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New battery tech can reduce smartphone charging time to 5 minutes

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a low-cost technique that allows them to see how lithium ions pass through batteries in real-time. By analyzing the movement of the ions, the researchers believe they could potentially cut phone charging times down to merely 5 minutes. Published in the scientific journal Nature, this newly developed […]

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Filipino students create sign language translator app to win 2nd place at HooHacks Hackathon 2021

A group of Filipino students from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) won second place at the HooHacks Hackathon 2021 with SignTech, an app that translates sign language. Members of the team that made the software are 2nd-year Information Technology (IT) students Manuel James Morillo, Ciandra Pancho, Melchizedek Recalde, and James Bonnel Reyes. Jenelyn […]