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Researchers discovered that rare earth elements form above ancient subduction zones, potentially making it easier to locate deposits critical for tech and renewable energy. The breakthrough could help meet growing demand for materials essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines, and smartphones.
Australian researchers have created the world's first fully functional quantum battery that charges wirelessly using laser light instead of chemical reactions. This tiny prototype could revolutionize everything from smartphones to electric vehicles.
Google just made smartphone modems much harder to hack by adding safer code to the Pixel 10. The company found a smart way to protect phones without rewriting decades of legacy software.
A Franco-Ivorian and Senegalese entrepreneur are making quality smartphones accessible across West Africa through certified refurbished devices sold at 40% less than new. Sikili is building the circular economy one iPhone at a time in markets where smartphones cost 26% of average monthly income.
Colorado School of Mines just opened a 50,000-square-foot innovation facility to solve America's critical minerals shortage. The new hub brings together universities, startups, and industry to build the supply chains needed for everything from smartphones to clean energy.
Three Nigerian filmmakers won cash prizes totaling $4,400 for documentary shorts filmed entirely on smartphones. The competition, part of Lagos's iREP Film Festival, trained 120 young creators in mobile storytelling while celebrating African arts and culture.
Google Pixel smartphones just scored higher marks for repairability than both Apple iPhones and Samsung Galaxy devices, though there's still room for improvement across the board. A new consumer advocacy report reveals which phone makers are making it easier for you to fix your device.
Over 400 cities worldwide are turning everyday people into citizen scientists this April, using just their phones to document local wildlife. The City Nature Challenge invites everyone to snap photos of plants and animals in their neighborhoods, contributing real data to science.
Armed with smartphones and curiosity, volunteers are documenting thousands of species along the entire U.S.-Mexico border this spring. The annual Border BioBlitz turns a politically divided landscape into a celebration of shared natural heritage.
An Artemis II astronaut captured a breathtaking image of the moon's far side using just his iPhone during humanity's farthest journey from Earth. The historic mission broke Apollo 13's distance record while proving smartphones can document incredible space exploration moments.
Stalking victims in South Korea will soon be able to see exactly where their offenders are on their smartphones, thanks to a new tracking app launching in June. The tech breakthrough comes alongside new laws that let victims seek protection orders themselves, without waiting for police to act first.
For eight years, more than 80 fishers in Cameroon have used their smartphones to photograph every shark and ray they catch, creating the country's first comprehensive guide to these ocean animals. Their "big book" just revealed a troubling pattern that could help save 13 critically endangered species.
Australia and the European Union just signed a historic trade deal that removes nearly all tariffs on critical minerals, reducing reliance on China's 90 percent control of rare earth processing. The eight-year agreement promises to strengthen supply chains for everything from electric cars to smartphones.
A chemistry student solved a common frustration for people with long nails or callused fingers who struggle to use their smartphones. Her clear, nontoxic nail polish prototype turns fingernails into working touch-screen styluses.
Nigeria's mobile money agents are transforming from simple cash points into community hubs that help farmers sell crops and families access smartphones. After years of criticism over fees, these neighborhood financial helpers are proving their future lies in solving bigger problems than ATM lines.
A Korean company just cracked the code on recycling rare earth metals from discarded smartphones, motors, and drones. The breakthrough could help countries reduce their dependence on mining these critical materials.
Kenya's mobile money platform M-Pesa now serves 60 million people monthly, powered by Chinese technology and affordable smartphones that put digital banking in everyone's hands. From Huawei's infrastructure upgrades to $30 phones flooding Nairobi, China's partnership turned a simple money transfer app into a global financial game-changer.
Dean Simes teaches seniors how to use smartphones and computers in Sydney, and he's still going strong at 102 years old. The tech whiz didn't even own his own computer until his 80s.
A groundbreaking factory in South Korea just started producing revolutionary silicon battery material that charges EVs 50 times faster than traditional batteries. The technology replaces Chinese graphite and could transform everything from electric cars to smartphones.
Japan is sharing its rare earth refining technology with Malaysia to reduce global dependence on China's mineral dominance. The partnership marks a major step toward diversifying the world's access to materials essential for smartphones, electric vehicles, and clean energy.
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