 2026 — Source

Fiber batteries promise 'smart clothing,' but two obstacles stand in the way
Fiber batteries are an emerging technology which could one day be used to create smart clothing with a wide array of functions, from charging electronic devices to acting as wearable controllers. However, a new study finds scientists have two major obstacles to overcome before the technology is ready for practical use.
February 17, 2026 — Source

Invisible battery parts finally seen with pioneering technique
A new staining technique makes invisible polymer binders in Li-ion battery electrodes traceable, enabling better placement control to boost battery performance.
February 17, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 15th, 2026

5 Ways to Handle a Robot When It Goes Rogue
With more humanoids entering the world, be ready to hit the red button. Here are some practical tips to regain control if things go wrong.
February 15, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 14th, 2026

Brain inspired machines are better at math than expected
Brain-inspired computers just proved they can tackle supercomputer-level math — using a fraction of the energy.
February 14, 2026 — Source

Reachy Mini Open Source Robot Kit Review & Setup Guide for Beginners
The Reachy Mini is an open source robot developed collaboratively by Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics, designed to provide hands-on learning opportunities in robotics and programming. Powered by a Raspberry Pi, this modular robot offers both local control and internet-connected functionality, making it adaptable for various technical setups. As explained by Jeff Geerling, the Reachy Mini is available in two versions, a $300 wired model and a $500 wireless model, catering to different budgets and needs. While its assembly process is straightforward and educational, users may encounter challenges such as software bugs and incomplete documentation, requiring some troubleshooting skills.
February 14, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 13th, 2026

AirTag 2 versus AirTag 1: I compared both Bluetooth trackers, and the winner comes down to this
Apple's new AirTag has finally launched, but is it worth upgrading when you can easily buy its predecessor at a discount?
February 13, 2026 — Source

'AirTag 2' versus 'AirTag 1': How Apple's New Tiny Tracker Improves on the Original
They look almost exactly the same, but Apple's second-generation AirTag has significant advantages over the first-generation model.
February 13, 2026 — Source

DoorDashers are getting paid to close Waymo's self-driving car doors
The companies are running a pilot program in Atlanta.
February 13, 2026 — Source

Electrically controllable 3D magnetic hopfions realized in chiral magnets
A research team from the High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators from Anhui University, ShanghaiTech University, and the University of New Hampshire, has demonstrated the first electrically controllable generation of hopfions—three-dimensional topological solitons—in a solid-state magnetic system.
February 13, 2026 — Source

Hologram processing method boosts 3D image depth of focus fivefold
Researchers from the University of Tartu Institute of Physics have developed a novel method for enhancing the quality of three-dimensional images by increasing the depth of focus in holograms fivefold after recording, using computational imaging techniques. The technology enables improved performance of 3D holographic microscopy under challenging imaging conditions and facilitates the study of complex biological structures.
February 13, 2026 — Source

How much can an autonomous robotic arm feel like part of the body?
When AI-powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In a study appearing in Scientific Reports, scientists used virtual reality to simulate a situation in which a participant's own arm was replaced by a robotic prosthetic arm, and examined how the prosthesis movement speed affects embodiment, including body ownership, the sense of agency, usability, and social impressions of the robot such as competence and discomfort.
February 13, 2026 — Source

Quantum Machines to Establish Flagship Hub at Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park
The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) and the Illinois Economic Development Corporation announced that Quantum Machines will establish a flagship hub at the Park. Quantum Machines, the leading provider of hybrid control solutions, will operate a state-of-the-art lab at the IQMP, for research and development on a hardware-control co-design approach to align quantum processors, classical infrastructure, and control software. While the Park is under development, Quantum Machines will be situated at the IQMP's On-Ramp facilities in Chicago.
February 13, 2026 — Source

Redesigned electrolyte helps lithium-metal batteries safely reach full charge in 15 minutes
Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are rechargeable batteries that contain an anode (i.e., the electrode through which current flows and a loss of electrons occurs) made of lithium metal. Compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), which power most electronic devices on the market today, LMBs could store more energy, charge faster and operate in extreme environments.
February 13, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 12th, 2026

Power of the collective: Modular robot boosts resilience by sharing resources
EPFL roboticists have shown that when a modular robot shares power, sensing, and communication resources among its individual units, it is significantly more resistant to failure than traditional robotic systems, where the breakdown of one element often means a loss of functionality.
February 12, 2026 — Source

The insect-inspired bionic eye that sees, smells and guides robots
The compound eyes of the humble fruit fly are a marvel of nature. They are wide-angle and can process visual information several times faster than the human eye. Inspired by this biological masterpiece, researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an insect-scale compound eye that can both see and smell, potentially improving how drones and robots navigate complex environments and avoid obstacles.
February 12, 2026 — Source

These are the closest things to AirTags for Android users (and better in some ways)
Apple AirTags are great, but limited in functionality. Here's why I attach these Chipolo Loop trackers to virtually anything.
February 12, 2026 — Source

Thomas Edison's Lost EV Battery Idea Returns As New Prototype Recharges In Seconds
Scientists have successfully resurrected and supercharged a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison, turning a 120-year-old concept into a modern pack capable of charging in mere seconds and with 12,000 charging cycles.
February 12, 2026 — Source

Xiaomi Tag, the Apple AirTag budget killer, is now official and it lacks something you might want
No UWB on this bad boy (for now). But the price sure is nice!
February 12, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 11th, 2026

Building batteries that don't break in the cold
Extreme winter weather can strain power systems, stall electric vehicles and leave backup batteries unable to deliver energy when it is most needed. Researchers at Texas A&M University have now developed a battery design that continues operating through the coldest conditions. The team, led by Dr. Jodie Lutkenhaus, professor of chemical engineering and associate dean for research in the College of Engineering, published findings on a polymer-based battery in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A.
February 11, 2026 — Source

Electronic friction can be tuned and switched off
Researchers in China have isolated the effects of electronic friction, showing for the first time how the subtle drag force it imparts at sliding interfaces can be controlled. They demonstrate that it can be tuned by applying a voltage, or switched off entirely simply by applying mechanical pressure.
February 11, 2026 — Source

How robotics is changing the supply chain [Q&A]
Robotics has transformed how companies think about efficiency and workflow in the warehouse. When automation first entered the sector, the focus was mainly on speed: moving goods from A to B as quickly as possible.
February 11, 2026 — Source

Humanoid robot startup Apptronik has now raised $935M at a $5B+ valuation
University of Texas spinout Apptronik, a builder of humanoid robots for Google DeepMind among others, on Wednesday announced that it re-opened its Series A to raise a total of $935 million for the round.
February 11, 2026 — Source

Open-source modular robot for understanding evolution
What is it about a cheetah's build that enables it to run so fast? What gives the wolf its exceptional endurance? While these questions can be partly answered through animal experiments, many contributing factors can't be isolated from one another. Now, a new tool has arrived: a highly customizable, open-source robot design called The Robot of Theseus, or TROT, developed at the University of Michigan.
February 11, 2026 — Source

Robots use radio signals and AI to see around corners
Penn Engineers have developed a system that lets robots see around corners using radio waves processed by AI, a capability that could improve the safety and performance of driverless cars as well as robots operating in cluttered indoor settings like warehouses and factories.
February 11, 2026 — Source

Where Is AirTag 2's Missing Feature?
Apple just introduced its second-generation AirTag, but one rumored feature failed to arrive with the new accessory.
February 11, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 6th, 2026

Broken inversion symmetry lets 3D crystals mimic 2D Ising superconductivity
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, in general, allow the realization of unique quantum phenomena unattainable in the common three-dimensional (3D) world. A prime example is graphene. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have a similar structure. Both can be stacked to form van der Waals heterostructures or can be exfoliated into single layers. But TMDs have an extra variety of excellent properties, including strong spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity.
February 6, 2026 — Source

New AI model can predict battery lifespan after only 50 cycles
The system reduces the time and energy required for testing by up to 95 percent
February 6, 2026 — Source

Stabilized iron catalyst could replace platinum in hydrogen fuel cells
Japan and California have embraced hydrogen fuel-cell technologies, a form of renewable energy that can be used in vehicles and for supplying clean energy to manufacturing sectors. But the technology remains expensive due to its reliance on precious metals such as platinum. Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are working on this challenge, finding ways to stabilize ubiquitous iron components for use in fuel cells to replace the expensive platinum metals, which would make hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles more affordable.
February 6, 2026 — Source

Tesla's robotics ambitions rest on the knife-edge of US-China trade relations due to its supply chain — the majority of critical materials and suppliers are located in China
In a reversal of trade dynamics over cutting-edge silicon, China holds the cards in robotics manufacturing.
February 6, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 4th, 2026

Apple AirTag (2026) review: Simply better
Five years on, this second-gen tracker is more effective in every way.
February 4, 2026 — Source

Apple's AirTag 2: Is It Worth the Upgrade?
Apple's second-generation AirTag introduces a series of updates designed to enhance functionality and address user concerns. While the unboxing experience and overall design remain consistent with the first-generation model, the AirTag 2 incorporates improvements such as an extended tracking range, Apple Watch integration, and a tamper-proof speaker. These refinements aim to improve usability and security, though some design limitations persist, leaving room for further development.
February 4, 2026 — Source or Watch Video

GMKtec Evo X2 AI Mini PC review: Compact Strix Halo Powerhouse
GMKtec's mini PC delivers potent performance and tons of memory, though it is pricey for what it offers.
February 4, 2026 — Source

How to set up an AirTag
It takes only a few minutes to set up one of Apple's Bluetooth trackers so you can start monitoring the location of your stuff.
February 4, 2026 — Source

Extending optical fiber's ultralow loss performance to photonic chips
Caltech scientists have developed a way to guide light on silicon wafers with low signal loss approaching that of optical fiber at visible wavelengths. This accomplishment paves the way for a new generation of ultra-coherent and efficient photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which will have a profound impact in a variety of on-chip applications, including precision measurements, such as optical clocks for timing and gyroscopes for rotation, as well as AI data-center communications and even quantum computing.
February 4, 2026 — Source

Orange, camphor-smelling solid could be a key to the next generation grid-storage batteries
An orange solid with a camphor-like odor has helped aqueous zinc-iodide batteries move a large step closer to supplying safe and economic grid and household energy storage.
February 4, 2026 — Source

Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons
For the first time, the new scope allowed physicists to observe terahertz 'jiggles' in a superconducting fluid.
February 4, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 2nd, 2026

A Modular Battery Design: Solving the Smart Home Battery Problem
Imagine a world where your smart home devices are so efficient, you barely think about them, no constant recharging, no scrambling for fresh batteries, just seamless automation. Yet, for many, this vision feels out of reach. The reality is that battery life is the Achilles' heel of smart home technology, especially for devices like plant care monitors that need to run continuously. In this breakdown, FEATURE. walks through how innovative design strategies and innovative components can tackle this challenge head-on, offering a glimpse into the future of energy-efficient smart devices.
February 2, 2026 — Source

The Truth About AirTag 2: What Apple Didn't Tell You
Apple's second-generation AirTag, the AirTag 2, refines its predecessor with a series of meaningful upgrades. From enhanced connectivity and tracking accuracy to a stronger emphasis on sustainability, this device is designed to improve your tracking experience while aligning with Apple's environmental initiatives. Whether you are considering an upgrade or purchasing your first tracker, understanding its features and functionality will help you make an informed decision.
February 2, 2026 — Source or Source

Transparent windows can shield buildings from powerful electromagnetic pulses
Electromagnetic pulses (EMPs)—high-energy-density and ultra-wideband beams of electromagnetic radiation—are generated from sources such as nuclear explosions, high-power electromagnetic pulse devices, and intentional electromagnetic interference. These pulses can infiltrate electronic equipment to significantly incapacitate civilian and military electrical, electronic, and communications infrastructures and undermine command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
February 2, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — February 1st, 2026

How to replace your AirTag battery
No, you don't have to replace the whole AirTag when the battery runs low.
February 1, 2026 — Source

Multi-agent AI and robots automate materials discovery in closed-loop lab system
Traditional processes used to discover new materials are complex, time-consuming, and costly, often requiring years of sustained effort. Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated powerful capabilities in information processing, offering new opportunities for intelligent and autonomous materials research.
February 1, 2026 — Source

Rechargeable Battery Brands Ranked From Worst To Best
Batteries might not seem like a household commodity that you need to form an opinion about. That is, unless you have a collection of high-tech devices like security cameras, digital cameras, or even your Bluetooth mouse. In that case, you probably have some thoughts about what batteries perform best or, more accurately, last the longest. Thinking about what happens to disposable batteries may also inspire you to turn to rechargeable varieties.
February 1, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 31st, 2026

A smelly snapshot of the current state of electronic noses for robots
Robots are getting better at sniffing out smells thanks to improvements in electronic noses (e-noses). A comprehensive review of the state of robot olfaction, published in the journal npj Robotics, has surveyed recent advances in the technology. It highlights how these digital noses are becoming more sensitive and more adept at identifying the source of an odor. This is leading to improvements in a range of areas, from search and rescue missions to detecting hazardous gas leaks.
January 31, 2026 — Source

Drone technology set to reshape disaster response, health care, environmental management, farming, cybersecurity
Intelligent drones and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are rapidly evolving from experimental prototypes into essential infrastructure across disaster response, health care delivery, agriculture, logistics, archaeology, environmental monitoring, and numerous other fields vital to human development, scientists say in new research.
January 31, 2026 — Source

Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry
nside electrochemical devices, strong electric fields dramatically alter how water molecules behave. New research shows that these fields speed up water dissociation not by lowering energy costs, but by increasing molecular disorder once ions form. The reaction becomes entropy-driven—exactly the opposite of what happens in ordinary water. The findings also reveal that intense fields can push water from neutral to highly acidic, with major implications for hydrogen production.
January 31, 2026 — Source

Solid-State Battery or Supercapacitor, Donut Lab's Claims Don't Add Up
What if the future of energy storage could be redefined in just five minutes? That's the bold promise behind the world's first solid-state battery unveiled by Donut Lab, a breakthrough that has sparked both excitement and skepticism across industries. Ziroth outlines how this innovation claims to deliver an extraordinary energy density of 400 Wh/kg, a lifespan of 100,000 charge cycles, and a lightning-fast recharge time, all without relying on lithium or toxic materials.
January 31, 2026 — Source

The best cheap portable power stations you can buy: Expert tested
I tried out the best budget-friendly portable power stations for camping, workshops, and power outages. Here are my recommendations.
January 31, 2026 — Source

Training four-legged robots as if they were dogs
Over the next decades, robots are expected to make their way into a growing number of households, public spaces, and professional environments. Many of the most advanced and promising robots designed to date are so-called legged robots, which consist of a central body structure with limbs attached to it.
January 31, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 30th, 2026

Atomic layer processing for silicon carbide-based quantum photonic circuits
Silicon carbide is for photonic circuits and quantum devices. Atomic layer processing boosts SiC waveguides and resonators, improving performance.
January 30, 2026 — Source

Computing beyond silicon may depend on circuits built molecule by molecule
Molecular electronic devices using quantum tunneling could achieve integration densities 1,000 times greater than silicon chips by combining atomic-precision assembly with three-dimensional manufacturing techniques.
January 30, 2026 — Source

New study unveils ultra-high sensitivity broadband flexible photodetectors
A research team, affiliated with UNIST, has unveiled a flexible photodetector, capable of converting light across a broad spectrum—from visible to near-infrared—into electrical signals. This innovation promises significant advancements in technologies that require simultaneous detection of object colors and internal structures or materials.
January 30, 2026 — Source

Scientists discover simple trick that extends lithium battery life
A team of researchers from the US have developed a simple chemical method that protects against lithium-ion battery aging.
January 30, 2026 — Source

The lonely promise of cute robots
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here.
January 30, 2026 — Source

'Thermal diode' design promises to improve heat regulation, prolonging battery life
New technology from University of Houston researchers could improve the way devices manage heat, thanks to a technique that allows heat to flow in only one direction. The innovation is known as thermal rectification, and was developed by Bo Zhao, an award-winning and internationally recognized engineering professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, and his doctoral student Sina Jafari Ghalekohneh.
January 30, 2026 — Source

Zinc doping enables visible-light programming of ferroelectric memristors for neuromorphic computing
Adding zinc ions to lithium niobate crystals cuts the energy needed for polarization switching by 69%, enabling visible-light programming of memristors for brain-inspired computing.
January 30, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 19th, 2026

Lip-Syncing Robot Face Is a Step Towards Helping Future Bots Talk Like Us
If they're going to live and work with us, maybe humanoid robots should talk like us, too.
January 19, 2026 — Source

Ultrafast spectroscopy allows new insights into energy flow in semiconductors
New measurements in germanium reveal how excited electrons drive lattice vibrations that govern energy flow and heating in semiconductors.
January 19, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 15th, 2026

Overcoming symmetry limits in photovoltaics through surface engineering
Researchers show symmetric materials can generate strong photocurrents via engineered surface states, enabling efficient solar energy conversion and ultrafast spintronics.
January 15, 2026 — Source

Researchers close gap in the characterization of organic semiconductors
Researchers developed high precision chips and a new measuring adapter enabling simultaneous contact with eight electrode pairs, advancing organic material analysis and future electronics.
January 15, 2026 — Source

Samsung Might Be Locking Smart Tag's UWB Tracking to Galaxy Devices
New information suggests that Samsung is limiting the Galaxy S24's ability to use UWB precision tracking with third-party tags like the Moto Tag. Samsung's SmartTags have full AR and directional support, but other brands often have to use "UWB Lite" mode, which only shows distance.
January 15, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 9th, 2026

An ultra-fast quantum tunneling device for the 6G terahertz era
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a quantum device, capable of ultra-fast operation, a key step toward realizing technologies like 6G communications. This innovation overcomes a major hurdle that has long limited the durability of such devices under high electrical fields.
January 9, 2026 — Source

Best Of CES 2026: All The Coolest Products You'll Want To Own
CES 2026 is just about over, and we've seen a lot of really cool stuff this week that we just know we're going to want down the road. Out of all those products, there are some that stand above the rest, and those are the products we felt deserved awards for Best of CES. From huge, thin TVs to robots that fold your clothes, these are all the coolest products from CES 2026 that you're going to want to own yourself.
January 9, 2026 — Source

Boston Dynamics' Atlas Robot Just Got A Major Upgrade -- Here's What It Can Do
Boston Dynamics has been working on the Atlas robot since 2013, and it's come a long way since. The key? Humanoid robots shouldn't copy human anatomy exactly, said Boston Dynamics' CEO Robert Playter while speaking with 60 Minutes. "I think that's the way we should build robots," he said. "Don't limit yourself to what people can do, but go beyond."
January 9, 2026 — Source

CES 2026 Introduces Emily: She's Life-Size, AI-Powered and Ready for Intimacy
Your AI girlfriend just got an upgrade.
January 9, 2026 — Source

CES 2026 worst in show: AI girlfriends, a fridge that won't open unless you talk to it, and more
There's a lot of bad ideas set to create literal waste and be a waste of money
January 9, 2026 — Source

CES 2026: These 32 Tech Products Made Some of the Biggest Impressions
CES 2026 is in the books, but CNET's writers and editors are still thinking about what they saw over the course of the last week.
January 9, 2026 — Source

Engadget's best of CES 2026: All the new tech that caught our eye in Las Vegas
Presenting our 15 winners, plus our best in show award.
January 9, 2026 — Source

Identifying where lithium ions reside in a new solid-state electrolyte that could lead to improved batteries
Recent research published in Science introduces a promising solid electrolyte material that could improve the performance of next-generation lithium batteries, particularly at lower temperatures. Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) Research Professor of Chemistry James Kaduk, who co-authored the paper, contributed a key finding to the research: identifying where lithium atoms reside within the crystalline structure.
January 9, 2026 — Source

OLED lighting: Corrugated panel design extends longevity and efficiency
The organic light emitting diodes—known widely as OLEDs—that create vibrant smartphone displays could illuminate rooms, but current designs burn out too quickly at the high brightness needed for room lighting. A new approach overcomes this tradeoff by building OLEDs on a corrugated surface, packing more emitting material into a given lighting panel area to produce the same amount of light while operating the OLED itself at lower brightness.
January 9, 2026 — Source

These paper batteries made from plants want to replace AA and AAA cells
Moving from tech demo to real production
January 9, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 8th, 2026

3 AA Battery Brands To Steer Clear Of, According To Consumer Reports
You might find yourself focusing pretty hard on car battery models to steer clear of or mistakes that are ruining your power tool batteries. But simple AA batteries might not get anywhere near the same level of scrutiny, especially considering their size and low cost. Regardless, Consumer Reports has rated numerous AA battery brands to gauge their longevity, and those rankings put CVS, Eco Alkalines, and Dynex at the bottom of the pack. But what makes these brands the worst of the bunch?
January 8, 2026 — Source

19 CES gadgets you can buy right now
Not everything at CES is a far-away concept. These gadgets are available to buy or pre-order now.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Best of CES 2026: EcoFlow and Homey by LG Partnership
EcoFlow and Homey by LG got a Best of CES 2026 Award for their partnership that enables home control and energy management unification, allowing users to automate devices based on solar production and battery levels through a single hub or app.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Best of CES 2026: Lego Smart Bricks
Legos are incredibly fun, and we're sure that many of us grew up playing with those colorful plastic bricks. But this year, we decided to award Lego and its new Smart Bricks our Best of CES 2026. We think it's truly deserving of the award, especially given how they've managed to turn a relatively mundane toy into something worthy of the current generation.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Best of CES 2026: Lenovo Qira
At CES 2026, a lot of the products we've seen are physical products you'll be able to buy down the road. Some are concepts that may never make it to a production phase. Other products we've seen (and loved) are software products, like Lenovo Qira. This is essentially an AI tool, and you won't physically buy Lenovo Qira. Rather, you'll end up with Lenovo products that have Qira baked into them. So what is Lenovo Qira? It's an AI tool, as mentioned, but it's not your typical AI tool. It's ambient aware and moves with you from device to device. It has the ability to understand what you need in the moment and provide you with that assistance.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Best of CES 2026: Lepro AI Companion A1
Lepro is one of the companies that showed off a rather interesting product at CES 2026. That's saying a lot considering there were tons of products there. The name of it is the Lepro AI Companion A1, and it's on the receiving end of one of our CES 2026 awards. Lepro says that this is a next-generation AI companion device, which is "designed to bring emotional presence, natural interaction, and true companionship into everyday life."
January 8, 2026 — Source

Best of CES 2026: LG CLOiD Robot
The LG CLOiD robot brings the act of doing chores into the future.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Boston Dynamics unveils production-ready version of Atlas robot at CES 2026
The new Atlas will be deployed at Hyundai and Google DeepMind first.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Breaking performance barriers of all solid state batteries
Researchers have developed a design method for core materials for all-solid-state batteries that uses low-cost raw materials while ensuring high performance and low risk of fire or explosion.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Dancing isn't enough: Industry pushes for practical robots
Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but some in the industry are impatient for them to become more useful, not just a promise of things to come.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Detecting 'hidden defects' that degrade semiconductor performance with 1,000X higher sensitivity
Semiconductors are used in devices such as memory chips and solar cells, and within them may exist invisible defects that interfere with electrical flow. A joint research team has developed a new analysis method that can detect these "hidden defects" (electronic traps) with approximately 1,000 times higher sensitivity than existing techniques.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are bringing Gemini-powered robots to the factory floor
Atlas and Spot will test Gemini AI in Hyundai's auto plants to see if they can handle real factory work
January 8, 2026 — Source

Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics to Trial Gemini-Powered Robots in Hyundai Factories
It's certainly more productive than pumping out deepfakes.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Humanoid robots go for knockout in high-tech Vegas fight night
Two robots the size of schoolchildren stepped into the ring at BattleBots Arena.
January 8, 2026 — Source

I watched LG's new home robot CLOiD do laundry but I have questions
CES is always chock-full of robots, and this year electronics giant LG announced a new bot, dubbed CLOiD, that it claims will revolutionize household chores (as in, you won't have to do them anymore).
January 8, 2026 — Source

Is this the world's first solid-state battery?
Donut Lab says its solid-state batteries are in production. Is the startup blowing smoke?
January 8, 2026 — Source

LG's New Home Robot Can Do More Than Just Fold Laundry
Though we've yet to see the flying cars that science fiction tales have long-promised, few in the know would argue that technology isn't still advancing at a rapid clip. To that end, if you have been following tech news over the past few years, you know advances in artificial intelligence and robotics have been especially eye-opening, particularly when they're working in tandem.
January 8, 2026 — Source

New process densifies electrolytes, stabilizing lithium anodes for long-lasting all-solid-state batteries
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have achieved a breakthrough on the path to practical application of lithium metal all-solid-state batteries—the next generation of batteries that can store more energy, are safer to operate, and charge faster than conventional lithium-ion batteries.
January 8, 2026 — Source

New sodium-sulfur battery may offer safer, cheaper alternative to lithium
Due to our ever-increasing reliance on electronics, researchers are always on the lookout for battery materials with more desirable qualities. Common battery materials, like lithium, can be prone to disadvantages like overheating and material sourcing issues, leading to safety risks and higher costs.
January 8, 2026 — Source

One image is all robots need to find their way
While the capabilities of robots have improved significantly over the past decades, they are not always able to reliably and safely move in unknown, dynamic and complex environments. To move in their surroundings, robots rely on algorithms that process data collected by sensors or cameras and plan future actions accordingly.
January 8, 2026 — Source

PaXini Showcases Tactile Infrastructure That Brings Human-Like Touch to AI Robots
PaXini showcased tactile infrastructure and embodied AI robots at CES 2026. It also demonstrated autonomous manipulation, human like interaction, and scalable data systems that's ready for real world deployment.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Researchers propose hierarchical porous copper nanosheet-based triboelectric nanogenerators
Researchers propose hierarchical porous copper nanosheet-based triboelectric nanogenerators
January 8, 2026 — Source

Self-configuring optical devices automatically learn how to sort out light
Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different optical patterns at once is extremely complicated, and remains a major challenge in modern photonics.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Some Robots at CES Are Actually Impressive... In a Very Slow Kind of Way
They might not move quickly, but autonomous movement matters.
January 8, 2026 — Source

The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far
mart lights that know where they're placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.
January 8, 2026 — Source

These Plant-Based Batteries From CES Are Coming to Your Gadgets Soon
The Flint Paper Battery is ready for production, with products like AAAs expected this year.
January 8, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 7th, 2026

3 WTF robots from CES 2026
They may be useful, but that doesn't stop them from being wild.
January 7, 2026 — Source

19 CES gadgets you can buy right now
Not everything at CES is a far-away concept. These gadgets are available to buy or pre-order now.
January 7, 2026 — Source

CES 2026 Introduces Emily: She's Life-Size, AI-Powered and Ready for Intimacy
Your AI girlfriend just got an upgrade.
January 7, 2026 — Source

Grasshopper wings inspire gliding robot design
A collaboration between Princeton University engineers and entomologists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began with the researchers chasing grasshoppers in a hot parking lot. Their eventual focus on the hindwings of one species of grasshopper, Schistocerca americana, the American grasshopper, is inspiring a new approach to untethered gliding flight.
January 7, 2026 — Source

New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry
Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.
January 7, 2026 — Source

Optics research uses dim light to produce bright LEDs
Researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University have developed a technique that substantially improves the ability to convert low-energy light into a high-energy version. The method has immediate applications in lighting and displays.
January 7, 2026 — Source

Samsung Reimagines the Future of Design at CES 2026, Guiding Technology for Humanity
The concluding session of Samsung's CES 2026 Tech Forum series highlighted the human side of technology with leading designers
January 7, 2026 — Source

The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far
Smart lights that know where they're placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.
January 7, 2026 — Source

THz spectroscopy system bypasses long-standing tradeoff between spectral and spatial resolution
Terahertz (THz) radiation, which occupies the frequency band between microwaves and infrared light, is essential in many next-generation applications, including high-speed wireless communications, chemical sensing, and advanced material analysis.
January 7, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 6th, 2026

10+ gadgets from CES 2026 that you can buy right now: Dell, Xreal, Samsung, more
These freshly-announced gadgets aren't "coming soon" — they're up for grabs now.
January 6, 2026 — Source

A hologram AI companion, a haptic gaming chair, "smart" headphones — Razer's hardware at CES was a little different this year
Razer had a lot to show at CES 2026, but little of it is what you'd probably expect to see.
January 6, 2026 — Source

At CES, EVs take a backseat to robotaxis and AI
CES used to be a car show. Now its another stop on the AI hype train.
January 6, 2026 — Source

CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia's debuts to AMD's new chips to Razer's AI oddities
CES 2026 is winding down in Las Vegas, as the consumer tech industry and everyone swarming around it begin their return flights home. Over the past few days, we saw a slew of announcements from mainstays like Nvidia, Sony, and AMD, along with smaller companies and startups vying for attention through the Unveiled event (CES's showcase for new products) and across the show floor.
January 6, 2026 — Source

CES 2026: Meta Ray-Ban Display Teleprompter, Neural Handwriting, Industry & Research Collaborations, & More
We're on the ground at CES 2026 this week, and there are plenty of reasons to get hyped on and off the show floor. And you didn't need to make the trek out to Las Vegas to get your hands on our latest AI glasses news.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Chinese Company Claims This AI Robot Just Achieved A World's-First Dexterity Feat
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was once a primitive tool that many people believed was impractical for real-world use. However, the technology has greatly improved over the past several years, to the point that a humanoid robot scored a Guinness record in 2025. To demonstrate just how far AI has come, a Chinese robotics firm says its own humanoid robot has successfully threaded a needle and performed hand embroidery on fabric.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Electrons that lag behind nuclei in 2D materials could pave way for novel electronics
One of the great successes of 20th-century physics was the quantum mechanical description of solids. This allowed scientists to understand for the first time how and why certain materials conduct electric current and how these properties could be purposefully modified. For instance, semiconductors such as silicon could be used to produce transistors, which revolutionized electronics and made modern computers possible.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES
Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do things that people do.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Mobileye acquires humanoid robot startup Mentee Robotics for $900M
Mobileye made its name, and money, by supplying automakers with millions of computer vision chips designed to support automotive safety features and advanced driver assistance systems. The Intel subsidiary and publicly traded company later expanded to tackle autonomous driving through its chips and software.
January 6, 2026 — Source

MOFT Brings Smart Tracking to MagSafe Gear at CES 2026
At CES 2026, MOFT unveiled three ultra-thin MagSafe accessories with built-in Apple Find My tracking—a snap-on phone stand wallet, a tripod wallet for creators, and a minimalist field wallet—each offering tracking, alerts, and wireless recharging in a slim design. The company also introduced a lightweight, origami-style Dynamic Folio Case for iPad, available in multiple sizes and priced from $39.99 to $69.99, with flexible viewing modes and optional pencil support.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Nanoscale quartz films on silicon wafers enable virus biosensors five times more sensitive than ELISA
Crystalline quartz films grown on four-inch silicon wafers detect Chikungunya virus at sensitivities surpassing standard immunoassays while enabling piezoelectric resonators at 17.8 gigahertz.
January 6, 2026 — Source

New semiconductor etching process achieves five-fold speed improvement
After more than a decade of research and development, Tokyo Electron Miyagi Ltd. has introduced an innovative semiconductor etching method that achieves etch rates up to five times faster than conventional processes. Now, a collaborative research team from Nagoya University and the company has examined the underlying etching mechanisms responsible for this enhanced performance.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says robots could be 'AI immigrants' that can address labor shortages — can 'do the type of work that maybe we decided not to do anymore'
The Nvidia CEO says robots will be the only way to sustain economies.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Optimus Schmoptimus - Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot is already in mass production
Atlas will be deployed to Hyundai and Google facilities this year
January 6, 2026 — Source

Razer Goes Full "AI Mode" with New & Compact AI Accelerator Device Featuring Tenstorrent's Wormhole n150 AI Chip
Razer has decided to shift its focus towards AI, as the manufacturer has showcased their first-generation compact AI accelerator device, in partnership with Tenstorrent.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can think
Researchers have created microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and survive for months.
January 6, 2026 — Source

This Robotic Dog Is Designed to Live Beside You, Not Just Entertain You
Vbot unveiled its Companion Robotic Dog at CES 2026, an autonomous robotic pet designed to safely interact with families and navigate everyday indoor and outdoor environments on its own. Featuring rounded, child-safe design, LiDAR-based perception, on-device intelligence, and up to five hours of battery life, it's positioned as a household assistant, companion, and safety guardian, with a planned release in Q2 2026.
January 6, 2026 — Source

We Explored CES 2026. Here's the Cool and Smart Tech That Blew Our Minds
The future, as it turns out, is intimate and sometimes a little bit uncomfortable.
January 6, 2026 — Source

Zeroth wants to sell you a robot to follow you around your house
New personal robots include a $5,599 tracked home robot and a $2,899 humanoid companion
January 6, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 5th, 2026

9 exciting products at CES 2026 that you can actually buy today (including a surprise pick)
Add some of the most innovative tech to your cart right now. Here are our favorite CES products you can buy or preorder now.
January 5, 2026 — Source

ADATA at CES 2026
ADATA Technology Co., Ltd., a global leader in memory modules and flash storage, announced it will present its latest products and technologies at CES 2026 under the theme "Advancing Innovation." The exhibition coincides with the company's upcoming 25th anniversary and will feature solutions from ADATA, its enterprise storage brand TRUSTA, ADATA Industrial, and gaming brand XPG.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Aukey Unleashes a 5-in-1 Charging Beast at CES 2026
Aukey unveils MagFusion DeskHive 5X Pro 5-in-1 desktop charging station at CES 2026. This gets four wired outputs, a 25W Qi2 magnetic wireless charger, and a smart display that shows real-time power output. The Aukey MagFusion DeskHive 5X Pro doesn't come cheap at $150 and will be available in Q2 2026.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Boston Dynamics' next-gen humanoid robot will have Google DeepMind DNA
Robotics company Boston Dynamics has struck a partnership with Google's AI research lab to speed up the development of its next-generation humanoid robot Atlas — and make it act more human around people.
January 5, 2026 — Source or Source

CES 2026: 7 biggest news stories across TVs, laptops, and other weird gadgets you missed
It's a wrap for the world's largest technology trade show - here are the top announcements throughout the week-long event.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Khadas updates it modular mini PC ecosystem with new CPU, graphics dock, and display (plus a tablet... maybe)
The Khadas Mind line of mini PCs are compact desktop computer that could be used as standalone desktop computers that just happen to be small enough to fit in your pocket. But what makes them different from other mini PCs is a modular ecosystem that uses a PCIe 5.0 x8 expansion interface to let you connect a Khadas Mind PC to peripherals like a graphics dock.
January 5, 2026 — Source

LG's CLOiD robot can load the washer for you, slowly
It took about 30 seconds for CLOiD to put a towel in a washing machine.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Nvidia wants to be the Android of generalist robotics
Nvidia released a new stack of robot foundation models, simulation tools, and edge hardware at CES 2026, moves that signal the company's ambition to become the default platform for generalist robotics, much as Android became the operating system for smartphones.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Qualcomm Announces Dragonwing IQ10 Robotics Platform at CES 2026
At CES 2026, Qualcomm introduced a new robotics platform centered on its Dragonwing IQ10 processor, designed to power energy-efficient, scalable robots ranging from industrial autonomous machines to full-size humanoids. The architecture supports advanced AI-driven perception, motion planning, and human-robot interaction, with Qualcomm positioning it as a major step toward real-world deployment of next-generation robotics systems.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Scientists engineer marine bacteria to create living light-emitting diodes
Living bacteria embedded in silicone can absorb green LED light and re-emit it as red, offering a potential sustainable alternative to rare-earth phosphors in lighting.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Ultrathin polymer layer extends lifespan of anode-free lithium metal batteries
Anode-free lithium metal batteries, which have attracted attention as candidates for electric vehicles, drones, and next-generation high-performance batteries, offer much higher energy density than conventional lithium-ion batteries. However, their short lifespan has made commercialization difficult.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Understanding fuel cell catalysts: Study reveals shifting rate-limiting steps
Researchers from the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society have unveiled fundamental new insights into the working principles of fuel-cell catalysts.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Zeroth Is Bringing Wall-E And More AI Robots To Consumers In The US
Zeroth Robotics has officially stormed CES 2026 with a fleet of five AI-powered mechanical companions designed to infiltrate our homes, workplaces, Christmas wish lists, and Pixar fever dreams.
January 5, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — January 2nd, 2026

3D imaging unveils how passivation improves perovskite solar cell performance
A new 3D electrical imaging method shows how passivation reduces defects in perovskite solar cells, clarifying charge transport and stability limits.
January 2, 2026 — Source

Peering inside perovskite: 3D imaging reveals how passivation boosts solar cell efficiency
Perovskite solar cells have garnered widespread attention as a low-cost, high-efficiency alternative to conventional silicon photovoltaics. However, defects in perovskite films impede charge transport, resulting in energy loss and compromised operational stability.
January 2, 2026 — Source

Samsung Plans to Bring AI to All Devices by 2026, but Will It Feel Organic?
Samsung says it will integrate AI across all of its devices by 2026, positioning it as a natural part of the user experience rather than a gimmick. While the company believes its vertical integration gives it an edge, questions remain about whether consumers will embrace AI everywhere or feel overwhelmed by it.
January 2, 2026 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 26th, 2025

LG teases a new chore-completing home robot
The two-armed robot can complete a 'wide range' of tasks around the home, according to LG.
December 26, 2025 — Source or Source

Electronics — General Information — December 25th, 2025

Graphene transistors turn nanoscale flaws into unclonable digital fingerprints
Atomic-scale imperfections in graphene transistors generate unique wireless fingerprints that cannot be copied or predicted, offering a new approach to hardware security for IoT devices.
December 25, 2025 — Source

Humanoid robots are still novelty acts, but investment is surging to make them real tomorrow
Investment and interest have outpaced technology and society
December 25, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 21st, 2025

Humanoid robots are coming. Eventually?
China sees humanoids as an economic engine and Musk wants a 'robot army.'
December 21, 2025 — Source

Modifying chirality with electricity: Voltage-driven method enables reversible, tunable states
A way to electrically modify the chirality of organic--inorganic hybrid materials, in which chiral molecules adsorb onto inorganic surfaces, has been demonstrated by researchers at Science Tokyo. By using an electric double-layer transistor with a chiral electrolyte, specific chirality was imposed on an otherwise achiral molybdenum disulfide surface. This reversible method enables tunable chiral electronic states and opens new possibilities for advanced spintronic devices and the emerging field of "chiral iontronics."
December 21, 2025 — Source

Russia has reportedly improved the range of its jam-proof optical drones to over 40 miles — purported Chinese-Russian collaborative production imagery reveals dramatically increased tethered drone range
Optical fiber-tethered drones have risen to prominence in the war due to their EW disruption resistance.
December 21, 2025 — Source

We May Not Know How Strong AI Humanoid Robots Really Are
Recent demonstrations and lawsuits over the strength of AI humanoid robots raise essential questions about safety standards.
December 21, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 19th, 2025

A high-yield, nontoxic route to nitrogen-doped graphene
Glycine replaces toxic precursors in solvent-free graphene production, yielding nanoplatelets with high conductivity and month-long dispersion stability that enable electrically triggered self-healing.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Europol imagines robot crime waves in 2035
The police agency prepares to deal with kid-grooming care robots, terrorist drone attacks, and 'bot-bashing' rioters.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Flipping the switch on material chirality: modifying chirality with electricity
A voltage-driven method enables reversible, tunable chiral states in semiconductor materials.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Hybrid excitons speed energy transfer at 2D organic semiconductor interfaces
Ultrafast measurements reveal how light energy moves across two dimensional and organic semiconductor interfaces, enabling rapid transfer that could improve future optoelectronic devices.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Laser-assisted imprinting patterns ultrathin nanowires on flexible transparent films
A scalable nanofabrication method uses electric-field alignment and picosecond laser welding to imprint patterned silver nanowire networks on polymer films.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling: Unlocking the Quantum Secret Inside an Electrical Circuit
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics was jointly awarded to J. Clarke, M. H. Devoret, and J. M. Martinis. It deals with "Macroscopic quantum tunneling."
December 19, 2025 — Source

New 'cloaking device' concept shields electronics from disruptive magnetic fields
University of Leicester engineers have unveiled a concept for a device designed to magnetically "cloak" sensitive components, making them invisible to detection.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Safer, Cheaper Method for Creating Futuristic MXenes
MXenes, a promising class of 2D materials with diverse applications, have faced manufacturing challenges due to expensive, complex, and wasteful production methods. A new technique offers a more efficient method by synthesizing MXenes atom-by-atom from the bottom up.
December 19, 2025 — Source

TRON 2 Modular Humanoid Robot Officially Launches: Redefining the Core of Next-Gen Embodied Robotics
What if robots could not only think, but physically adapt in real time—reconfiguring their form, movement, and behavior to meet the demands of unpredictable environments? That ambition sits at the core of TRON 2, LimX Dynamics' newly launched embodied robotics platform, now positioning itself as a foundational shift in how intelligent machines are designed and deployed.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Ultra-low power, fully biodegradable artificial synapse offers record-breaking memory
In Nature Communications, a research team affiliated with UNIST present a fully biodegradable, robust, and energy-efficient artificial synapse that holds great promise for sustainable neuromorphic technologies. Made entirely from eco-friendly materials sourced from nature—such as shells, beans, and plant fibers—this innovation could help address the growing problems of electronic waste and high energy use.
December 19, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 15th, 2025

Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an annual gathering of the biggest companies in the technology space. It is known as the largest event that houses companies from all categories showcasing new releases, concept products, and so much more. The event is hosted by the Consumer Technology Association. It's where companies show off their latest devices, software, and everything awesome in-between. Pretty much anything used to keep you connected to the world around you, you'll find here.
December 15, 2025 — Source

Nanoscale metal structures let thermal photodetectors approach semiconductor speeds
A metasurface-enhanced thermal photodetector achieves 125 picosecond response times, approaching semiconductor speeds without external power or cooling while retaining broad wavelength flexibility.
December 15, 2025 — Source

New quantum chemistry method to unlock secrets of advanced materials
Method could help explain how transport properties emerge from quantum effects in materials like solar cells and superconductors.
December 15, 2025 — Source

Room-temperature electron behavior defies expectations, hinting at ultra-efficient electronics
Scientists have discovered a way to efficiently transfer electrical current through specific materials at room temperature, a finding that could revolutionize superconductivity and reshape energy preservation and generation.
December 15, 2025 — Source

Sub-millimeter-sized robots can sense, 'think' and act on their own
Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science fiction dreams. But this vision of surgery on a microscale is a step closer to reality, with news that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built a robot smaller than a millimeter that has an onboard computer and sensors.
December 15, 2025 — Source

SunFounder Fusion Raspberry Pi HAT+: Build AI Voice Assistants & Robots Faster
What if your Raspberry Pi could do more than you ever imagined, like powering a humanoid robot, automating your home, or running advanced AI models? With the launch of the SunFounder Fusion HAT+, that vision is now within reach. This innovative expansion board is engineered to transform your Raspberry Pi into a powerhouse of innovation, offering seamless compatibility with models ranging from the latest Raspberry Pi 5 to the compact Zero 2W. Whether you're a curious beginner or a seasoned developer, the Fusion HAT+ promises to unlock new possibilities in robotics, AI, and smart systems, all at an accessible price point.
December 15, 2025 — Source

The 9 tech gadgets I couldn't live without in 2025 (and most fit in my pocket)
These are the gadgets and gizmos that have had the biggest impact on my life this calendar year, including some old-timers.
December 15, 2025 — Source

These Rechargeable AA Batteries Pay For Themselves
Batteries have become an essential part of everyday life. The unfortunate thing is that the majority of small batteries you'll use — AA, AAA, D, and the like — won't last forever. Once you drain them, you'll have to toss them and buy new ones. If you prefer to avoid this practice, you do have options. One of the most intriguing on the market is the USB-C rechargeable AA battery, which, as the name implies, can be recharged, saving you money in the long run — especially since you can recharge them using a USB-C cable you probably already have, instead of needing a separate charger.
December 15, 2025 — Source

Visible light makes safe plastic electrodes on skin, textiles and glass
Researchers show visible light can polymerize conductive plastics into electrodes without toxic chemicals, enabling sensors on skin, textiles and scalable electronics.
December 15, 2025 — Source

What makes a good proton conductor? New metric reveals key traits for advanced energy materials
A number of advanced energy technologies—including fuel cells, electrolyzers, and an emerging class of low-power electronics—use protons as the key charge carrier. Whether or not these devices will be widely adopted hinges, in part, on how efficiently they can move protons.
December 15, 2025 — Source

World's smallest programmable robots perform tasks
Microscale swimming bots take in sensory information, process it and carry out tasks, opening new possibilities in manufacturing and medicine.
December 15, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 12th, 2025

Growth strategy enables coherent quantum transport in single-layer MoS² semiconductors
Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors are thin materials (i.e., one-atom thick) with advantageous electronic properties. These materials have proved to be promising for the development of thinner, highly performing electronics, such as fitness trackers and portable devices.
December 12, 2025 — Source

Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains
Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors—too complicated, capital-intensive and "boring, honestly," says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui.
December 12, 2025 — Source

I never leave home without this rugged power bank that's shockingly thin
The outdoors can be challenging for portable batteries, but this one by Nitecore is built to withstand the elements.
December 12, 2025 — Source

Programmable semiconductor switches its electronic properties under UV light
A programmable semiconductor changes its electronic properties under UV light and reverts under a different wavelength, enabling optical writing and reading for potential computing applications.
December 12, 2025 — Source

Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands
Managing each finger separately can, with the right sensors, ease control issues.
December 12, 2025 — Source

Researchers find that a 'design limitation' in transistors actually improves performance
What many engineers once saw as a flaw in organic electronics could actually make these devices more stable and reliable, according to new research.
December 12, 2025 — Source

The Maker of the $20K Neo Robot Has a Deal for 10,000 of Its Humanoids
The goal is to get the robots working with actual humans in areas such as manufacturing, facility operations and health care.
December 12, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 11th, 2025

1X struck a deal to send its 'home' humanoids to factories and warehouses
Robotics company 1X found some big potential buyers for its humanoid robots designed for consumers — the portfolio companies of one of its investors.
December 11, 2025 — Source

Apple AirTag 2: Four New Features Found in iOS 26 Code
The AirTag 2 will include a handful of new features that will improve tracking capabilities, according to a new report from Macworld. The site says that it was able to access an internal build of iOS 26, which includes references to multiple unreleased products.
December 11, 2025 — Source

Chip-scale magnetometer uses light for high-precision magnetic sensing
Researchers have developed a precision magnetometer based on a special material that changes optical properties in response to a magnetic field. The device, which is integrated onto a chip, could benefit space missions, navigation and biomedical applications.
December 11, 2025 — Source

Colloidal quantum dot photodiodes integrated on metasurfaces for compact SWIR sensors
This week, at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025), imec, a research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies, successfully demonstrated the integration of colloidal quantum dot photodiodes (QDPDs) on metasurfaces developed on its 300 mm CMOS pilot line. This pioneering approach enables a scalable platform for the development of compact, miniaturized shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectral sensors, setting a new standard for cost-effective and high-resolution spectral imaging solutions.
December 11, 2025 — Source

New AirTag 2 leak reveals five improved features coming
A new AirTag was long rumored to launch in 2025, but that hasn't happened yet. When the upgraded AirTag 2 product does arrive though, a new leak has revealed five improved features it could bring.
December 11, 2025 — Source

Tantalum oxide addition slows lithium-ion battery capacity loss by nearly half
Skoltech researchers have developed a new method to improve the cathode, a key battery component. They proposed doping the cathode material with high-valent tantalum and discovered that adding 0.5 mole % of tantalum oxide (Ta₂O₅) reduced the rate of battery capacity decay per cycle by nearly half.
December 11, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — December 5th, 2025

Stay powered on the go with the best portable power stations out there -- tried and tested by CNET's experts.
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December 5, 2025 — Source

From Jogging to Mid-Air Balance: Humanoid Robots Nail Lifelike Moves
Imagine a robot that doesn't just walk but glides across a room with the grace of a dancer. Picture a machine that can not only pick up a fragile glass without shattering it but also assemble intricate components with the precision of a skilled craftsman. This isn't a scene from the latest sci-fi blockbuster, it's happening right now. Humanoid robots are moving in ways that were once thought impossible, breaking free from the stiff, mechanical motions of the past.
December 5, 2025 — Source

Iron-on electronic patches enable easy integration of circuits into fabrics
Iron-on patches can repair clothing or add personal flair to backpacks and hats. And now they could power wearable tech, too. Researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have combined liquid metal and a heat-activated adhesive to create an electrically conductive patch that bonds to fabric when heated with a hot iron. In demonstrations, circuits ironed onto a square of fabric lit up LEDs and attached an iron-on microphone to a button-up shirt.
December 5, 2025 — Source

Light yet strong material inspired by egg whites can cool devices faster
A research team at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has developed a high-performance heat-dissipating composite material that achieves both eco-friendliness and low-cost processing.
December 5, 2025 — Source

No robot can match a squirrel's ability to leap from limb to limb - until now
Based on studies of leaping squirrels, students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch.
December 5, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Electronics — General Information — December 3rd, 2025

Awesome Hand-Sized Robotics for Labs & Chips: With a Repeatability of 0.001 Mm
What if the future of industrial automation could fit in the palm of your hand? Imagine a robot arm so compact it could rest on your desk, yet so precise it operates with sub-micrometer accuracy, a level of precision nearly unimaginable to the human eye. This isn't science fiction, it's a new reality. The world's smallest and most precise industrial robot arm is here, and it's poised to transform industries where pinpoint accuracy and space efficiency are non-negotiable.
December 3, 2025 — Source

Electric vehicle high-nickel batteries: Fundamental cause of performance degradation identified
High-nickel batteries, which are high-energy lithium-ion batteries primarily used in electric vehicles, offer high energy density but suffer from rapid performance degradation. A research team from KAIST has, for the first time, identified the fundamental cause of the rapid deterioration (degradation) of high-nickel batteries and proposed a new approach to solve it.
December 3, 2025 — Source

I invested in a smart outlet that I can control with my phone, and it's already paying for itself
With six outlets and real-time energy monitoring, Tapo's smart power strip even measures power draw from idle devices.
December 3, 2025 — Source

Garmin's new satellite communicator adds a touchscreen and photo sharing
The inReach Mini 3 Plus also adds voice messaging and can transcribe received recordings when silence is important.
December 3, 2025 — Source

New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe
Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to avoid contact with the environment as much as possible and stay far away from humans for safety reasons, this arm senses subtle forces, stretching and flexing in ways that mimic more of the compliance of a human hand. Its every motion is calculated to avoid excessive force while achieving the task efficiently.
December 3, 2025 — Source

Success in measuring nano water droplets: Real-time images could advance hydrogen and battery research
In hydrogen production catalysts, water droplets must detach easily from the surface to prevent blockage by bubbles, allowing for faster hydrogen generation. In semiconductor manufacturing, the quality of the process is determined by how evenly water or liquid spreads on the surface, or how quickly it dries.
December 3, 2025 — Source

Terahertz device sets performance record and opens new quantum horizons
A prototype device that has demonstrated record-breaking longevity could help open up new frontiers in next-generation communications and computing technologies.
December 3, 2025 — Source

Wired2Fire R7X3D 5080 Beast MSI Edition Desktop Review
Today we're taking a look at a prebuilt from Wired2Fire: the R7X3D 5080 Beast -- MSI Edition. With a name like that it has to be good, right?! The components certainly back that name up on paper, with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D, MSI GeForce RTX 5080 Gaming Trio OC, 64GB of Klevv Cras V DDR5 RAM and a 4TB Lexar NM790 SSD. Today we're aiming to find out if the 'Beast' has any bite to go with its bark!
December 3, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

X-ray imaging reveals how silicon anodes maintain contact in all-solid-state batteries
All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) using silicon (Si) anodes are among the most promising candidates for high-energy and long-lasting power sources, particularly for electric vehicles. Si can store more lithium than conventional graphite, but its volume expands by roughly 410% during charging. This swelling generates mechanical stress that cracks particles and weakens their contact with the solid electrolyte, disrupting the flow of ions and reducing efficiency.
December 3, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 30th, 2025

Humanoid Robot Hype Is Officially Scaring China
China says do something interesting with your humanoid robot or GTFO.
November 30, 2025 — Source

If You're Looking to Buy a $20K Home Robot, There's Something You Should See
This robot is designed to do your chores, but it might need help from a remote human operator.
November 30, 2025 — Source

New nanotech generator could replace batteries in tiny devices
This silicon-water device makes electricity by squeezing water through nanoscale pores
November 30, 2025 — Source

The humanoid so real they had to cut it open
Why XPeng designed IRON to look this human
November 30, 2025 — Source

What Devices Should Not Use Rechargeable Batteries?
For many of us, keeping our smartphones, gadgets, laptops, and even our cars charged up and ready when we need them has become a daily ritual — even if we pick up some bad charging habits along the way. It seems that rechargeable batteries and the devices they power are everywhere. Yet, while rechargeable batteries are responsible for powering much of the world around us, there are still certain circumstances in which the good old-fashioned non-rechargeable battery is still a better option.
November 30, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 26th, 2025

15 Genius Places to Put an Apple AirTag (and Other Trackers)
If you're prone to losing things, AirTags and other tracking technologies can help you locate them.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Humanoid robots to trial guiding crowds at Chinese border crossings
Humanoid robots could guide travelers and manage crowds at some Chinese border crossings after Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics said it had won a multimillion-dollar contract to supply its latest models for a trial project
November 23, 2025 — Source

Innovative materials boost stretchable digital displays' performance
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) power the high-end screens of our digital world, from TVs and phones to laptops and game consoles.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Interlaced origami structure enables compact storage and high-strength robotic deployment
Researchers at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Seoul National University, have applied the principle of interlacing to an origami-inspired structure and developed a "Foldable-and-Rollable corruGated Structure (FoRoGated-Structure)" that can be smoothly folded and rolled up for compact storage while maintaining very high strength when deployed.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Lanthanide Nanoparticles "Switched On" by Triplet Energy Transfer
By wiring molecular triplets into lanthanide-doped nanoparticles, researchers create the first electrically driven NIR-II LEDs from an insulating host.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Magnetic fields power smarter soft robots with built-in intelligence
Soft robots are prized for their agility and gentle touch, which makes them ideal for traversing delicate or enclosed spaces to perform various tasks, from cultivating baby corals in laboratories to inspecting industrial pipes in chemical plants. However, achieving embodied intelligence in such systems, where sensing, movement and power supply work together in an untethered configuration, remains a challenge.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Mini-fridges on a nanoscale? New cooling technique could make computer chips more powerful
As more devices get piled onto computer chips to increase processing power capacity, heat generation becomes increasingly concentrated. This heat must be removed to keep chip performance high, but is currently achieved by circulating water through millimeter-scale channels to cool nanosized hotspots. This scale mismatch reduces the cooling efficiency by consuming more water than necessary, also raising environmental concerns.
November 23, 2025 — Source

New polymer electrolyte design promises safer, longer-lasting solid-state lithium batteries
A research team affiliated with UNIST has demonstrated a simple yet effective method to extend the lifespan of all-solid-state batteries—by simply stretching film-shaped electrolytes to improve safety and performance.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Robots take center stage at Singapore 'Olympiad'
The World Robot Olympiad opened in Singapore on Wednesday with hundreds of international students, some as young as eight, set to compete using automatons to solve real-world problems.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Silicon could power the next generation of lithium‑ion batteries
By adding silicon to battery anodes, energy storage can be doubled or even tripled. Ph.D. student Ali Abo Hamad at FSCN Research Center has developed a sustainable method to make silicon suitable for next-generation batteries.
November 23, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 22nd, 2025

iRobot Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk's Optimus Robot 'Fantasy'
iRobot Co-Founder Calls Out Elon Musk's Optimus Robot 'Fantasy'
November 21, 2025 — Source

This Homemade Drone Can Theoretically Fly Forever
Drones are pretty much ubiquitous these days, and there are so many types, it's truly remarkable. One niche in the drone market involves long-runtime drones, which appeal to all sorts of industries, be they military or commercial. Putting a drone into the sky and not having to worry about landing or refueling it in any way offers an ability most drones lack. Even the biggest and most technologically advanced military drones like the RQ-4 Global Hawk cannot stay airborne forever.
November 21, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 21st, 2025

Carbon electrode enables 1-Wh-class stacked lithium-air battery with enhanced output and lifespan
A joint research team from NIMS and Toyo Tanso has developed a carbon electrode that enables stable operation of a 1-Wh-class stacked lithium-air battery, achieving higher output, longer life and scalability simultaneously.
November 21, 2025 — Source

Mirror symmetry prompts ultralow magnetic damping in 2D van der Waals ferromagnets
Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets are thin and magnetic materials in which molecules or layers are held together by weak attractive forces known as vdW forces. These materials have proved to be promising for the development of spintronic devices, systems that operate leveraging the spin (i.e., intrinsic angular momentum) of electrons, as opposed to electric charge.
November 21, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 20th, 2025

All the news on Qi2 wireless charging
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) released the latest version of the Qi2 standard in April 2025, bringing wireless chargers a step closer to the faster charging rates offered by USB cables. Qi2.2 supports up to 25W charging, which is a welcome improvement to the 15W that has been the maximum rate for the standard since Qi1.2 was released in October 2015.
November 20, 2025 — Source

Research provides new design specs for burgeoning sodium-ion batteries
As the world's need for energy storage increases, sodium-ion batteries are emerging as a less expensive and more environmentally friendly complement to lithium-based batteries. Research by Brown University engineers sheds new light on how sodium behaves inside these batteries, providing new design specifications for anode materials that maximize stability and energy density for sodium-ion batteries.
November 20, 2025 — Source

This college is turning the Earth into a giant battery
Swarthmore is working to ditch fossil fuels by storing heat underground to warm and cool its campus.
November 20, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 13th, 2025

How can people hand over packages comfortably to delivery robots?
A research team from the Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit and the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, investigated human behavior and comfort when handing over a package to an autonomous mobile delivery robot while walking—an interaction envisioned for logistics in future smart cities.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Humidity unlocks hidden power of ions in generating static electricity
Professor Dong-Myeong Shin and his team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) shed light on the contribution of ions in electric charge transfer, though their contribution differs with environmental humidity.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Novel smart fabrics give robots a delicate grip
Robots aren't always the most delicate of machines when handling fragile objects. They don't have the lightness of touch of humans. But that could be about to change thanks to a new development in smart materials.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Russia's first humanoid robot debuts -- and immediately eats the floor
Watch the moment it faceplants
November 13, 2025 — Source

Silicon‑carbon batteries explained: Faster charging, bigger capacities, and why they matter for PCs
From foldables to laptops, silicon‑carbon batteries may redefine performance.
November 13, 2025 — Source

This new PC design snaps together like Lego and has zero visible cables
Back to the Future (BTF) 3.0: An ongoing war against cables
November 13, 2025 — Source

Ultrafast light-driven electron slide
Researchers demonstrate a previously unknown effect of electron acceleration in ultrashort laser pulses.
November 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 8th, 2025

Electron flow-driven phase transitions in solids
A light pulse redirects electrons in an ultrathin layered material, creating a stable new state without heat or damage and suggesting a low-energy route to faster electronics.
November 8, 2025 — Source

The Next Wave Of Military Drones Could Be Mosquito-Sized And Stealthy
When the United States entered the War on Terror, it did so with a series of drone aircraft ready to exploit enemy signals and positions. It took some time to arm them, but uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) like the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper rained all manner of ordnance onto enemy locations. These were relatively large aircraft despite not requiring an onboard pilot, but bigger isn't always better. Sure, there are even larger drones like the RQ-4 Global Hawk, but as technology advances, drones are getting smaller.
November 8, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 7th, 2025

2D Material Transistors Make Flexible Electronics Cleaner and Cheaper
A new method for printing 2D material transistors delivers flexibility and performance without the toxic trade-offs of traditional fabrication.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Faster-charging, longer-lasting solid-state batteries possible with new lithium-aluminum alloy phase
A team co-led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new design strategy for metal alloy negative electrodes that could significantly improve the performance and durability of next-generation solid-state batteries. The work could help advance the path toward practical, high-performance energy storage for electric vehicles.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots
Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global tensions over high-tech trade, competition and sovereignty will be weighing on the minds of entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Metallic nanotubes made with salt unlock potential for faster, efficient tech
Scientists create stable niobium sulfide metallic nanotubes using table salt, paving the way for superconducting wires, advanced electronics, and quantum devices.
November 7, 2025 — Source or Source

New holography-inspired reconfigurable surface developed for wireless communication
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are engineered structures comprised of several elements known as 'meta-atoms,' which can reshape and control electromagnetic waves in real-time. These surfaces could contribute to the further advancement of wireless communications and localization systems, as they could be used to reliably redirect, strengthen and suppress signals.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Turning a flaw into a superpower: Researchers redefine how robots move
A research team led by Dr. Lin Cao from the University of Sheffield's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has reimagined one of robotics' long-standing flaws as a breakthrough feature—unveiling a new way for soft robots to move, morph, and even "grow" with unprecedented dexterity.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Twisted Graphene Shows Unconventional Superconductivity
By measuring an unusual energy gap, scientists at MIT have uncovered how twisted graphene can unlock a new kind of superconducting behavior.
November 7, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 6th, 2025

Here's What the FCC's Latest Move Actually Means for DJI Drone Owners and Holiday Shoppers
Here's What the FCC's Latest Move Actually Means for DJI Drone Owners and Holiday Shoppers
November 6, 2025 — Source

New electrolyte helps all-solid-state batteries overcome long-standing 5 V stability barrier
All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are promising rechargeable batteries in which conventional liquid electrolytes are replaced with solid materials. These batteries could help to safely meet the growing demands of the electronics industry, as they can exhibit high energy densities, yet they should theoretically be safer and more stable than solutions based on flammable liquid electrolytes.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Pebblebee's new trackers are brighter, louder, thinner, and more colorful
The new Clip 5 has brighter LEDs and a louder alarm, while the Card 5 is now 30 percent slimmer.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Porous carbon nanofibers with cobalt atoms boost lithium sulfur battery power
Researchers create cobalt single-atom catalysts in porous carbon nanofibers to speed redox reactions and stop polysulfide loss, improving lithium sulfur battery performance.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Thin resistor routinely used in photonic devices can also act as a thermometer
Integrated photonics has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, but it is feeling the heat—literally.
November 6, 2025 — Source

When industry knowledge meets PIKE-RAG: The innovation behind Signify's customer service boost
As a world leader in connected LED lighting products, systems, and services, Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) serves not only everyday consumers but also a large number of professional users who have stringent requirements for technical specifications and engineering compatibility. Faced with thousands of product models, complex component parameters, and technical documentation spanning multiple versions, delivering accurate, professional answers efficiently has become a core challenge for Signify's knowledge management system.
November 6, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — November 5th, 2025

'Brain-free' robots that move in sync are powered entirely by air
A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers—using only air pressure.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Carbon nanotubes unlock electrical control of terahertz light on silicon chips
Electrically controlled silicon photonic devices use carbon nanotube heaters to modulate and filter terahertz waves on chip with stable performance, enabling compact tunable components for high frequency applications.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Proposed all-climate battery design could unlock stability in extreme temps

'Brain-free' robots that move in sync are powered entirely by air
A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers—using only air pressure.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Quantum diamond scanner delivers non-invasive 3D imaging of semiconductors — EuQlid Qu-MRI could 'save chip foundries billions of dollars'
Company has emerged from stealth with a very healthy order book.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Scientists reveal it is feasible to send quantum signals from Earth to a satellite
Quantum satellites currently beam entangled particles of light from space down to different ground stations for ultra-secure communications. New research shows it is also possible to send these signals upward, from Earth to a satellite; something once thought unfeasible.
November 5, 2025 — Source

These are my most trusted mini PC brands — with personal recommendations, shopping insights, and safety tips to help you find a reliable little computer
There are some shady mini PCs out there, but you can get a safe and reliable tiny computer from my most trusted brands.
November 5, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 31st, 2025

Common polymer forms basis for self-healing conductor
Chemically modifying a ubiquitous polymer makes it promising for use as a self-healing, flexible conductor.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Concentration‑controlled doping turns a p‑type polymer semiconductor into its n‑type counterpart
A South Korean research team has, for the first time, uncovered the molecular-level mechanism by which trace amounts of impurities—known as dopants—can reverse charge polarity in organic polymer semiconductors.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Iron-based battery material achieves higher energy state, promising improved storage and voltage
Researchers have created a more energy dense storage material for iron-based batteries. The breakthrough could also improve applications in MRI technology and magnetic levitation.
October 31, 2025 — Source

New diode chain could be used to develop high-power terahertz technologies
Electromagnetic waves with frequencies between microwave and infrared light, also known as terahertz radiation, are leveraged by many existing technologies, including various imaging tools and wireless communication systems. Despite their widespread use, generating strong and continuous terahertz signals using existing electronics is known to be challenging.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Ubiquitous polymer forms self-healing, flexible conductor for wearable electronics
A self-healing, flexible conductor suitable for wearable electronics has been developed by modifying polyolefins with thioether groups. This approach enables strong bonding with gold coatings, resulting in conductors that maintain durability and conductivity after repeated mechanical damage. The method leverages catalyst-controlled copolymerization for scalable production.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Unlocking next-generation battery performance: Fluoride-based solid electrolyte surpasses voltage limits
In a major advancement for energy storage technology, Professor Yoon Seok Jung and his team at Yonsei University reveal a new fluoride-based solid electrolyte that enables all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) to operate beyond 5 volts safely.
October 31, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 30th, 2025

Human-centric soft robotics flip the script on 'The Terminator'
Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia Tech, the future of robotics is softer, smarter, and designed to help.
October 30, 2025 — Source

Scientists turn common semiconductor into a superconductor
A team has made germanium, a key semiconductor, superconducting by precisely integrating gallium atoms into its crystal lattice.
October 30, 2025 — Source

Superconducting germanium made with industry-compatible methods
Scientists made germanium superconducting, enabling resistance-free conduction and uniting classical electronics with quantum technology after six decades.
October 30, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 26th, 2025

Engineering the perfect robotic hand could unlock a $5 trillion humanoid market
However, that challenge is not so straightforward
October 26, 2025 — Source

Three-layer microfluidic cooling device can remove heat from small electronics more efficiently
As electronic devices become increasingly powerful and compact, they can generate denser heat fluxes, or in other words, produce more heat in a smaller area. These heat fluxes raise the temperature of a device and can damage its underlying components, causing them to malfunction and, in time, even contributing to their failure.
October 26, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 24th, 2025

Controlled atomic defects in nickelate films narrow down explanations of superconductivity emergence
Introducing controlled atomic defects into nickelate superconducting films using high-energy electron irradiation systematically lowers their superconducting transition temperature. The sensitivity of nickelates to such disorder helps distinguish between competing theories of their superconducting mechanism, clarifying how superconductivity emerges in these materials and guiding future material optimization.
October 24, 2025 — Source

Disorder on demand
Researchers used high-energy electron irradiation to create atomic defects in nickelate superconductors, clarifying how superconductivity arises in them.
October 24, 2025 — Source

Japanese scientists unveil a quantum battery that defies energy loss
A team of researchers has designed a theoretical model for a topological quantum battery capable of long-distance energy transfer and immunity to dissipation. By exploiting topological properties in photonic waveguides, they showed that energy loss can not only be prevented but briefly enhance charging power. This breakthrough may lead to efficient nanoscale batteries and pave the way for practical quantum devices.
October 24, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 20th, 2025

3D printed antenna arrays for flexible wireless systems
Researchers built a chip-sized processor and 3D-printed copper antenna arrays that could enable flexible, wearable wireless systems for auto, aviation, and space.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Diamond probe measures ultrafast electric fields with femtosecond precision
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully measured electric fields near the surfaces of two-dimensional layered materials with femtosecond temporal and nanometer spatial resolution. They employed a diamond containing a nitrogen-vacancy center—a lattice defect—as a probe within an atomic force microscope, enabling atomic-scale spatial precision.
October 20, 2025 — Source

New Mn-rich cathode could improve sustainability and stability of high-energy Li-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) remain the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, powering most portable and consumer electronics. LiBs are also used to power most electric and hybrid vehicles, which are predicted to become increasingly widespread over the next decades.
October 20, 2025 — Source

van der Waals heterostructures have hidden cavities that can modify electronic behavior
With THz spectroscopy scaled down to chip-sized, researchers identified a potential new way to control quantum materials.
October 20, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 17th, 2025

Cheaper than lithium, just as powerful — Sodium batteries are finally catching up
A new sodium breakthrough could supercharge solid-state batteries: cleaner, cheaper, and ready for the future.
October 17, 2025 — Source

Light-controlled polymer points the way to self-regulating energy materials
A light-sensitive polymer changes how it conducts heat and lithium ions by switching molecular order, revealing a path toward self-regulating materials for batteries and electronics.
October 17, 2025 — Source

New submicron printing process enables recyclable high-performance electronics
Engineers developed a submicron-scale printing method that fabricates recyclable transistors with strong performance, paving the way for sustainable displays.
October 17, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 15th, 2025

Advanced tools could help build safer, longer-lasting and faster-charging batteries
New microdevices developed at the University of Surrey give researchers their first-ever look inside a battery while it is running—opening the door to safer, smarter and more sustainable energy storage.
October 15, 2025 — Source

Low-power MoS MoS₂-based microwave transmitter could advance communications
A monolayer MoS₂-based microwave transmitter demonstrates low transmission loss (0.51 dB), low power consumption (3.2 μW for a 16-element array), and compact size (3 × 2 cm²). The device supports both communication and radar functions, with a 6 GHz bandwidth, 136 m transmission distance, and extended standby time, indicating potential for efficient, miniaturized communication systems.
October 15, 2025 — Source

Prototype battery powered by glucose and vitamin B2 offers path to more affordable energy storage
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October 15, 2025 — Source

Researchers Develop Pinchable Tech with HydroHaptics
The tech could start showing up in everyday objects, like clothing.
October 15, 2025 — Source

This robotic skin allows tiny robots to navigate complex, fragile environments
Researchers developed a soft robotic skin that enables vine robots that are just a few millimeters wide to navigate convoluted paths and fragile environments.
October 15, 2025 — Source

World's first full-cell dual-cation battery developed in Ireland
A full-cell dual-cation battery combining lithium and sodium ions has been developed, achieving significantly higher capacity and stability than traditional sodium-ion batteries. Lithium acts as a capacity booster in a sodium-dominant system, enabling improved energy density, long-term cycling up to 1,000 cycles, and enhanced sustainability by reducing reliance on costly materials.
October 15, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 13th, 2025

MXene current collectors could reduce size and improve recyclability of Li-ion batteries
MXene films used as current collectors in Li-ion batteries are three to four times thinner and about ten times lighter than conventional copper foils, enabling reduced battery size and weight while increasing capacity. MXene collectors maintain electrochemical stability, compatibility with various electrodes, and can be efficiently recycled without performance loss, supporting improved sustainability.
October 13, 2025 — Source

Next-generation memory: Tungsten-based SOT-MRAM achieves nanosecond switching and low-power data storage
A tungsten-based spin-orbit torque magnetic random-access memory (SOT-MRAM) demonstrates nanosecond-scale switching (~1 ns), over 10-year data retention, and low power consumption. The device uses &beta-phase tungsten for high spin efficiency and is compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing, supporting scalable, energy-efficient memory for advanced computing applications.
October 13, 2025 — Source

Perovskite quantum dots edge closer to real-world energy and tech uses
Perovskite quantum dots combine near-perfect light efficiency with broad potential in solar cells and LEDs, as new methods finally improve their stability.
October 13, 2025 — Source

Textile nerves—a new thread in the future of wearable electronics
Conductive fibers using electronically and ionically conductive materials, including ionic liquids, have been developed for integration into textiles, enhancing flexibility and body conformity. These fibers enable wearable electronics with applications in sensors, bioelectrodes, and textile muscles, offering a sustainable alternative to metals and supporting scalable, eco-friendly production.
October 13, 2025 — Source

The future of touch input? HydroHaptics uses fluid-filled chambers for natural, adaptive feedback
A softer side of computing
October 13, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 10th, 2025

Batteries that recycle themselves
Controlled thermal runaway lets lithium-ion batteries recycle themselves using stored energy, cutting external heat, chemicals, and emissions while improving recovery efficiency and economic viability.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Breaking thermodynamic limits with non-thermal energy harvesting
Researchers find a way to overcome conventional thermodynamic limits when converting waste heat into electricity.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Light-controlled electron gas hints at future of ultra-fast electronics
Illuminating oxide-based materials can generate and control an electron gas at their interface, a process previously achieved only with electrical signals. This light-induced electron gas vanishes when illumination stops, enabling ultra-fast, energy-efficient electronic components and highly sensitive optical detectors. The effect results in current increases up to 10⁵-fold under light.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Prototype LED as thin as wallpaper can glow like the sun
Researchers have created a paper-thin LED, utilizing quantum dots, that emits a warm, sun-like glow. This innovation could improve displays and lighting while supporting eye health.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Researchers use CLSA design strategy to develop the most efficient deep-blue OLED emitters
Researchers from South China University of Technology, with colleagues from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, have applied a crossed long-short axis (CLSA) molecular design strategy to design new deep-blue OLED emitters.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Solid-State Batteries Are Here, But There's a Catch: Pros and Cons Explained
Imagine an electric vehicle that charges in minutes, travels over 1,200 kilometers on a single charge, and eliminates the risk of battery fires altogether. This isn't science fiction, it's the promise of solid-state batteries, a breakthrough technology poised to redefine energy storage. With their ability to deliver higher energy density, faster charging, and unparalleled safety, these batteries are hailed as the next big leap for electric vehicles, portable devices, and even aviation.
October 10, 2025 — Source

The playbook for perfect polaritons: Rules for creating quasiparticles that can power optical computers, quantum devices
Polaritons, hybrid quasiparticles combining light and matter, can enable fast, coherent information transfer for optical and quantum devices. Optimal polariton formation requires materials with high optical absorption, low disorder, and moderate exciton delocalization, which preserves coherence amid strong interactions. Promising candidates include 2D halide perovskites and transition-metal dichalcogenides.
October 10, 2025 — Source

The world is just not quite ready for humanoids yet
Famed roboticist and iRobot founder Rodney Brooks has sounded the alarm on a humanoid robot investment bubble. He's not the only one.
October 10, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 8th, 2025

How better battery lifespans and reused batteries can push the US power grid into the future
As artificial intelligence and data centers demand more power from the grid, Carnegie Mellon University is improving a key technology at the heart of America's energy future—batteries.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Hypergap materials redefine the limits of transparency
Hypergap materials reveal a second transparent region above the bandgap, overturning assumptions about optical limits and enabling low-loss light control, wavelength conversion, and new photonic device possibilities.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Qualcomm just got a front-row seat to the future of robotics
Smaller developers can now tap Qualcomm's ecosystem to turn prototypes into real-world solutions.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Rechargeable magnesium battery prototype achieves stable operation at room temperature
As technology advances, the demand for large-scale and sustainable energy storage also increases. To address this need, researchers at Tohoku University have developed a prototype rechargeable magnesium battery (RMB) that surmounts many of the persistent challenges faced by magnesium-based energy storage.
October 8, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — October 3rd, 2025

ASUS Announces ExpertCenter PN54-S1 Mini PC
ASUS announced the ExpertCenter PN54-S1 mini PC, powered by AMD Ryzen 200 Series processors. It's a reliable, secure, and efficient business solution.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Cobalt exsolution technique boosts solid oxide fuel cell performance
Cobalt exsolution from Fe-substituted layered perovskite cathodes occurs in high-temperature oxidizing atmospheres above 700°C, contrary to previous assumptions. This process produces finely dispersed Co nanoparticles, especially in samples with lower Fe content, enhancing oxygen vacancy concentration, reducing area specific resistance, and improving SOFC cathode performance.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Densifying argyrodite could prevent dendrite formation in all-solid-state batteries
Increasing the density of argyrodite (Li6PS5Cl) solid electrolyte to 99% significantly raises the critical current density (CCD), enabling lithium plating at 9 mA cm−2 without dendrite formation. Microstructural changes, such as smaller pores and shorter cracks, primarily contribute to this improvement, indicating densified argyrodite can enhance all-solid-state battery safety and performance.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Humanoid robots in the home? Not so fast, says expert
It's been a goal for as long as humanoids have been a subject of popular imagination—a general-purpose robot that can do rote tasks like fold laundry or sort recycling simply by being asked.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology
Nvidia and Fujitsu have formed a partnership to develop AI infrastructure in Japan, focusing on applications such as robotics, healthcare, manufacturing, and next-generation computing. The collaboration will leverage Nvidia's GPUs and Fujitsu's local expertise, with initial efforts targeting the Japanese market and potential for global expansion by 2030.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Researchers demonstrate substrate design principles for scalable superconducting quantum materials
Silicides—alloys of silicon and metals long used in microelectronics—are now being explored again for quantum hardware. But their use faces a critical challenge: achieving phase purity, since some silicide phases are superconducting while others are not.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Spinel-type sulfide semiconductors achieve room-temperature light emission across violet to orange spectrum
The spinel-type sulfide semiconductor (Zn,Mg)Sc2S4 enables room-temperature light emission from violet to orange and can be chemically tuned for n-type or p-type conduction. Its direct bandgap and wide conductivity range make it suitable for efficient pn homojunction LEDs and solar cells, addressing the green gap and advancing optoelectronic device development.
October 3, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 29th, 2025

CoRL 2025 with New Models, Systems, and Simulation Tools
NVIDIA showcased new open models (DreamGen, Nerd), computing platforms (Omniverse, DGX, Jetson), and simulation tools at CoRL 2025 to advance robotics development.
September 29, 2025 — Source

What Is a Solid-State Battery, and How Do They Work?
What makes a solid-state battery different from a "regular" battery, such as the alkaline batteries in a flashlight or the lead-acid batteries in our cars?
September 29, 2025 — Source

Why Sodium-Ion Batteries Are the Future of Energy Storage
Peak Energy has developed a safer, more sustainable sodium-ion battery using abundant materials. It offers cost savings and strengthens domestic supply chains for energy storage.
September 29, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 26th, 2025

Atomic neighborhoods in semiconductors provide new avenue for designing microelectronics
Advanced microscopy proves that dilute elements in semiconductors have preferred arrangements, not just random distribution.
September 26, 2025 — Source

New perspectives on light-matter interaction: How virtual charges influence material responses
Understanding what happens inside a material when it is hit by ultrashort light pulses is one of the great challenges of matter physics and modern photonics. A new study published in Nature Photonics and led by Politecnico di Milano reveals a hitherto neglected but essential aspect, precisely the contribution of virtual charges, charge carriers that exist only during interaction with light, but which profoundly influence the material's response.
September 26, 2025 — Source

Stretchable light-emitting material holds promise for photon-based devices
A research team led by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, or CNSI, demonstrated a new type of light-emitting material expected to be suitable for photonics—devices based on light in the same way that today's electronics are based on electrical signals.
September 26, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 25th, 2025

IDTechEx Finds Advanced Carbons Are Shaking Up the Battery Additive Market
Conductive additives are essential materials in the construction of Li-ion cells, and developments within the conductive additive space will be greatly influential in achieving manufacturers' aims of enhancing their batteries' energy density, lifetime, charging rates, and more. IDTechEx's market report "Additives for Li-ion Batteries and PFAS-Free Batteries 2026-2036: Technologies, Players, Forecasts" highlights how advanced carbons such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene are staking their claim within the conductive additive market, and what this means for the Li-ion industry in the following decade.
September 25, 2025 — Source

Tea compounds breathe new life into dead lithium battery cathodes
Researchers from the Institute of Solid State Physics at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with the Shenzhen International Graduate School of Tsinghua University and Suzhou University of Technology, have successfully developed a natural electron donor--assisted healing and targeted surface reconstruction strategy that enables the direct regeneration of degraded lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO₄) cathode materials from retired power batteries.
September 25, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 22nd, 2025

AirTag 2 Tipped for 2025 Launch With Two Huge Upgrades
Apple is reportedly preparing a significant update to its popular item tracker, with the AirTag 2 now expected to launch in late 2025. The new model is shaping up to be a substantial upgrade focused on range and reliability rather than a complete visual overhaul, addressing some key limitations of the original device.
September 22, 2025 — Source

Enabling an electric future, engineers create electrode-agnostic electrolyte
In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin--Madison engineers has taken the next step toward a more efficient, energy-dense battery that could supplant today's ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries. This new battery type—an initially anode-free sodium-ion battery—is a leading candidate for powering future electric vehicles or storing energy in the electrical grid.
September 22, 2025 — Source

Engineers achieve record-breaking performance in zinc-air batteries
Monash engineers have unveiled a breakthrough catalyst that could supercharge next-generation batteries, offering more power, longer life and lower costs.
September 22, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 19th, 2025

Compact phononic circuits guide sound at gigahertz frequencies for chip-scale devices
Phononic circuits are emerging devices that can manipulate sound waves (i.e., phonons) in ways that resemble how electronic circuits control the flow of electrons. Instead of relying on wires, transistors and other common electronic components, these circuits are based on waveguides, topological edge structures and other components that can guide phonons.
September 19, 2025 — Source

New ceramic fiber boosts nanogenerators for self-powered grid sensors
Researchers design branch-heterostructure ceramic fibers that triple nanogenerator output and enable accurate self-powered power grid monitoring.
September 19, 2025 — Source

Ultrathin films of ferromagnetic oxide reveal a hidden Hall effect mechanism
Researchers demonstrate spontaneous in-plane Hall effect in SrRuO3 films, revealing new insights into electron transport.
September 19, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

Electronics — General Information — September 16th, 2025

Bending salty ice could be a power source of the future
For most of us, ice is a hazard. Whether it's making roads dangerously slippery or covering our sidewalks, this frozen form of water is something we often try to avoid. Yet, a discovery suggests that bending ice and adding salt to it could transform this winter nuisance into a new source of sustainable power.
September 16, 2025 — Source

Biohybrid crawlers can be controlled using optogenetic techniques
The body movements performed by humans and other animals are known to be supported by several intricate biological and neural mechanisms. While roboticists have been trying to develop systems that emulate these mechanisms for decades, the processes driving these systems' motions remain very different.
September 16, 2025 — Source

How nanoparticles turn waste heat into storable electricity
A new thermogalvanic device uses nanoparticles to control ion flow, allowing it to convert waste heat to electricity and store the energy without external batteries.
September 16, 2025 — Source

Supercapacitors rival batteries in energy storage and outperform them in power delivery
Monash University researchers have made a major leap forward in the global race to build energy storage devices that are both fast and powerful—paving the way for next-generation applications in electrified transport, grid stabilization and consumer electronics.
September 16, 2025 — Source

This $30M startup built a dog crate-sized robot factory that learns by watching humans
This $30M startup built a dog crate-sized robot factory that learns by watching humans
September 16, 2025 — Source

UVC LEDs for disinfection on the way to widespread use
An international team of researchers has, for the first time, comprehensively assessed the state of the art of commercial UVC LEDs and summarized the findings in an open-access review. These compact, efficient, and mercury-free UV light sources are considered a key technology for future disinfection and sterilization systems.
September 16, 2025 — Source

'Wiggling' atoms may lead to smaller, more efficient electronics
Researchers at Michigan State University have figured out how to use a fast laser to wiggle atoms in a way that temporarily changes the behavior of their host material. Their novel approach could lead to smaller and more efficient electronics—like smartphones—in the future.
September 16, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 9th, 2025

A flash of light switches heat flow in a common crystal
Light exposure switches heat flow in barium titanate by altering its structure, offering a reversible method for dynamic thermal control in ferroelectric materials.
September 9, 2025 — Source

Cracks in flexible electronics run deeper than expected: Study points to potential fix
From health monitors and smartwatches to foldable phones and portable solar panels, demand for flexible electronics is growing rapidly. But the durability of those devices—their ability to stand up to thousands of folds, flexes and rolls—is a significant concern.
September 9, 2025 — Source

Halogen-free plasma technique achieves atomic-level etching of hafnium oxide for next-gen semiconductors
Halogen-based gases, containing fluorine and/or chlorine, are commonly used in plasma-enhanced atomic-layer etching (ALE) methods for HfO2 and most other materials. However, these gases can be highly toxic and may act as greenhouse gases. Therefore, eliminating their use in the etching methods could also contribute to sustainable manufacturing.
September 9, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 5th, 2025

Bio-based aerogel harvests water from air day and night
A new dual-mode material collects clean water from air using either sunlight or compression, offering reliable, energy-free atmospheric water harvesting even in low-light or sunless conditions.
September 5, 2025 — Source

New battery material powers flexible health tech
A flexible gel material improves the durability and safety of tiny zinc batteries by controlling ion movement and protecting the surface, making them better suited for wearable electronics.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Scientists tame exotic light waves for faster, smaller terahertz devices
Researchers show how to control Dirac plasmon polaritons, paving the way for powerful terahertz photonic devices with faster, more efficient performance.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Should you buy rechargeable batteries in 2025? These USB-C ones say yes
I used to rely on AA and AAA batteries that needed a dedicated charger - now I've switched to USB-rechargeable ones, and it's a game-changer.
September 5, 2025 — Source

The best stuff announced at IFA
A ball-catching robot tennis coach, cuddly AI robots, and a laptop with a rotating screen for optimal doomscrolling.
September 5, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 4th, 2025

Bright new quantum dots could power next wave of optoelectronics
Researchers created stable, glowing BaCd2P2 quantum dots from abundant elements, opening the door to cheaper, high-performing optoelectronic materials.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Drone swarms achieve unprecedented speed and coordination with new real-time system
Durham University scientists have unveiled a major advance in drone swarm technology that could transform the way unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in real-world missions.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Drop-in lithium-ion battery technology mitigates the risk of explosion and fire
A gooey science experiment with his kids inspired Gabriel Veith—a researcher at the DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)—to develop a new material that prevents lithium-ion batteries from bursting into flames.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Flexible perovskite device achieves optical logic emission for motion capture and stress sensing
A flexible perovskite light-emitting device integrating ester polymer crystallization enables optical logic signals under bending and stretching, paving the way for motion capture and intelligent sensing applications.
September 4, 2025 — Source

From college lab to $73B market: Startup powers next wave of drones
They deliver packages, inspect power lines, patrol remote areas, find missing people and increasingly are deployed on the battlefield.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Is Apple's Next Big Thing the Apple Robot?
Speculation continues to grow around Apple's potential entry into the robotics market, with rumors suggesting the tech giant could unveil a home robot as early as 2027. Although Apple has not confirmed these reports, the possibility of an Apple-designed robot has captured widespread attention. What could such a device look like? How might it function? And how could it reshape the future of smart home technology?
September 4, 2025 — Source or Watch Video

New batteries make 12-minute charge for 800km drive a reality
While conventional lithium-ion batteries are limited to a maximum range of 600 km, the new battery can achieve a range of 800 km on a single charge, a lifespan of over 300,000 km, and a super-fast charging time of just 12 minutes.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Tesla's Optimus robot with Grok shown on video. We're not impressed.
Tesla's Optimus robot now comes with xAI's AI assistant Grok, but judging from a recent video shared on X, it's not very close to fulfilling CEO Elon Musk's dream and becoming Tesla's biggest product ever.
September 4, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General Information — September 1st, 2025

Shaping future electronics with light: Experiment demonstrates ultrafast light control of ferroelectric properties
Ferroelectrics are seen as promising candidates for the electronics of tomorrow. An experiment at the world's largest X-ray laser—the European XFEL in Schenefeld near Hamburg—now shows that their properties can be controlled with high precision at ultrafast time scales—using light.
September 1, 2025 — Source

Why Runway is eyeing the robotics industry for future revenue growth
Runway has spent the past seven years building visual-generating tools for the creative industry. Now, it sees a new opportunity for its technology: robotics.
September 1, 2025 — Source

Electronics — General — Resources

American Digital
Analog is dead. Do all of your home recording digitally, and let A.D. show you how.
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Buy Rite Electronics
Online Source for consumer electronics.
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Consumer Technology Association
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), unites 2,200 companies within the consumer technology industry. Members tap into valuable and innovative members-only resources: unparalleled market research, networking opportunities with business advocates and leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical training, exposure in extensive promotional programs, and representation from the voice of the industry.
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GGI International; manufacturers of membrane switches & graphic overlays
GGI International is the technology leaders in membrane switch & graphic overlay solutions! ISO 9001:2000 certified, exclusive Canadian licensee of Duraswitch Technologies; PushGate, thiNcoder RT and MagnaMouse.
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Global Merchant Imports
Select responsible products that draw upon an unlimited energy source — the sun. You'd be surprised at the variety of products available: lights, watches, radios and more.
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Hello Direct
We are the leading online resource for telecommunications products, information, and service.
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Lasertec lasercut smt stencils
Fantastic quality smt stencils, wave solder pallets and tooling along with solder paste and adhesive.
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Radio Shack
Personal radios, wireless telephones, batteries, gadgets, adapters, wires and plugs sit alongside computer equipment and stereo components on their shelves. Convenient online ordering also available.
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Used electronic test equipment dealers
We buy and sell electronic test and measurement equipment, coaxial and waveguide components, laboratory standards and calibration equipment, oscilloscopes, power supplies and manuals.
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Zenith
Sure, you can browse through every kind of television imaginable, but check out the new cool products like Z-Trak, DVD and HDTV. Job and company information also available.
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