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The Inside Story of Google’s Quiet Nuclear Quest

For a decade, Google Research has helped advance nuclear energy R&D

13 min read
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ComputingNovember 2024MagazineFeatureClimate TechSpecial ReportsClimate Change

The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

Big data means big concrete. And that’s undoing tech’s climate pledges

16 min read
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French Startup Aims to Make Fuel Out of Thin Air

Aerleum hopes to fuel ships and airplanes with captured carbon dioxide

4 min read
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Packaging and Robots

How AI and sustainability are transforming the journey from click to delivery at Amazon

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Underwater Acoustics System Helps Baby Corals Thrive

Researchers built a sophisticated device to mimic natural soundscapes

4 min read
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Predictions From IEEE’s 2024 Technology Megatrends Report

AI, digital transformation, and sustainability will reshape society

5 min read

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A New Fusion Prototype Floats Into Action

OpenStar’s levitating dipole device ditches the traditional doughnut-shaped design

4 min read
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Is Virtualization Greener Than Lab Work for Chips?

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

3 min read

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Is Virtualization Greener Than Lab Work for Chips?

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One Way That Could Improve Space-Based Power: Relays

3 min read
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Wi-Fi Goes Long Range on New WiLo Approach

2 min read
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Even Gamma Rays Can’t Stop This Memory

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Predicting Malicious Behavior on X Before It Happens

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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor

Transcontinental link would move clean electricity from Caucasus to Europe

4 min read
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Students Tackle Environmental Issues in Colombia and Türkiye

They designed biodigesters and drones

4 min read
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Oceans Lock Away Carbon Slower Than Previously Thought

A low-budget rotating gravity machine reveals potential kink in climate models

5 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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Illustration of a cake with a candle shaped as a transistor symbol
A phot of an outstretched hand with several transistors in the palm of it.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

12 min read
A chart showing the timeline of when a transistor was invented and when it was commercialized.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureHistory of TechnologySpecial Reports

The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

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A photo of 3 different transistors.
SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

9 min read
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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

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Wireless Signals That Predict Flash Floods

Hagit Messer-Yaron’s algorithm uses cellular networks to collect weather data

6 min read
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A person adjusts something in large, clear laboratory unit with multiple metal drums, pipes, and wires.
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New Carrier Fluid Makes Hydrogen Way Easier to Transport

Canadian startup’s approach could make hydrogen an everyday fuel

4 min read
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SemiconductorsSensorsNewsClimate Tech

A New Sensor Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

This shoebox-sized helium sensor is tracking gas levels of Italian volcanoes

3 min read
The Patent Battle That Won’t Quit
Climate TechNovember 2024MagazineCareersOpinionClimate Change

The Patent Battle That Won’t Quit

Cob Burandt is still down and out in Ham Lake, but his attorneys have just begun to fight—again

2 min read
Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator
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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

Fast prototyping revives a 70-year-old reactor design

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