At the Grainger College of Engineering, materials science and engineering professor Qing Cao and his team have built working silicon circuits by stacking active layers directly on top of each other. Instead of adding more devices side by side, they are moving into the third dimension and building stacked layers......
A Trump-linked startup is sending humanoid robots to the Ukraine battlefield
Foundation Future Industries, a startup founded in 2024 in San Francisco, has a goal shared by many similar robotics firms: to create machines that can take on those challenging, dangerous roles performed by humans. Read Entire Article
MIT researchers found a way to get lithium out of hard rock without the massive energy bill
For now, lithium-ion batteries continue to dominate for a simple reason – scale. The global lithium supply chain is already well-developed and highly efficient, making it difficult for alternatives to compete on cost. Read Entire Article
Fake downloads of popular PC utilities are quietly installing crypto miners on enthusiast PCs
The Windows Defender security team is alerting users with dedicated GPUs about scammers manipulating search engine results to distribute remote monitoring and cryptomining payloads. The hackers are manipulating not only search engine results but also AI chatbot responses. Read Entire Article
California passes bill requiring gun-blocking software in 3D printers
The bill would require consumer 3D printers sold in California to include "firearm blocking technology" that checks design files before a print job can begin. Read Entire Article
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will skip annual parade celebrating Israel but pledges big police presence
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel
United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis diverted because of unruly passenger
A United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin on Friday night after reports of an unruly passenger
Search underway for man suspected of killing Virginia sheriff’s deputy
A Virginia sheriff's deputy was killed and another wounded Friday when a man opened fire on deputies
A first among major nations, India is industrializing with solar
A sea of solar panels is rapidly engulfing one of the world’s largest salt deserts. By 2029, nearly 60 million panels will cover 280 square miles of India’s Rann of Kutch, extending right up to the border with Pakistan. The Khavda solar park is set to be the world’s largest...
A season from hell: how Arne Slot’s Liverpool fell apart after death of Jota
The title-winning glow soon faded for the champions’ manager after tragedy in Spain presaged a dramatic decline on the pitch The Liverpool forward was returning from his native Portugal to England via car then ferry, on medical advice after having a minor lung operation, and was killed in an accident...