Key Things to Know: New research from the University of Notre Dame found high levels of PFHxA, a PFAS “forever chemical,” in popular smartwatch wristbands. PFAS compounds are extremely persistent in the environment and have been li...

By Robin Mitchell | 29-08-2025

Alberto De la Torre demonstrated how controlled heating and cooling can toggle a quantum material between conductive and insulating states. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University. Key Things to Know: Moore’s Law is slowing as sil...

By Robin Mitchell | 29-08-2025

Key Things to Know: Western export controls backfired, accelerating China’s domestic semiconductor innovation and investment. Loongson’s 3C6000 CPUs showcase ISA independence with up to 64 cores, competitive performance, and nation...

By Robin Mitchell | 28-08-2025

Key Things to Know: The UN Global Compact, launched in 2000, is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative with over 20,000 participants worldwide. Its Ten Principles span human rights, labour, the environment, and ant...

By Matthew Walker | 28-08-2025

Key Things to Know: Breakthrough in satellite autonomy: UC Davis researchers, in collaboration with Proteus Space, have developed the first satellite with onboard AI for real-time self-monitoring and predictive diagnostics. Digital...

By Robin Mitchell | 26-08-2025

Key Things to Know: Smartphone video → 3D twins: Cornell’s DRAWER turns ordinary clips into interactive, photorealistic rooms with movable doors, drawers and objects. Low friction capture: No special sensors or manual mapping—short...

By Robin Mitchell | 22-08-2025

Key Things to Know: China accuses Nvidia’s H20 chip of hardware “backdoors”, citing potential risks to national security and digital sovereignty. The H20 was designed for the Chinese market in response to US export restrictions on...

By Robin Mitchell | 19-08-2025

Key Things to Know: The United States’ semiconductor export restrictions have triggered a global surge in illicit chip trading and parallel supply chains. Malaysia now requires a Strategic Trade Permit for the export, transshipment...

By Robin Mitchell | 18-08-2025

Key Things to Know: Critical Wing FTP Server flaw (CVE-2025-47812) exploited within 24 hours of public disclosure. Vulnerability allows remote code execution with root or SYSTEM privileges on unpatched versions prior to 7.4.4....

By Robin Mitchell | 13-08-2025

Key Things to Know: Opposition to renewable projects often stems from visual impact concerns, especially with onshore wind and large-scale solar farms. Placing renewables out of sight can reduce local resistance but may raise syste...

By Liam Critchley | 12-08-2025

Key Takeaways about 5G – The Greatest Story Ever Sold:  IMEC has just developed an RF chip that can operate at 13 GHz   Despite the hype, 5G networks do not operate at the ultra-high frequencies being touted   It is 5 G's n...

By Gary Elinoff | 11-08-2025

Scientists invent shape-shifting ‘electronic ink’, paving the way for next-gen flexible devices – Simok Lee et al. Key Things to Know: STAR ink is a gallium-based printable electronic ink that transitions between rigid and soft states with...

By Robin Mitchell | 01-08-2025

Key Things to Know: 5G’s energy demands are straining both infrastructure and device-level power budgets, challenging the viability of long-life, always-on IoT deployments. MIT researchers have developed an ultra-low-power 5G recei...

By Robin Mitchell | 30-07-2025

Key Takeways about GaN's RF Revolution: Silicon semiconductors can't function efficiently at the high RF frequencies that modern electronic devices will encounter.    Wide Bandgap semiconductors can operate at much higher frequenci...

By Gary Elinoff | 28-07-2025