The DEW Line Remembered - If you grew up in the middle of the Cold War, you probably remember hearing about the Distant Early Warning line between duck-and-cover drills. The United States and Canada built …read more
GUC Tapes Out Industry-Leading UCIe Face-Up IP for TSMC SoIC-X - Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Advanced ASIC Leader, today announced the successful tape-out of the industry-leading Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express™ (UCIe™) PHY Face-Up IP on TSMC’s N5 process for integration with the TSMC SoIC®-X technology. The post GUC Tapes Out Industry-Leading UCIe...
Scientists Create the Impossible: New Compound Challenges Fundamental Principle of Chemistry - Once thought unlikely, this new finding in coordination chemistry could lead to promising advances in catalysis and materials science. For more than 100 years, the widely accepted 18-electron rule has been a foundational guideline in organometallic chemistry. Now, researchers at the Okinawa Institute...
Record Changer Spins Round and Round - There was a time when all the cool kids had a 45 RPM record player. [RF Burns] picked up a 1950s-era player from RCA. However, it needed a lot of …read more
NASA Blasts X-59 Quiet Supersonic Mini Jet to Mach 1.4 in Tokyo Tunnel - NASA and JAXA fired a hand-sized X-59 model through a Mach 1.4 wind tunnel, gathering proof that its needle-nose and tailored wings can scatter shock waves into a muted “thump.” The data validate computer predictions, setting the stage for the full-scale jet’s first flight and Quesst’s mission...
One Year Later, a Review of Stocks with Cult-like Followings - In July 2024 I wrote two articles about stocks which have cult-like online followings; one which details those to avoid, and one that covers those I find reasonably attractive. I call these holdings cultish because they have an army of fans who exist primarily to juice the stock, but this alone doesn\u2019t...
2025 One Hertz Challenge: Ham Radio Foxhunt Transmitter - [Jim Matthews] submitted their Ham Radio foxhunt transmitter project for the 2025 One Hertz Challenge. This is a clever Spartan build. In order to create a radio beacon for use …read more
Scientists Create New Supermaterial That Could Replace Plastic - Improved bacterial cellulose could help create tougher, greener materials for things we use every day. As plastic waste continues to accumulate across the globe, creating serious environmental challenges, researchers are turning to nature for sustainable solutions. Maksud Rahman, an assistant professor...
Physicists Achieve “Holy Grail” of Summing All Feynman Diagrams - A clever method from Caltech researchers now makes it possible to unravel complex electron-lattice interactions, potentially transforming how we understand and design quantum and electronic materials. Researchers at Caltech have developed a faster and more effective technique for calculating large sets...
[News] VITURE Unveiled New Micro OLED XR Smart Glasses - As per IT Home, tech media outlet Android Central published a blog post on July 9 reporting that Beijing-based VITURE Inc. has unveiled its new Luma series of XR smart glasses. The lineup includes the Luma, Luma Pro, Luma Ultra, and the upcoming flagship model, Beast. The Luma, positioned as the ...
Silicon 100: Startups to Watch in 2025 - EE Times’ 25th revision of the Silicon 100, our annual list of promising electronics and semiconductor startups, is now available to download! The post Silicon 100: Startups to Watch in 2025 appeared first on EE Times .
Study Reconstructs 540 Million Years of Sea Level Change in Unprecedented Detail - Researchers have modeled sea level changes on thousand-year timescales for the past 540 million years. These insights offer better tools for mapping subsurface layers used in energy and waste storage. Earth’s sea levels have fluctuated ever since the planet first had oceans. Until recently, scientists...
A Collection of Lightning Detectors - You would think detecting lightning would be easy. Each lightning bolt has a staggering amount of power, and, clearly, you can hear the results on any radio. But it is …read more
Do You Trust this AI for Your Surgery? - If you are looking for the perfect instrument to start a biological horror show in our age of AI, you have come to the right place. Researchers at Johns Hopkins …read more
Research 6G Technologies with USRPs & OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software - Evolution of 5G toward 6G As 5G deployments gain traction and infrastructure providers roll out new capabilities, the research community is starting to look beyond 5G. 6G is coming and could involve covering much higher frequencies (into the THz bands), phased-array antenna solutions, and increasing bandwidths...
Hate Exercise? Science Says It Might Just Be Your Personality - Ever wonder why some people thrive on high-intensity workouts while others dread even gentle yoga? A new study reveals that your personality may hold the key. Researchers found that traits like extroversion and neuroticism predict not just which exercises people prefer, but also how likely they are to...
A Surprising Superfood: New Bone-Boosting Benefits of Prunes Discovered - Prunes might be the unexpected superfruit for your bones. A recent Penn State study shows that eating just four to six prunes daily can help postmenopausal women preserve bone density and strength, significantly lowering their fracture risk. Using advanced 3D imaging, researchers found that prune eaters...
Smart Coffee Table to Guide Your Commute - One of the simple pleasures of life is enjoying a drive to work… only to get stuck in traffic that you could’ve known about if you just checked before your …read more
How AI is Pushing Semiconductor Manufacturing into a Generational Shift - Lam Research is looking beyond traditional materials and processes to deliver innovation that will define semiconductor manufacturing for the AI era. The post How AI is Pushing Semiconductor Manufacturing into a Generational Shift appeared first on EE Times .
A History of the Tandy Computers - Radio Shack, despite being gone for a number of years, is still in our cultural consciousness. But Tandy, the company behind Radio Shack for many years. Did you ever wonder …read more
Quantum Breakthrough: Physicists Discover “Lonely” Spinon That Defies Magnetic Norms - A new discovery reveals how a mysterious quantum spin excitation — a solitary spinon — can exist alone, hinting at advances in quantum technologies. Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw and the University of British Columbia have identified a way for a “lone spinon”...
Ancient Mud Just Shattered a 750,000-Year-Old Ice Myth - Evidence of algae growth and climate simulations reveal the Arctic had seasonal ice, not a permanent ice shelf, for much of the past 750,000 years. These insights challenge long-standing theories. For a long time, researchers have debated whether a thick, continuous ice shelf once blanketed the entire...
Newborn Babies and Alzheimer’s Patients Have This Surprising Thing in Common - Newborns and individuals with Alzheimer’s disease have been found to share an unusual biological feature: both show high levels of a well-established Alzheimer’s biomarker. What do newborns and individuals with Alzheimer’s disease have in common? According to a recent study led by first author Fernando...
