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SemiconductorsMagazineFeature

Hybrid Bonding Plays Starring Role in 3D Chips

Tech makes millions of connections in a square millimeter of silicon

9 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsMagazineFeature

Engineering the First Fitbit: The Inside Story

They had a billion-dollar idea—and a lot to learn about hardware

16 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsMagazineFeature

How LG and Samsung Are Making TV Screens Disappear

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

9 min read
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ComputingHistory of TechnologyFeature

The Rise of Groupware

How collaboration software came to be. Bonus: never-before-seen footage of Bill Gates on Broadway

10 min read
A Trillion Rogue Planets and Not One Sun to Shine on Them
AerospaceAugust 2024MagazineFeature

A Trillion Rogue Planets and Not One Sun to Shine on Them

Inside the race to track down our galaxy’s hidden, untethered worlds

24 min read

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RoboticsMagazineFeature

Sea Drones in the Russia-Ukraine War Inspire New Tactics

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

10 min read
An exploded view of an advanced electric motor shows the copper coils used to produce magnetic fields and transmit power.
TransportationAugust 2024MagazineFeature

How to Build EV Motors Without Rare Earth Elements

Experimental motors use exotic materials and clever configurations

12 min read

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AerospaceMagazineNewsTelecommunicationsJournal Watch

Test Flight Demonstrates Navigation by Cellphone Signals

4 min read
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Artificial IntelligenceNewsJournal WatchComputing

How Good Is ChatGPT at Coding, Really?

3 min read
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AerospaceNewsJournal Watch

Sensor Could Help Detect Gravity Waves in Orbit

3 min read
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RoboticsSensorsNewsJournal Watch

Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?

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Why Not Give Robots Foot-Eyes?
Artificial IntelligenceAugust 2024MagazineNewsJournal Watch

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

3 min read
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ComputingNewsJournal WatchTelecommunications

3D Radar Reveals Defects Within Bridges

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Shipt’s Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back
Artificial IntelligenceAugust 2024MagazineFeatureCareersTelecommunications

Shipt’s Algorithm Squeezed Gig Workers. They Fought Back

When their pay suddenly dropped, delivery drivers audited their employer

11 min read
Powering Planes With Microwaves Is Not the Craziest Idea
AerospaceEnergyFeature

Powering Planes With Microwaves Is Not the Craziest Idea

If you don’t mind massive ground antennas and fried birds, that is

9 min read
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Climate TechJuly 2024MagazineFeatureClimate Change

A Clean, Green Way to Recycle Solar Panels

See how this Italian startup recovers valuable materials without toxic chemicals

8 min read
SemiconductorsJuly 2024MagazineFeature

Is the Future of Moore’s Law in a Particle Accelerator?

Linear accelerators could turbocharge EUV lithography

9 min read
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The Forgotten History of Chinese Keyboards
History of TechnologyMagazineFeatureComputingJune 2024

The Forgotten History of Chinese Keyboards

Before QWERTY, the options were ingenious and strange

11 min read
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Artificial IntelligenceMagazineFeatureJune 2024

Do We Dare Use Generative AI for Mental Health?

Woebot, a mental-health chatbot, is testing it out

11 min read
Towards Safer Air Traffic: Implementing a Secure UTM System for Unmanned Aircraft
AerospaceWhitepaper

Towards Safer Air Traffic: Implementing a Secure UTM System for Unmanned Aircraft

The Secure Systems Research Center (SSRC) is leading research on a comprehensive UTM framework, focused on open-source development and regulatory collaboration to secure and streamline interactions between UAVs, Ground Control Stations, and UTM services

Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket
BiomedicalJuly 2024MagazineFeature

Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

Mood trackers spot hazardous shifts in mental health before we do

11 min read
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SemiconductorsMagazineFeatureComputingJune 2024

How to Put a Data Center in a Shoebox

Imec’s plan to use superconductors to shrink computers

10 min read

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