SMARTPHONES

Self-healing material could make ideal smartphone screen

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Researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have led a project to develop a hard, electronic smartphone display material which can self-heal from cracks and other damage.  Smartphone display repair can often cost so much that many owners decide it isn’t worth paying for and simply dump the phone for an entirely new handset … Read more

Huawei to sell budget smartphone business for $15bn

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According to a Reuters report, Shenzhen-based tech giant Huawei is planning to sell its budget smartphone subsidiary Honor to a consortium led by the government of Shenzhen and Digital China Group.  Honor was established by Huawei in 2013, offering a range of budget-friendly smartphones mostly targeted at young consumers as an alternative to high-end Huawei-branded … Read more

2D materials tailored to improve optical and electronic devices

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Researchers have found that altering 2D materials could improve the capabilities of optical and electronic devices.  The research, led by Shengxi Huang, assistant professor of electrical engineering and biomedical engineering at Penn State University, found that altering the material in two different ways – atomically and physically – could enhance light emission and increase signal strength in many devices that … Read more