Old phones could have a new chapter as tiny data centres, a new line of research has found. Each year, more than 1.2 billion smartphones are produced globally. Despite the expense to consumers and the ...

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Data processing for AI models requires a lot of computing power, which usually means bulky, expensive ...

In a world where over a billion smartphones are produced yearly, a team of researchers is flipping the script on electronic waste. Instead of tossing out older phones, they ve demonstrated a ...

With the rapid pace at which new tech devices are released each year, it's common for people to upgrade to new smartphones every so often. But what happens to their old devices? Well, many tend to ...

Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science introduce a novel approach to reducing electronic waste and advancing sustainable data processing: turning old smartphones into ...