Technology

Optical spectrometers have long been recognized as valuable instruments in various fields, from medical diagnosis to material characterization. However, traditional spectrometer designs are often bulky and expensive, limiting their widespread use. In recent years, efforts have been made to develop more compact and affordable optical spectrometers that can be easily deployed on a large scale.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making significant advancements in recent years, leading to automation and efficiency improvements in various industries. A recent feature article in the AIChE Journal delves into the challenges and benefits of employing Intelligence Augmentation (IA) in process safety systems. This work is a collaborative effort involving experts like Dr. Faisal Khan,

In a recent turn of events, computer systems worldwide have experienced critical failures due to an update released by CrowdStrike, a renowned global security software provider. The impacted software, known as the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, is commonly utilized by businesses and organizations to ensure security monitoring on desktop computers and notebooks. The fallout from this

The textile industry is widely known as one of the major contributors to global pollution, generating a staggering 92 million tons of textile waste every year. In response to this environmental crisis, a team of researchers led by University of Minnesota Duluth associate professor Abigail Clarke-Sather have developed a groundbreaking solution: The Fiber Shredder. This

When it comes to solar cells, one of the biggest challenges is dealing with shaded cells in a module. The shaded cell can be subjected to reverse bias conditions, which can lead to instability and performance deterioration over time. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have recently introduced a new strategy

Robotic teleoperation has long been a challenging field in robotics, with many existing systems struggling to effectively process and reproduce complex movements performed by humans. However, a recent development by researchers at the University of California, San Diego could change the game. Bunny-VisionPro is a new teleoperation system designed to enable the teleoperation of robotic

The University of Western Australia’s TeraNet project has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in space communication technology. The network of optical ground stations, led by Associate Professor Sascha Schediwy, successfully captured laser signals from a German satellite in low Earth orbit. This achievement opens the door to a significant increase in communication bandwidth between space and

AT&T, a prominent telecommunications company based in Dallas, recently reported its second data breach of the year, impacting over 100 million U.S. customers. The breach was not due to server issues but rather the result of a malicious actor gaining unauthorized access to AT&T’s workspace from a remote platform. The compromised data includes communication records

The field of water electrolysis technology has seen a significant breakthrough in South Korea with the development of a one-step electrode fabrication process by a research team led by Dr. Sung Mook Choi of the Korea Institute of Materials Science. This innovative process, detailed in the journal Applied Energy, has the potential to revolutionize the

Port-out hijacking, also known as SIM-swapping, is a form of identity theft that has been on the rise in recent years. The following is a personal account of one individual’s experience with port-out hijacking and the challenges faced in recovering from such a scam. One Monday morning in May, the victim woke up to a