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ComputingMagazineFeatureSemiconductors

You Can Cool Chips With Lasers?!?!

Startup plans to cool data centers by converting heat to light

9 min read
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TelecommunicationsNews

5G Could Be Key to Reliable Navigation Services

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Consumer ElectronicsNews

Qualcomm Acquires Arduino, Shocking Open Source Fans

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RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Caltech's M4 Robot Transforms, and More Robot Videos

3 min read
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TransportationNewsEnergy

Simulation Advances Boost Electrification Efforts

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Electric Era’s Aerospace Secrets for Better EV Charging

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iRobot's Focus Group Changed Everything

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Next-Gen AI Needs Liquid Cooling

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AIComputingTransportationNews

Faster, Smaller AI Model Found for Image Geolocation

Like an efficient and actually useful GeoGuessr expert

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AIBiomedicalSponsored Article

Teaching AI to Predict What Cells Will Look Like Before Running Any Experiments

This powerful generative AI tool could accelerate drug discovery

In a yellow-tinted laboratory a man operates equipment while another man stands nearby.
BiomedicalSemiconductorsNewsConsumer Electronics

Could Artificial Neurons Save Power in Computing?

Bacterial nanowires make memristors operate at cellular voltages

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

5 min read
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Climate TechMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale IssueClimate Change

How Much Carbon Do We Need to Capture?

3 min read
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AerospaceMagazineFeatureSpecial ReportsOctober 2025The Scale Issue

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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AIInterview

Will AI Agents Change the Internet Forever?

Dawn Song’s vision of a safe agentic Web calls for a full redesign

5 min read
EnergyAISponsored Article

Intelligence Meets Energy: ADIPEC 2025 and the AI Revolution in the Energy Sector

Discover how AI is transforming energy with real-time decision-making

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Grid-Friendly Transformers Speed Up EV Charging

Line-frequency transformers may finally have a worthy match

4 min read

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11 Oddball Technology Records You Probably Didn’t Know

The strongest robotic arm, the fastest brain typist, and more

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RoboticsNewsHumanoid Robots

Robot Videos: Boston Dynamics' Robot Hand, and More

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

3 min read
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EnergySponsored ArticleComputing

The Future of the Grid: Simulation-Driven Optimization

Multiphysics simulation provides critical insight into complex power grid components

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TelecommunicationsNews

Can Quantum Networks Transform Classical Tech?

New quantum compiler makes connected qubits “network aware”

3 min read
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EnergyNews

"Toaster-like" Process Recovers Rare Earths

Flash joule heating can recover important magnet metals

3 min read
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EnergyTransportationWhitepaper

The NEC-Approved Solution That’s Changing How Fleets Approach EV Charging

Overcome the biggest barriers to fleet electrification

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Microbial Mining Offers a Cleaner Copper Solution

Rising demand for electrical infrastructure requires novel ideas

4 min read
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The Quest to Sequence the Genomes of Everything

The Earth BioGenome Project is a bioinformatics blockbuster

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