Electronics | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/electronics/RSS feed for ElectronicsenWed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000A New Nail Polish Might Someday Solve Touch Screen Struggles for Users With Long Fingernailshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-nail-polish-might-someday-solve-touch-screen-struggles-for-users-with-long-fingernails-180988418/The experimental coating could effectively transform fingernails into touch screen-compatible stylusesWed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-new-nail-polish-might-someday-solve-touch-screen-struggles-for-users-with-long-fingernails-180988418/Engineers Say These Ten Holiday Gifts Will 'Make Kids Think'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/engineers-say-these-ten-holiday-gifts-will-make-kids-think-180987739/A team of Purdue students and faculty recommends these microelectronic-focused toys for developing STEM skillsFri, 28 Nov 2025 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/engineers-say-these-ten-holiday-gifts-will-make-kids-think-180987739/Three Scientists Receive Nobel Prize in Physics for Pioneering Work That Put Quantum Mechanics on a 'Human Scale'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-scientists-receive-nobel-prize-in-physics-for-pioneering-work-that-put-quantum-mechanics-on-a-human-scale-180987471/The trio’s research in the 1980s demonstrated a bizarre quantum phenomenon in a way people could see and holdTue, 07 Oct 2025 18:51:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/three-scientists-receive-nobel-prize-in-physics-for-pioneering-work-that-put-quantum-mechanics-on-a-human-scale-180987471/How Prepared Are We for a Rare and Powerful Solar Event?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-prepared-are-we-for-a-rare-and-powerful-solar-event-180987293/A coronal mass ejection could knock out power and disrupt communication on EarthThu, 18 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-prepared-are-we-for-a-rare-and-powerful-solar-event-180987293/'The Sims' Turned Mere Mortals Into Gods. Twenty-Five Years Later, the Addictive Computer Game Is Still Going Stronghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-sims-turned-mere-mortals-into-gods-twenty-five-years-later-the-addictive-computer-game-is-still-going-strong-180985997/The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to keep playingTue, 04 Feb 2025 22:05:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-sims-turned-mere-mortals-into-gods-twenty-five-years-later-the-addictive-computer-game-is-still-going-strong-180985997/Engineers Choose the Ten Best STEM Toys to Gift in 2024https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/engineers-choose-the-ten-best-stem-toys-to-gift-in-2024-180985549/Creative circuitry and rolling robots make up this year’s top toys for teaching kids to love science, technology, engineering and mathFri, 29 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/engineers-choose-the-ten-best-stem-toys-to-gift-in-2024-180985549/Hurricane Helene Shutters 'Critical' Quartz Mines That Power the World's Electronics, Solar Panels and A.I.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hurricane-helene-shutters-critical-quartz-mines-that-power-the-worlds-electronics-solar-panels-and-ai-180985187/The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been left battered by the storm's heavy rainsThu, 03 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hurricane-helene-shutters-critical-quartz-mines-that-power-the-worlds-electronics-solar-panels-and-ai-180985187/New Device Delivers Electric Pulses to Help Patients Regain Movement After Spinal Cord Injurieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-device-delivers-electric-pulses-to-help-patients-regain-movement-after-spinal-cord-injuries-180984401/Alongside physical therapy, the electric stimulation helped patients with tetraplegia improve mobility in their arms and hands in a small trialTue, 28 May 2024 18:07:47 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-device-delivers-electric-pulses-to-help-patients-regain-movement-after-spinal-cord-injuries-180984401/The Eight Coolest Inventions From the 2024 Consumer Electronics Showhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2024-consumer-electronics-show-180983577/A solar-powered electric vehicle, an at-home “multiscope,” an office bike that charges your devices and more were unveiled at the annual Las Vegas trade showFri, 12 Jan 2024 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-eight-coolest-inventions-from-the-2024-consumer-electronics-show-180983577/This Liquid Metal Could Transform Soft Electronicshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-liquid-metal-could-transform-soft-electronics-180980043/Bend it. Stretch it. Use it to conduct electricity. Researchers are exploring a range of applications that harness gallium's unusual propertiesFri, 06 May 2022 17:01:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-liquid-metal-could-transform-soft-electronics-180980043/