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10 Nov 23

USC Professor’s Simulation Software Teaches Systems Engineering Topics

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Azad M. Madni spent some 40 years working on artificial intelligence and simulation technologies that allowed U.S. soldiers to safely train for combat operations in virtual worlds. Now Madni—a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at the University of Southern California—is working to transform engineering education. But he hasn’t…

09 Nov 23

Grown-up Arm Chips Look to Dethrone x86 in Laptops

Computer & Information Technology

Qualcomm is again coming for laptops—and this time, it means business. At the company’s October 2023 Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X Elite, a system-on-a-chip (SoC) with a custom Arm architecture designed specifically for laptop PCs. The new chip is far from Qualcomm’s first attempt to upset the PC’s…

09 Nov 23

Governments ‘doubling down’ on fossil fuels despite climate change goals

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The major new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and other climate bodies found that 2030 production levels are 69 per cent more than what would be consistent with a less ambitious 2°C warming scenario. 151 national governments have pledged to achieve net zero…

09 Nov 23

Indonesia launches South-east Asia’s largest floating solar farm

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Indonesia has opened a $108m (£88m) floating solar plant in a significant renewable energy milestone for the country. The project was developed by PLN Nusantara Power and the renewable energy company Masdar from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The plant was built on Cirata reservoir, 108km (67 miles) south-east of…

09 Nov 23

EU top court lawyer wants Apple’s €14.3B Irish tax judgement re-run

Computer & Information Technology

Apple has faced a major setback in its longstanding €14.3bn tax dispute with the EU after an adviser to the bloc’s highest court said an earlier ruling over the tech giant’s business in Ireland should be thrown out and the case re-run. Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella of the EU Court…

09 Nov 23

4 formas en que Google apoya a los veteranos en su proceso de transición

Computer & Information Technology

Cómo honra Google a la comunidad militar este Día de los Veteranos.

09 Nov 23

4 ways Google is supporting veterans in transition

Computer & Information Technology

How Google is honoring the military community this Veterans Day.

09 Nov 23

140-year-old ocean heat tech could supply islands with limitless energy

Computer & Information Technology

A UK-based startup is looking to breathe new life into a century-old technology that could power tropical island nations with virtually limitless, consistent, renewable energy. Known as ocean thermal energy conversion or ‘OTEC,’ the technology was first invented in 1881 by French physicist Jacques Arsene d’Arsonval. He discovered that the…

09 Nov 23

Your pets can now eat meat that’s ‘grown’ in a lab

Computer & Information Technology

Good news, cats and dogs: you can now legally eat lab-grown meat. The milestone comes courtesy of a world-first permit for cultivated pet food. Czech startup Bene Meat Technologies received the inaugural license from the EU on Wednesday. The company can now produce and sell the futuristic cuisine, which is…

09 Nov 23

Food waste is a massive problem. This sensor system offers a solution

Computer & Information Technology

Food waste has become a critical global issue. Almost 10% of the 8 billion people on Earth are undernourished, but nearly a third of the food on our planet is trashed before it’s eaten. A startup called Positive Carbon has proposed a solution. The Irish company has developed a sensor-based system that…