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AI Is Acing Math Exams Faster Than Scientists Write Them

Rapid advances are rendering benchmarks obsolete in record time

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ComputingAIMagazineFeatureTop Tech 2026TelecommunicationsSemiconductorsSpecial ReportsJanuary 2026

Radio Cables to Boost Data Center Efficiency

Radio and terahertz links could be better, faster, and cheaper

8 min read
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ComputingAIMagazineInterview

AI’s Math Tricks Don’t Work for Scientific Computing

Low-precision number formats don’t suit many simulations

3 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsTelecommunicationsSponsored Article

From Headsets to Hearing Aids

How Bluetooth Low Energy Audio is reshaping wireless audio

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ComputingNews

Laser-Etched Glass Could Store Data for Millennia

Microsoft's Project Silica stores gigabits per cubic millimeter

4 min read
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ComputingGuest ArticleEnergy

We’re Measuring Data Center Sustainability Wrong

Current metrics optimize only 30% of IT emissions

4 min read

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This Former Physicist Helps Keep the Internet Secure

Serendipity led Alan DeKok to a career in network security

4 min read
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Can Space-Grown Crystals Boost Advanced Electronics?

Space-grown seed crystals could boost electronics for AI data centers

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Mars Rover Sets New Autonomous Driving Record

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AI Matches Junior Translators in Language Tasks

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Contactless Pain Monitoring via Heart Rate, Facial Data

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To Prevent a Shark Attack, Try Electric Fields

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AI Models Pinpoint Errors in Autonomous Driving

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AI Models Struggle With Reading Analog Clock

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SemiconductorsAIComputingNews

How and When the Memory Chip Shortage Will End

Despite new fabs and new technology, prices will stay high

6 min read
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SemiconductorsAIComputingNews

New Devices Might Scale the Memory Wall

An 8-layer stack of bulk RRAM runs a continually learning neural network

3 min read
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ComputingNews

New Tool Enhances 3D Modeling for Visually Impaired

A11yShape lets blind coders design and verify models on their own

3 min read

MEMS @ 40

A look at the people, technologies, and applications that have been powering a revolution in microelectricalmechanical systems—MEMS
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Inkjets Are for More Than Just Printing

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How Ultrasound Became Ultra Small

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How Ultrasound Became Ultra Small
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How RF MEMS Tech Finally Delivered the “Ideal Switch”

4 min read
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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor
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Kurt Petersen, 2019 IEEE Medal of Honor Recipient, Is Mr. MEMS

12 min read
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ComputingNews

Can Quantum Twins Solve Complex Material Problems?

Startup offers one-week turnaround for quantum simulation chips

4 min read
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ComputingNews

Brainlike Computers Can Do Math, Too

Neuromorphic computer solves differential equations

3 min read
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TelecommunicationsNewsComputing

Terahertz Chip Achieves 72 Gbps Data Rate

Topological antenna achieves unprecedented 3D signal coverage

3 min read
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BiomedicalConsumer ElectronicsWhitepaper

Achieving Micron-Level Tolerances: CAD Optimization for Sub-10µm 3D Printing

How to set realistic tolerances and match feature sizes to your printer’s resolution capabilities

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AINewsComputing

AI Tools to Convert C Code to Rust for Safety

Memory-safety exploits account for 70 percent of vulnerabilities

5 min read
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ComputingAINews

Thermodynamic Computing Slashes AI-Image Energy Use

Heat may be 10 billion times as efficient for randomization

2 min read