Designing Intelligence into the Electrical Foundation of Data Centers

Data centers have always been critical infrastructure, but their role has expanded dramatically in recent years. As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and real-time digital services continue to scale, data centers are under pressure to operate with unprecedented levels of efficiency, reliability, and responsiveness. This shift is driving a quiet but fundamental transformation in how data center infrastructure is designed and managed. Read on to learn more.

Reciprocal Energy: A New Model for Grid-Friendly Data Centers

ARIES, the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems platform, can simulate the electrical brains behind a single device or an entire country. Read on to learn more.

Attacking the Cyberattackers

Smart factories, smart buildings, smart grids, smart cars, make things run better, more productively, more sustainably, more accurately, more safely, and unfortunately, more vulnerable to attack. The more things are automated and interconnected, the more attention has to be given to protecting these systems from outside interference. Read on to learn how to combat cyberattacks.

Obtaining 6G Edge Intelligence

The race to develop sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks is accelerating, with commercialization expected by 2030. Read on to learn how some researchers are exploring the integration of edge AI and space–ground integrated networks (SGINs) to extend AI services globally.

A Blueprint for a 6G Core Network

A research team from Huawei’s advanced wireless labs in Canada and China has published a blueprint for a 6G core network that can generate, update, and execute its own control procedures without human intervention. Read on to learn more.

The Next Step in Wireless Cellular Technology: 6G

Researchers from the University of Tokyo, as part of a multi-institution team, have created an electromagnetic wave absorber for waves between 0.1–1 terahertz (THz). This greatly expands the range of the terahertz frequency which could be commercially used in the future. Read on to learn more.

Arm’s Agentic AI CPU: Engineering the Next Generation of AI Data Centers

This episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast features highlights from Arm CEO Rene Haas’ keynote at the recent live‑streamed Arm is Everywhere event, where he outlines how agentic AI is reshaping the future of compute. The discussion centers on Arm’s landmark move into silicon with the launch of its Arm agentic AI central processing unit (CPU), purpose‑built for next‑generation AI data centers. Listen now!

Meet IRIS: A Smart Ring to Control Smart Devices

University of Washington researchers have developed IRIS, a smart ring that allows users to control smart devices by aiming the ring’s small camera at the device and clicking a built-in button. The prototype Bluetooth ring sends an image of the selected device to the user’s phone, which controls the device. Read on to learn more.

New on the Market

See what's new on the market, including COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.4; Novotechnik's Vert-X 26 Series of non-contacting magnetic angle sensors; HMS Networks' N-Tron NT110-FX2, an unmanaged Ethernet switch with two fiber ports; Littelfuse's MMIX1T500N20X4 X4-Class Ultra-Junction Power MOSFET; and more.

Solving AI’s Power Problem at the Chip Level

To address the staggering power and energy demands of AI, engineers have developed a revolutionary new thin-film material that promises to make AI devices significantly faster while dramatically cutting energy consumption. In this interview, Alamgir Karim, who is leading the research, discusses the new approach, its benefits, and how Nobel Prize-winning chemistry enabled this discovery.

Product of the Month

See the product of the month: Altech Corporation's C-TEC Series of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS).

A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Corsha CEO Anusha Iyer explains how machine identity, continuous authentication, and secure connectivity are accelerating digital transformation for the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center. Listen now!

New Products

See the new products, including NVIDIA's IGX Thor, an industrial-grade platform built to bring real-time physical AI directly to the edge; Teknic's precision planetary gearboxes; PI's L-220 series linear actuators; Compact Click dev tool from MIKROE; and more.

Researchers Give New Meaning to the Term “Microwave Brain”

Cornell researchers have developed a low-power microchip they call a “microwave brain,” the first processor to compute on both ultrafast data signals and wireless communication signals by harnessing the physics of microwaves. Read on to learn more about it.

The U.K.’s First Long-Distance, Quantum-Secured Video Call and More

Researchers have successfully demonstrated the U.K.’s first long-distance ultra-secure transfer of data over a quantum communications network, including the U.K.’s first long-distance quantum-secured video call. Read on to learn more.

Powerful and Precise Multi-color Lasers Now Fit on a Single Chip

A few years ago, researchers in Michal Lipson’s Columbia Engineering lab noticed something remarkable. They were working on a project to design high-power chips that could...

Context-Based Configuration Management System

NASA has developed a new technology to track the status of, and changes to, enterprise level programmatic operations. Read on to learn more about it.

New Transmitter Could Make Wireless Devices More Energy-Efficient

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have designed a novel transmitter chip that significantly improves the energy efficiency of wireless communications, which could boost the...

Wi-Fi Signals Can Measure Heart Rate — No Wearables Needed

Traditionally, measuring heart rate requires some sort of wearable device, whether that be a smart watch or hospital-grade machinery. But new research from engineers at the...

Product of the Month

See the product of the month: Phoenix Contact's NearFi, a contactless real-time transmission technology.

New App Performs Real-Time, Full-Body Motion Capture With a Mobile Device

Northwestern engineers have developed a new system for full-body motion capture — and it doesn’t require specialized rooms, expensive equipment, bulky cameras, or an array of sensors. Instead, it requires a simple mobile device. Read on to learn more.

How AI Can Protect the Electric Grid

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed brain-inspired AI algorithms that detect physical problems, cyberattacks, and both at the same time within the grid.

Product of the Month

See the product of the month: STMicroelectronics' LEOPOL1 point-of-load step-down converter for low-Earth orbit deployments targeting the needs of equipment developers in the space market.

New on the Market

See what's new on the market, including Creform Corporation's cart, ACROS®, designed to be used on challenging terrains such as snow, soil, sand, mud, grass, rough concrete, and even steps; Instron's AT3 Floor Model testing system, for automated metals testing; Motorized high-resolution actuators from PI Americas; Walter's new countersink option; and more.