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ComputingNews

Laser-Etched Glass Could Store Data for Millennia

Microsoft's Project Silica stores gigabits per cubic millimeter

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AIAnalysis

The U.S. and China Are Pursuing Different AI Futures

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EnergyMagazineArticle

There Is Engineering Everywhere, Even in Blackberries

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EnergyAINews

Data Centers Turn to High-Temperature Superconductors

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RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: Humanoid Robots Celebrate Spring

4 min read
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BiomedicalFeature

When Pills Start Acting Like Machines

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RoboticsAINews

Tech Is Taking Over Olympic Curling

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AIMagazineFeature

AI Hunts for the Next Big Thing in Physics

There's a crisis in particle physics. Researchers hope AI can help.

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TransportationNews

This Device Redefines Mobility with Lidar Tech

Voice commands let device’s users navigate to saved waypoints

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AerospaceWebinarComputing

Estimating Surface Heating of an Atmospheric Reentry Vehicle With Simulation

Learn how heat flux gauges are validated using inverse analysis techniques

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ComputingGuest ArticleEnergy

We’re Measuring Data Center Sustainability Wrong

Current metrics optimize only 30% of IT emissions

4 min read

The Scale Issue

Humanity’s greatest challenges require us to radically scale up our ingenuity
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EnergyAerospaceMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025Climate TechThe Scale Issue

If We Want Bigger Wind Turbines, We’re Gonna Need Bigger Airplanes

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Reality Is Ruining the Humanoid Robot Hype

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Climate TechMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale IssueClimate Change

How Much Carbon Do We Need to Capture?

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What’s Lost When Stars Disappear from View

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Will We Know Artificial General Intelligence When We See It?
AIMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale Issue

Will We Know Artificial General Intelligence When We See It?

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CareersMagazineComputingProfile

This Former Physicist Helps Keep the Internet Secure

Serendipity led Alan DeKok to a career in network security

4 min read
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TelecommunicationsConsumer ElectronicsWhitepaper

Breaking Boundaries in Wireless Communication

Simulating Animated, On-Body RF Propagation

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AerospaceAINews

NASA Let AI Drive the Perseverance Rover

Across two days, the rover drove 456 meters without human control

3 min read

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The Quest to Build a Radio Telescope That Can Hear the Cosmic Dark Ages
AerospaceMagazineFeatureFebruary 2026

The Quest to Build a Radio Telescope That Can Hear the Cosmic Dark Ages

The catch: It will have to be on the moon

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TransportationNews

Can Lidar Become Affordable for All Cars?

MicroVision says its sensor could one day break the $100 barrier

5 min read
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AIBiomedicalWhitepaper

How AI Accelerates PMUT Design for Biomedical Ultrasonic Applications

Neural networks trained on 10,000 FEM simulations deliver reliable performance forecasts.

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RoboticsNews

Video Friday: Robot Collective Stays Alive Even When Parts Die

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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AINewsJournal Watch

AI Matches Junior Translators in Language Tasks

Experts with 10-plus years of experience outperformed the LLM

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EnergySemiconductorsConsumer ElectronicsWhitepaper

Hermetic Sealing Solutions for High-Performance Miniaturized Battery Systems

Processing considerations for achieving optimal seal integrity

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SemiconductorsNewsConsumer Electronics

LEDs Enter the Nanoscale

But efficiency hurdles challenge the smallest LEDs yet

4 min read
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EnergyFeature

This $5,200 Conductive Suit Makes Power Line Work Safer

Anti-induction gear protects workers from deadly electric current

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