From The Editor

  1. Even Cables Are Beautiful: A Fascinating Journey Through The History Of Electronics 1/31/2024

    Inspired by a shorted tantalum capacitor, two engineers discovered a hidden world inside electronic components, displaying the accidental beauty of their intricate designs. Hours of polishing, cleaning, and photographing resistors, capacitors, and inductors have revealed a captivating aesthetic.

  2. NASA Soon To Rely More On Communications Providers 1/29/2024

    As NASA winds down its TDRS constellation, it has partnered with SATCOM providers to fill in the communications gaps and reduce the risk of data loss and communication delays for future missions.

  3. Love In The Lab: 3 Couples Who Were More Than Just Lab Partners 1/24/2024

    When the scientist in Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me With Science” exclaimed, “Good heavens, Miss Sakamoto, you're beautiful!” it didn’t mark the first time love found its way into a lab. Couples have been mixing amor and research for centuries and here, we take a look at five famous pairings – some of which resulted in Nobel Prizes!

  4. Future First: The Making Of Mobile World Congress Barcelona 1/23/2024

    MWC Barcelona is a must-attend event for anyone interested in mobile technology. It is a great opportunity to learn about the latest trends, network with industry leaders, and explore new business opportunities.

  5. Beyond Silicon: The Potential Of Graphene In Semiconductors 1/19/2024

    The first working semiconductor made of graphene outperformed one made of silicon leading to speculation that graphene could be the future of computing. But will graphene replace silicon, despite challenges such as the lack of a natural bandgap, scalability, integration with existing technologies, and long-term reliability?

  6. I’ll See Your Autonomous Vehicle And Raise You An Autonomous Train 1/17/2024

    Autonomous trains are used in various settings, including urban transit systems, metro and subway networks, freight transportation, and high-speed rail. They offer the potential to enhance the reliability and safety of train travel.

  7. It’s No Secret, Q-Day Is Coming 1/11/2024

    Q-Day poses a threat to infrastructure such as water, energy, electricity, health, safety, security, and national defense. The encryption schemes most susceptible to quantum attacks are those that rely on large prime numbers – or nearly all digital communication systems.

  8. How Amplifiers Are Improving Weather Prediction And Research 1/8/2024

    Weather satellites can measure crucial meteorological data including precipitation, water vapor, and temperature more accurately than ever. Part of the reason behind this is highly sensitive amplifiers that can detect even the weakest signals from the environment, which are essential for predicting weather with more precision.

  9. Wi-Fi 7: Start Me Up 1/3/2024

    Soon to be all the rage, Wi-Fi 7 is coming and I ain’t too proud to beg that it happens soon. I won’t get angry or full of doom and gloom waiting for that day because time is on my side. But until certification day comes, I’ll shine a light on this new Wi-Fi standard and come to your emotional rescue.

  10. Unveiling Scientific Frontiers: The Impact of Solvay Conferences on Modern Science 12/20/2023

    ​The early Solvay Conferences on Physics played a significant role in the evolution of Physics in the 20th century. Started in 1911, they are still regarded as one of the world's premier conferences in physics and chemistry, and, in 1927, are where Niels Bohr told Albert Einstein to “stop telling God what to do.”