Tiny New Sensor – That Could Fit in a Smartphone – Makes the Invisible Visible
MantiSpectra. Credit: Eindhoven University of Technology Miniaturized near-infrared sensor that could fit in a smartphone can analyze the chemical content of milk and plastics. A TU/e research group has developed a new near-infrared sensor that is easy to make, comparable in size to sensors in smartphones, and ready for immediate use in industrial process monitoring […]
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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS review: Game-changing performance for tiny laptops
We’ll understand if you assumed AMD was toast when Intel unleashed its spectacularly fast 12th-gen “Alder Lake” laptop CPUs in January. AMD, however, ain’t just giving up. In fact, its new Ryzen 6000-series CPUs and Radeon RX 6800S GPU are direct proof that the battle for laptop supremacy will continue to be a knock-down, drag-out […]
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Tiny shifters, lane nannies top list of most annoying car technology
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class comes with enough infotainment to entertain the most tech-obsessed passengers. Its OLED touchscreens span the dashboard like a pixelated surfboard, its heads-up camera is displayed in big-screen augmented reality, its on-board wellness systems surpass the serenity levels of several local spas I’ve visited here in Los Angeles — all factors in […]
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