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[dih-vahys] / dɪˈvaɪs /




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Anchored to the sea floor, the fiberglass and steel device lies invisible below the water's surface.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Trying to explain the device, and how her claims of its efficacy were misread by investors and the public, Holmes once again can’t translate her thoughts into words that make sense to Fielder.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Holmes hauls out of storage the infamous Theranos device, the machine that helped bring down her company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Apple customers who preorder the new iPhone Duo now will not receive the device until the end of January, signaling strong demand.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The walls are covered, top to bottom, with shelves of all sizes, crowded with what appear to be radios, clocks, tubes, small motors, and every mechanical device you could imagine— and some you couldn’t.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Although practical applications will require further development, this atomic-scale approach could eventually help researchers manage both vortex movement and heat flow in future superconducting technologies, potentially enabling more efficient devices that consume less power.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

London-based Orbital Industries early this year shelved a plan to develop materials called sorbents that are used in carbon-capture devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The researchers used advanced recording devices called Neuropixels probes to monitor electrical signals from hundreds of individual neurons in the hippocampus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

WattTime, an environmental tech nonprofit, helps companies time their electric vehicles, phones or other devices to periods when the energy is coming from cleaner power sources.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Instead, it used stepping switches, electronic devices that scrambled the message in baffling ways.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield


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