The relentless movement and volume of data has today’s data centers of all sizes seeking how to best deploy their network infrastructure to support ever growing gigabit...
The semiconductor industry in 2015: New nodes and upstart companies fuel a dynamic market
2015 is likely to be a particularly critical year on multiple fronts, for multiple semiconductor companies. There’s a great deal of potential disruption and meaningful product improvements...
Time is running out for ethicists to tackle very real robot quandries
By its nature, the Open Roboethics Initiative is easy to dismiss — until you read anything they’ve published. As we head toward a self-driving future in which...
Nanowire breakthrough could recycle vehicle exhaust, improve car efficiency
A group of researchers at Sandia National Labs have announced a major step forward in thermoelectric nanowires, hopefully paving the way for new types of efficiency-boosting mechanisms...
New aluminum air battery could blow past lithium-ion, runs on water
As battery technologies go, the world has a love-hate relationship with lithium-ion. On the one hand, breakthroughs in Li-ion designs and construction are responsible for the Tesla Model...
IERC 2015: Electronics recyclers gather in Austria
Conference attendees toured two facilities and discussed market conditions during the annual international conference. Innovative electronics recycling strategies, challenging market conditions and scrap exports were among the...