A team of scientists has developed a new kind of self-healing circuit board that stays functional even after severe mechanical damage and can be reshaped or recycled entirely using heat. Infused with liquid metal and built using a polymer known as vitrimer, the new circuit boards could dramatically cut electronic waste and transform the durability of consumer electronics. Vitrimer retains the strength of traditional thermoset materials while allowing flexibility and repair, making it possible to reconfigure damaged boards without compromising electrical performance.As per a study published in Advanced Materials on June 1, the boards were created by blending vitrimer with…
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A team of scientists has developed a new kind of self-healing circuit board that stays functional even after severe mechanical damage and can be reshaped or recycled entirely using heat. Infused with liquid metal and built using a polymer known as vitrimer, the new circuit boards could dramatically cut electronic waste and transform the durability of consumer electronics. Vitrimer retains the strength of traditional thermoset materials while allowing flexibility and repair, making it possible to reconfigure damaged boards without compromising electrical performance.As per a study published in Advanced Materials on June 1, the boards were created by blending vitrimer with…
Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is what’s really holding them back? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Jon McNeillCEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures (and former president of Tesla and COO of Lyft), will take the Scale Stage to flip the script on conventional startup growth advice. His session, “The Operator’s Playbook for Building and Scaling Sustainable Companies,” explores why the next generation of enduring companies will be built differently — by operators who validate both product and go-to-market strategy before lighting…
Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for September 2nd, 2024. I think it’s a holiday today in the United States, but here in Japan it’s Monday as usual. That means I’ve got some goodies for you, and in our typical week-starting fashion that means a bunch of reviews. Three written by yours truly, and one from our pal Mikhail. I take a look at Bakeru, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, and Mika and the Witch’s Mountain. Mikhail dives once more into Peglin, a game he can speak to better than anyone else at TouchArcade Towers. Beyond that, we’ve…
Are modern smartphone designs boring? We polled 1,500 readers for their thoughts on that very question earlier this year, and a whopping 78% of respondents answered in the affirmative.The smartphone industry was once awash with weird and wonderful devices (remember the LG Wing?), but these days, manufacturers are – quite literally – much more straight-edged in their approach to design.The exception to the rule is Nothing, which has stuck by its mission to “make tech fun again” since being founded by former OnePlus chief Carl Pei in 2021. Nothing phones are designed to stand out from the crowd, and the…
The Ministry of Railways launched the new RailOne app on Tuesday. The launch of the superapp was flagged off by Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw. It is said to be a one-stop shop which consolidates the ministry’s public-facing services into a single platform, offering services such as reserved ticket booking, PNR enquiries, ticket refund requests, and ordering food on trains. The RailOne app is available on both Android and iOS devices and is the final build of the SwaRail app that was launched in beta in February.RailOne Superapp FeaturesThe RailOne superapp has been developed by the Centre for Railway Information…
Apple is said to have plans of introducing a more affordable version of its MacBook in the coming years. According to a seasoned industry analyst, the purported laptop will sport a compact display, similar to the current base-level MacBook Air. It will be powered by a flagship iPhone processor. The Cupertino-based tech giant reportedly expects to recover its shipment numbers to the pre-Covid-19 period, with the affordable MacBook anticipated to have a high share.Apple’s Affordable MacBook Pro DetailsIn a post on X (formerly Twitter), TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared details about the purported affordable MacBook. It is said…
After months of rumors and teases, the Nothing Phone 3 has finally been unveiled at a Tuesday launch event in London. Nothing is calling the phone its “first true flagship” and with good reason; the Phone 3 has higher specs and other quirky new features (like the Glyph Matrix) that set it apart from its cheaper siblings. I got to spend some time using the phone at the launch and while it was only a quick look, I’m already quite impressed. The Nothing Phone 3 will go on sale next week in the US from $799 for a model with 256GB…
Google introduced several new offerings for students, educators, and schools on Monday. The announcements were made at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) edtech conference, where the Mountain View-based tech giant announced Gemini in Classroom, a suite of more than 30 new AI tools for educators. The company also released a custom version of the Gemini app dubbed Gemini for Students, which comes with several features to help students. Additionally, Google is also expanding access to Google Vids to educators and students.In a blog post, the tech giant announced the new education-focused AI features. These will be available…
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora. OpenAI also faced its share of internal drama, including the notable exits of high-level execs like co-founder and longtime chief…