What if the cracked screen of your mobile phone or the solar panels providing energy to a satellite could self-repair? These kinds of robots and electronics are not only a matter of science fiction — ...

When is the last time you had some electronic product repaired? Didn’t you just throw away the defective product and get a new better one? Or not? I have come to view electronic equipment as basically ...

After more than 10 years of repairing electronics and performing computer trouble shooting part-time, Greg Folk is taking Greg’s Electronic Repair full-time. The business began in 1988, with Folk ...

Sandia Computers technician Bobby Foster often sees customers opt to buy a new laptop instead of getting their old one fixed, a decision he can’t blame them for since it can be cheaper to just buy ...

Lawmakers in five states introduced a bill that aims to grant consumers the “right to repair” electronics, obligating manufacturers to sell replacement parts to owners and independent repair shops as ...

Traditionally, when a car breaks down, the solution has been to fix it. Repair manuals, knowledgeable mechanics and auto parts stores make car repairs common, quick and relatively inexpensive. Even ...