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Kerry Wan/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.It seems like no matter what kind of smart TV you look at these days, refresh rates tend to be the most marketed aspect next to panel type. And whether you’re just looking for a decent TV on a budget or want to invest in a high-end screen for the ultimate home theater, the world of refresh rates can be a confusing tangle of technical jargon and marketing-speak. Also: How to disable HDMI-CEC on your TVBut does a high refresh rate automatically mean you get a better picture? To help you find the right…

If you’ll recall, during the extreme heat tests, the pouch surrounding Donut’s battery lost its vacuum seal. This led to researchers at Finland’s state-owned VTT Technical Research Centre, which conducted all of the lab’s previous tests, to explore whether the cell could still function under these high-stress, high-temperature conditions. As Donut notes, damage such as the one sustained by its pack during the heat test has been known to cause fire or thermal runaway in conventional lithium-ion batteries. The startup wanted to see whether its solid-state battery could avoid a similar calamity.Researchers conducted three tests: a baseline test of 5…

Photograph: Christopher NullAsusZenbook S 16 (UM5606)Lastly, I’ll point you in the direction of the Asus Zenbook S 16. I’ve always appreciated this laptop for its stunning design. That all-white aesthetic, oversized trackpad, and those thin bezels make it stand out. There’s also the fact that it’s only 0.48 inches thick, which is very close to as thin as the MacBook Air. My only problem with this laptop has been that the pricing refused to drop throughout much of last year. It was hard to justify at over $1,500, regardless of how polished it felt. These days, the price is hovering…

But the Swift spacecraft will surely crash back to Earth, likely before the end of this year, without a reboost. That’s where Katalyst comes in. The company’s robotic servicing spacecraft, named Link, will attempt to rendezvous and dock with the Swift satellite, then raise its altitude to give the observatory a new lease on life. That is, if everything goes according to plan. Artist’s illustration of Katalyst’s Link spacecraft (top) approaching NASA’s Swift observatory (bottom). Credit: Katalyst Space Technologies Artist’s illustration of Katalyst’s Link spacecraft (top) approaching NASA’s Swift observatory (bottom). Credit: Katalyst Space Technologies Deadline looming There are a…

Elon Musk stated that every chip he can buy today only covers about 2% of what his companies actually need. Rather than wait for the rest of the world to catch up, he announced TeraFab on Saturday night, a chip factory in Austin and a joint venture between Tesla and SpaceX. The announcement came via a livestream broadcast from the old Seaholm Power Plant in downtown Austin. “We either build the TeraFab, or we don’t have the chips, and we need the chips, so we’re going to build the TeraFab,” Musk said. The facility will be built on the Tesla…

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