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SemiconductorsAINewsClimate TechJournal WatchClimate Change

Is Virtualization Greener Than Lab Work for Chips?

One semiconductor company says yes, even considering AI's carbon costs

3 min read
Illustration of a space satellite reflecting a signal in a zig-zag towards planet Earth.
EnergyAerospaceNewsJournal Watch

One Way That Could Improve Space-Based Power: Relays

Intermediate transmitters could more effectively beam power to the ground

3 min read
Overhead view of a yellow metal box attached to wires that connect to a computer motherboard
TelecommunicationsNewsJournal Watch

Millimeter Waves May Not Be 6G’s Most Promising Spectrum

Open-source radio kit creates opportunities for FR3 band research

4 min read
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BiomedicalNewsJournal WatchTelecommunications

Bluetooth Microscope Reveals the Inner Workings of Mice

The BLEscope transmits in vivo imaging—no strings attached

3 min read
A digital rendering of colorful lines running through an aerial view of trees and sparse houses in a rural community.
TelecommunicationsMagazineNewsJournal Watch

Wi-Fi Goes Long Range on New WiLo Approach

The new technique could underpin agricultural sensor networks and smart cities

2 min read
A green circuit board, connected by wires to an orange external chip and a display showing voltage, current and radiation levels.
SemiconductorsAerospaceNewsJournal Watch

Even Gamma Rays Can’t Stop This Memory

Memristors self-heal even when struck by intense radiation

4 min read
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AIMagazineNovember 2024ComputingNewsJournal Watch

Predicting Malicious Behavior on X Before It Happens

This AI accurately identifies 75 percent of posters who will become malicious

2 min read
a blue outlined autonomous vehicle driving on a pathway against a black background
TransportationAINewsJournal Watch

Autonomous Vehicles Get a Boost to Seeing in the Dark

Better light-polarization data improves driving ability by 10 percent

3 min read
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AerospaceSeptember 2024MagazineNewsTelecommunicationsJournal Watch

Test Flight Demonstrates Navigation by Cellphone Signals

The new technique could protect against GPS spoofing

4 min read
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AINewsJournal WatchComputing

How Good Is ChatGPT at Coding, Really?

Study finds that while AI can be great, it also struggles due to training limitations

3 min read
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AerospaceNewsJournal Watch

Sensor Could Help Detect Gravity Waves in Orbit

It will be part of China's space-based gravitational wave observatory

3 min read
Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?
RoboticsSensorsNewsJournal Watch

Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?

Can cameras inside of robots’ feet help them walk?

2 min read
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AIAugust 2024MagazineNewsJournal Watch

The AI Arms Race to Combat Fake Images Is Even—For Now

Detectors can spot fakes, but generative AI is becoming more subtle

3 min read
A bridge in China spanning out over water
ComputingNewsJournal WatchTelecommunications

3D Radar Reveals Defects Within Bridges

Imaging tech slips signals through steel mesh to uncover weaknesses in concrete

3 min read
green and white cylinders with H2 written on them with large white windmills in background
EnergyNewsClimate TechJournal Watch

Hydrogen Storage Could Slash Renewables’ Costs

Modeling competing storage technologies reveals H2’s grid-scale strengths

3 min read
A device consisting of a circle with a chip on top and a mushroom shaped blue sensor standing upright on it.
BiomedicalJuly 2024NewsMagazineJournal Watch

Sea Turtle Ears Inspire a New Heart Monitor Design

The device “listens” by detecting tiny vibrations in a beam sensor

2 min read
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EnergySensorsNewsJournal Watch

Agricultural IoT System Sends Power Through the Soil

Tennessee field trials power sensors for just pennies per day

4 min read
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TransportationNewsJournal WatchComputing

Smart Roads Get Better Eyesight

A new way of fusing camera and radar data helps track vehicles at greater distances

4 min read