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Two new papers published by the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Chandra Family of Electrical and Computer Engineering provide blueprints for improvements in semiconductor technology and building blocks for the next generation of computers…

By the end of the year, 500 Whole Foods stores will implement palm recognition technology, eliminating the need for your credit cards and phones to pay for your groceries. The palm recognition service, dubbed Amazon One, will be used for…

Researchers led by Nagoya University in Japan successfully applied nanosheet technology to create a dielectric capacitor. This capacitor features the highest energy storage density ever recorded, as well as quick charging time, high output,…

The Federal Trade Commission (F.T.C.) opened an investigation into OpenAI, the company that made ChatGPT. The agency sent a 20-page letter asking questions, including how the start-up trains its A.I. models and treats personal data.…

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have synthesized a thin film of a unique topological semimetal material with the potential to generate more computing power and memory storage using less energy. Their work is published…

According to fundamental physics, the properties of mass—weight, inertia, and gravitation—always remain the same relative to each other. If this is not true, Einstein's theory of relativity would be debunked. Now, however, quantum theory…

Microchips must become smaller, faster, and energy efficient to keep pace with the ever-larger and more complex data sets to store, search, and analyze. Ferroelectric field effect transistors (FE-FETs) are a potential solution. FE-FETs…

There may be many more Earth-like exoplanets with liquid water than we thought, potentially increasing the chance of finding life. Dr. Lujendra Ojha of Rutgers University claims that their work shows water can be found in places previously…

We all watched in horror when the residential apartment building collapsed in Florida two years ago. This case involved problems with how the concrete was cast, rendering it permeable to water and the corrosion of much of its steel…

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an average of 27% of global jobs are at risk of being easily automated using AI. Although we're in the early stages and this won't happen tomorrow,…

A new ferroelectric polymer exceptionally good at converting electrical energy into mechanical strain holds promise as a high-performance motion controller or “actuator.”  According to researchers led by Penn State, potential applications…

There’s now a metallic gel that is highly conductive and can be used to print three-dimensional (3D) solid objects at room temperature—in a single step. This potentially opens up the ability to manufacture a wide range of electronic…

A new approach to LiDAR technology invented by University of Washington researchers resides on a computer chip and uses sound waves running over its surface to steer a laser beam. It allows self-driving cars to see objects like pedestrians…

Controversy is brewing based on the use of facial recognition technology in entertainment venues, and leading artists are boycotting. Digital rights advocacy Fight for the Future called for face-scanning technology to be banned at all…

According to an analysis by CompTIA, technology companies added workers while tech occupations in the broader economy fell back in June. Tech companies increased their headcount by 5,348 jobs in June. Among the six top-level tech…