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Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures, including these 3D printed glass lattices, which are displayed in front of a U.S. penny for scale. Credit: Photo by Joseph Toombs/UC BerkeleyThe manufacturing technique enables faster production, greater optical quality, and design flexibility.Researchers at the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>University of California,…

Qualcomm on Friday unveiled the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoCs as its latest mobile platforms. While the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is an upgrade to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is the successor to the Snapdragon 778G SoC. Qualcomm claimed that the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is capable of delivering up to 10 percent faster CPU performance and 30 percent improved power efficiency over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, on the other hand, is touted to offer 20 percent faster…

| IDW is making the most out of those Hasbro licenses before Robert Kirkman steals them later this year, according to a story first reported by Bleeding Cool but later also reported by The Hollywood Reporter and erroneously called an "exclusive." It wouldn't be the last story THR has published without crediting Bleeding Cool for reporting it first, as they also claimed an exclusive on the news of Frank Miller's new publishing company, also first reported by Bleeding Cool. But we aren't here to talk about THR's apparent…

Samsung smartwatches have come in various denominations – Classic, Active, Frontier – but there hasn’t been a Pro yet. The first one is coming this year, according to several leaks, including some new details from reliable leakster Ice Universe. The Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro will allegedly have a lightweight titanium casing and scratch-resistant sapphire glass. This isn’t the first time that Samsung has used titanium, some versions of the Watch3 were clad in the pricey metal. But this will be the first time it uses…

The introduction of Google Glass during the Google I/O 2012 keynote presentation was Google at its feisty, unpredictable best. It marked the beginning of the groundbreaking wearable device’s short, tumultuous life as a consumer product, and was truly representative of what made Google such an exciting company at the time. But Google I/O 2012 also introduced another crucial piece of Google hardware, the Nexus 7. However, the modest little tablet’s resulting life had a very different direction indeed. As the 10th…

Concrete is a very popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in increasingly short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing that sand with glass waste that would otherwise end up in landfills.Although glass is considered a recyclable material, it quite often doesn't get recycled. This may be due to a lack of properly equipped recycling facilities, or the fact that glass waste frequently takes the form of numerous fragments that are too small to sort by…