Paving the way for flexible electronics, Stanford chemical engineers have developed a plastic electrode that stretches like rubber but carries electricity like wires. The brain is soft and electronics are stiff, which can make combining the two challenging, such as when neuroscientists implant electrodes to measure brain activity and perhaps deliver tiny jolts of electricity for pain relief or other purposes.

hhgregg, an Indianapolis-based electronics and appliances chain, plans to close its 132 locations and liquidate all merchandise if it is unable to find a buyer within the next week.

The essential function of a door is to be closed when you want it closed and open when you want it open. Things can get complicated when you start adding internet connectivity to these most basic of objects. Case in point, one man who owns a Garadget smart garage door struck a nerve with his negative Amazon review a few days ago. The creator of Garadget overreacted a teeny bit and deactivated the customer’s door in response. He literally turned his customer’s door into a wall.

Guy posts his cool homebrew setup. He states that he completed it in 4hrs of programming and 4hrs of wiring. He doesn't say what language he's using, but I think its Python/Django.

Microsoft is launching a new Surface-branded device today: the Surface Laptop. While the device leaked last night, Microsoft's Panos Panay took to the stage at the company's New York City event to unveil it officially today. It's a 13.5-inch laptop that's designed to work with the company's new Windows 10 S operating system. Panos Panay, Microsoft's devices chief, says Microsoft has focused this hardware on students who are just about to leave high schools.

A new process for printing stretchable electronic sensory devices in 3D has been developed by engineering researchers at the University of Minnesota. This development could enable robots to feel their environment. The discovery has also been hailed as a major step forward in printing electronics on real human skin.

Israeli startup StoreDot expects its fast-charging battery to make its debut in the EV scene within three years.

Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries won't always be current. Here's a look at three batteries to come.

Electronic devices should be robust and easily repairable -- and laws should encourage or enforce this, members of the European Parliament said Tuesday. They want to end the planned obsolescence of consumer electronics devices and software -- which are often also used as business tools thanks to the consumerization of IT.

In a plenary session at the European Parliament yesterday, there was an interesting conversation about consumer electronics that could lead to some very positive legislation for smartphone buyers in Europe. MEPs discussed how to ensure that goods and software are easier to repair and update. Essentially, they want to tackle the industry propensity towards planned obsolescence and regular upgrades.

The magicians at C Seed have just managed to develop the world’s largest 4K widescreen TV, a jaw dropping device that they called the C Seed 262. Bragging about a world record diagonal length of 262 inches (6.65 m), a width of 20.16 ft (6.14m) and a height of 8.44 ft (2.57m), this incredible TV set also features a motorized custom fabric cover that can fold away at the push of a button.

A new photo of the alleged "iPhone 8" engineering validation test codenamed "Ferrari" has been published on social media, with the image showing the locations of the charging coil, the stacked main board, and a void for where the L-shaped battery goes.

Engines powered by ions are currently carrying satellites outsides of our solar system, but here on Earth, this futuristic propulsion could power miniature robots. Daniel Drew, an engineering student at the University of California, Berkeley, found himself inspired to study miniature robots from the science fiction he devoured as a child.

How do touch screens work? And why do bananas work just as well as your finger but pens don't?

One of the most common qualms from smartphone users is how their phones never last through the whole day. Despite all the advances in smartphones in recent years, such as quick charging solutions like Quick Charge, Dash Charge and SuperCharge, batteries feel like they have not evolved quick enough to keep up with our needs.

As we noted in our earlier Google Home Mini reveal, a report from a couple of weeks back had actually suggested that Google would soon release a smaller Home unit. In that same report, it was suggested that a new high performance Chromebook Pixel was on the way too. Today, we can confirm that report and you can all welcome in the Google Pixelbook.

I usually spend about $1,300 on a new computer, and I usually expect it to stay in good shape for about four years — if not more. So if I’m spending over $1,000 on an iPhone, how long should I expect to use it for?

As a warming world moves from fossil fuels toward renewable solar and wind energy, industrial forecasts predict an insatiable need for battery farms to store power and provide electricity when the sky is dark and the air is still. Against that backdrop, Stanford researchers have developed a sodium-based battery that can store the same amount of energy as a state-of-the-art lithium ion, at substantially lower cost.

Amazon has been selling Kindles for 10 years now, but “waterproof” hasn’t appear on its list of incremental technological advancements until now. The company just announced a new version of its popular e-reader that builds on last year’s Kindle design and now has an IPX8 waterproof rating. The new Kindle Oasis — the same name as last year’s premium Kindle — has jumped up in size, moving from a 6-inch screen to a 7-inch screen. It has an aluminum back, which gives it a more premium look and feel than the Kindles with soft-touch plastic.

Google’s smart speaker just got smaller. The Home Mini is, as you can deduce from its name, a smaller version of the Google Home speaker the company launched last year. It has all of the same capabilities as its larger forebear, but comes with a smaller price: $49 versus the larger speaker’s $129 tag.