Right now, you can save $600 when you buy the Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 2000 Plus in the post-Amazon Prime Day deals, bringing this incredible unit down to just $2.399 (with Amazon Prime membership). You'll save even more when you bundle additional solar panels. Also: The best Prime Day...

This portable battery station can power your home for 2 weeks, and it's still $600 off

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A new material can withstand 'billions' of electrical cycles without wearing out — and scientists say it could transform electronics within 10 to 20 years.

Unique transistor 'could change the world of electronics' thanks to nanosecond-scale switching speeds and refusal to wear out

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. In context: The air around us is thick with radio frequency signals from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G networks. These standards are excellent for transmitting data but also represent an untapped energy source. Researchers have developed a new technology to harvest ambient or 'waste' RF signals and use them to power small electronic devices.

Researchers develop new battery-free technology that draws power out of thin air

If you are looking for a flip phone, then the new Motorola Razr+ 2024 might be worth taking a look at. It is waterproof and super stable. However, it does suffer a little when it comes to its performance. We have summarized our test results for you. Of course, cell...

The Motorola Razr+ 2024 has lots of new features, but it isn't without its weaknesses

In the first part of this series, pv magazine reviewed the productive lifespan of solar panels, which are quite resilient. In this part, we examine residential solar inverters in their various forms, how long they last, and how resilient they are. The inverter, a device that converts the DC power...

How long do residential solar inverters last?

A power station's battery capacity can help you determine for how long it'll power your devices. Power output is crucial for assessing whether a power station is suitable for your needs. You should also look at output options to ensure it has all the outlets and ports for your requirements.

What to Look for When Choosing a Power Station

HMD is preparing to release its next flip phone, having already offered up various feature phones and smartphones this year. This time, the company has decided to launch a collaboration with Mattel that will lean heavily on the latter's recent Barbie movie. HMD Global has released plenty of feature phones...

New HMD Global flip phone revealed without Nokia branding and two displays ahead of global release

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Researchers from UChicago Professor Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion have created the first anode-free sodium solid-state battery. By developing this battery, the LESC – a collaborative initiative between the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the University of California San Diego’s Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering – has brought the reality of inexpensive, fast-charging, high-capacity batteries for electric vehicles and grid storage closer than ever.

Cheaper, Faster, Cleaner: Scientists Have Developed the World’s First Anode-Free Sodium Battery

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Home Depot continues to expand its Hubspace smart home offerings, with its catalog now comprising nearly 100 unique products. It’s growing even larger this Friday with the rollout of the Commercial Electric Smart Exhaust Fan with Bluetooth Speaker, which packs in tons of cool features that should make it a welcome addition to any smart home.

Home Depot expands Hubspace with an intelligent bathroom fan

The Lymow One is a new robot mower that does not need a boundary wire, is particularly all-terrain with its caterpillar drive and is designed to mow large areas quickly thanks to its two mowing discs and long-lasting battery. The Lymow One also does not have the classic lawn mower...

Lymow One: New robot mower without boundary wire is said to be particularly all-terrain capable thanks to its caterpillar drive

Following complaints of defective units of the Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Samsung was forced to halt shipments of its latest premium earbuds. Now reports say it has resumed shipments which can be deduced to mean it has sorted out the quality issues. In July 2024, Samsung announced the Galaxy Buds...

Samsung resumes shipments of Galaxy Buds 3 Pro but they are still unavailable at partner stores

Memory, or RAM, is one of the most important components in any PC. Without solid RAM, your PC cannot run. That certainly makes the prospect of it ever failing sound quite daunting, which is why you might be wondering just how long it might last before you have to bite the bullet and buy some new RAM.

How long does RAM actually last?

Tesla takes pride in the fact that its cars like the Model 3 and Model Y consistently rank among the safest vehicles on the road in the US. For instance, the Tesla Model 3 has a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To further drive home the point that Tesla EVs are safer than your average car, the company has been publishing a Vehicle Safety Report for every quarter since October 2018.

Tesla Autopilot makes electric cars considerably safer per latest Vehicle Safety Report

Walmart is offering an excellent price on the Ecoflow River 2 256Wh LiFePO4 Power Station. Right now it's listed at $148.99 shipped. This is a well rated power station because it's equipped with safer and longer lasting LiFEPO4 batteries, holds way more capacity than your standard pocket power bank, includes an AC outlet, and features a fleshed out and very easy to use app interface.

The Ecoflow River 2 256Wh LiFePO4 Power Station Is Down to $148.99 at Walmart

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Microsoft is currently the largest holding in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust portfolio.

Billionaire Bill Gates Has 33% of His $46 Billion Foundation Invested In This Once-In-A-Generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

I'm a big fan of Android smartphones with built-in thermal cameras, such as the awesome Ulefone Power Armor 18T. I also understand that some people just don't want to have to swap out their smartphones to get access to this useful superpower. Also: How I use this Android phone with...

This tiny accessory gave my Android phone thermal vision superpowers. Here's how to use it

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Newly-developed passive cooling technique for buildings could bring down soaring AC costs

UCLA researchers developed a passive cooling technology for buildings to reduce reliance on AC. They manipulated radiant heat transfer at ground level, claiming that the new...

Newly-developed passive cooling technique for buildings could bring down soaring AC costs

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