Scientists have successfully revived microbes that had been dormant at the bottom of the sea since the age of dinosaurs, allowing organisms to eat and even multiply after eons in the depths. His research sheds light on the remarkable survival power of some of the most primitive species on Earth, …
Read More »LG screen to supply 20 million OLED panels for 6.1-inch ‘iPhone 12’
Apple is expected to launch a fully OLED iPhone line this year, and while it is understood that Samsung is providing the majority of OLED panels, LG Display is about to take full advantage of the additional demand, with the volume of orders from Samsung increasing only slightly in previous …
Read More »Pfizer begins phase 3 trial as Fauci expresses optimism about vaccine schedule
The global search for a coronavirus vaccine appears to be taking off, with a number of pharmaceutical companies moving ahead with clinical trials, including a late announcement from Pfizer (PFE) entering Phase 3 with one of its candidates developed with BioNTech ( BNTX). Progress in effective inoculation of COVID-19 comes …
Read More »Future AirPods Could Use Bone Conduction to Improve Audio
A future iteration of AirPods could take advantage of bone conduction technology to provide audio in a variety of situations where normal headphones are ineffective, with a proposed system that combines bone conduction with normal air-based sound transmission. Over the years, bone conduction has been a way for people to …
Read More »We plot the battery life of Google Pixel phones
One of the most important stories about the Pixel 4 launch was the reduction in battery life compared to the previous model. Now, with the Pixel 4a still in purgatory, but supposedly coming out soon (??), I thought: what would a battery life comparison of Google Pixel phones look like? …
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