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October 2024 Issue

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Defending Taiwan With Chips and Drones

Taiwan doubles down on its Silicon Shield strategy while the U.S. promises a storm of drones

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TSMC’s Energy Demand Drives Taiwan’s Geopolitical Future

For TSMC to keep its customers, Taiwan must add green energy fast

Challengers Are Coming for Nvidia’s Crown

In AI’s game of thrones, don’t count out the upstarts

How LG and Samsung Are Making TV Screens Disappear

See-through TVs could banish the big black rectangle—at a cost

Sea Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War Inspire New Tactics

Navy planners see a defensive role for drones in a China-Taiwan war

"Dark Oxygen" Muddies the Waters for Deep Sea Mining

Scientists still don't fully understand the role of polymetallic nodules in the marine ecosystem

NIST Announces Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards

Three security standards are ready for use, with a fourth on the way

Amazon Vies for Nuclear-Powered Data Center

The deal has become a flash point over energy fairness

A New Type of Neural Network Is More Interpretable

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks could point physicists to new hypotheses

X-Ray Upgrade Can See Transistors in 3D

You can now make a map of even the most advanced chips without destroying them

Defending Taiwan With Chips and Drones

Taiwan doubles down on its Silicon Shield strategy while the U.S. promises a storm of drones

The Incredible Story Behind the First Transistor Radio

The Regency TR-1 helped Texas Instruments launch its semiconductor business

Build a No-Fuss Particle Detector

The BetaBoard is an inexpensive and robust way to see the invisible

What It Takes To Let People Play With the Past

Libi Rose keeps obsolete technologies running at the Media Archaeology Lab

Management Versus Technical Track

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October 2024 Issue

For TSMC to keep its customers, Taiwan must add green energy fast

In AI’s game of thrones, don’t count out the upstarts

See-through TVs could banish the big black rectangle—at a cost

Navy planners see a defensive role for drones in a China-Taiwan war

Scientists still don't fully understand the role of polymetallic nodules in the marine ecosystem

Three security standards are ready for use, with a fourth on the way

The deal has become a flash point over energy fairness

Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks could point physicists to new hypotheses

You can now make a map of even the most advanced chips without destroying them

Taiwan doubles down on its Silicon Shield strategy while the U.S. promises a storm of drones

The Regency TR-1 helped Texas Instruments launch its semiconductor business

The BetaBoard is an inexpensive and robust way to see the invisible

Libi Rose keeps obsolete technologies running at the Media Archaeology Lab

Weighing each career option’s pros and cons

Explore more issues

Download this issue