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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) just awarded nearly $975,000 to Charles Paillard, a University of Arkansas research professor of physics and director of the Smart Ferroic Materials Center, to study aluminum scandium nitride at the…

Palm ID, a new technology announced by the UAE, uses unique vein patterns in individuals' palms for financial transactions. An effort by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security (ICP) and the Central Bank…

In competition, as in life, there are times when things don’t go according to plan, and the Circuit Showdown is no different. It is how we react to challenges that help define us. After a day filled with setbacks and last-minute…

The U.S. government is looking into possibly breaking up the world’s largest search engine, Google. According to the government, the basis is that Google is causing "pernicious harms" to Americans. Considerations include "structural…

According to the CompTIA Tech Jobs Report, the tech unemployment rate fell to 2.5% in September, the steepest month-over-month decrease in four years. Tech industry employment increased by 8,583 net new positions for the month. Analysis of…

The surge in renewable energy and EV adoption has dramatically increased the demand for high-performance, all-solid-state batteries offering higher energy density, improved safety, longer lifespan, and reliable operation over a wide…

Are you using radar chips for your small designs? Here's one for the books—and maybe some ideas for your designs, too. A research team at the University of Oxford wanted to help insect and bird populations that are at risk. They came up…

Nokia just released its tenth Threat Intelligence Report indicating that cyberattacks on telecom infrastructure are accelerating, as cybercriminals increasingly use Generative AI and automation to increase the speed, volume, and attack…

A research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen developed a new, low-cost cathode that could radically improve lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and transform the electric vehicle (EV) market and large-scale energy storage systems. The…

Here’s a good news/bad news example of how technology can help and hurt us. Wearable technology that allows us to effectively monitor our health so that we can react to the information can also contribute to greater health-based stress and…