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RSS IEEE Spectrum Computing

  • Laser-Written Glass Could Store Data for Millennia February 18, 2026
    Huge amounts of data could be archived in a compact format for millennia, by using lasers to encode that data into glass.In 2028, the amount of data that the world is projected to generate—in the form of photos, videos, emails, documents and other files—could reach about 394 zettabytes (394 trillion gigabytes), according to the market […]
    Charles Q. Choi
  • Estimating Surface Heating of an Atmospheric Reentry Vehicle With Simulation February 17, 2026
    Join Hannah Alpert (NASA Ames) to explore thermal data from the record-breaking 6-meter LOFTID inflatable aeroshell. Learn how COMSOL Multiphysics® was used to perform inverse analysis on flight thermocouple data, validating heat flux gauges and preflight CFD predictions. Attendees will gain technical insights into improving thermal models for future HIAD missions, making this essential for […]
    COMSOL
  • We’re Measuring Data Center Sustainability Wrong February 17, 2026
    In 2024, Google claimed that their data centers are 1.5x more energy efficient than industry average. In 2025, Microsoft committed billions to nuclear power for AI workloads. The data center industry tracks power usage effectiveness to three decimal places and optimizes water usage intensity with machine precision. We report direct emissions and energy emissions with […]
    Arjun Sharma
  • This Former Physicist Helps Keep the Internet Secure February 16, 2026
    When Alan DeKok began a side project in network security, he didn’t expect to start a 27-year career. In fact, he didn’t initially set out to work in computing at all.DeKok studied nuclear physics before making the switch to a part of network computing that is foundational but—like nuclear physics—largely invisible to those not directly […]
    Gwendolyn Rak
  • Startups Are Betting on Orbital Growth for Advanced Electronics February 10, 2026
    This past December, the U.K. start-up Space Forge turned on an orbital furnace aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, producing a stream of super-hot plasma that could someday enable production of near-ideal semiconductor crystals in orbit. Hailed as a breakthrough in orbital manufacturing, the milestone is a first for a free-flying commercial satellite and a payload not […]
    Tereza Pultarova

RSS IEEE Spectrum Semiconductors

  • LEDs Enter the Nanoscale February 12, 2026
    MicroLEDs, with pixels just micrometers across, have long been a byword in the display world. Now, microLED-makers have begun shrinking their creations into the uncharted nano realm. In January, a startup named Polar Light Technologies unveiled prototype blue LEDs less than 500 nanometers across. This raises a tempting question: How far can LEDs shrink?We know […]
    Rahul Rao
  • Startups Are Betting on Orbital Growth for Advanced Electronics February 10, 2026
    This past December, the U.K. start-up Space Forge turned on an orbital furnace aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, producing a stream of super-hot plasma that could someday enable production of near-ideal semiconductor crystals in orbit. Hailed as a breakthrough in orbital manufacturing, the milestone is a first for a free-flying commercial satellite and a payload not […]
    Tereza Pultarova
  • How and When the Memory Chip Shortage Will End February 10, 2026
    If it feels these days as if everything in technology is about AI, that’s because it is. And nowhere is that more true than in the market for computer memory. Demand, and profitability, for the type of DRAM used to feed GPUs and other accelerators in AI data centers is so huge that it’s diverting […]
    Samuel K. Moore
  • New Devices Might Scale the Memory Wall February 9, 2026
    The hunt is on for anything that can surmount AI’s perennial memory wall–even quick models are bogged down by the time and energy needed to carry data between processor and memory. Resistive RAM (RRAM)could circumvent the wall by allowing computation to happen in the memory itself. Unfortunately, most types of this nonvolatile memory are too […]
    Rahul Rao
  • The Ultimate 3D Integration Would Cook Future GPUs January 14, 2026
    Peek inside the package of AMD’s or Nvidia’s most advanced AI products, and you’ll find a familiar arrangement: The GPU is flanked on two sides by high-bandwidth memory (HBM), the most advanced memory chips available. These memory chips are placed as close as possible to the computing chips they serve in order to cut down […]
    Samuel K. Moore

RSS ESA Telecom

  • Dentistry at a distance: a 650 km checkup via satellite January 29, 2026
    Citizens living in remote areas could one day receive specialist medical care without leaving their communities, thanks to advances in telemedicine through satellite communications. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the University of Glasgow have successfully run a remote dental examination using a secure satellite link combined with a rapidly usable 5G network.
  • Space-enabled air traffic control takes flight globally December 11, 2025
    Air travellers will shrink their carbon footprint while reducing flight delays worldwide, thanks to a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA), satellite operator Viasat and aerospace company Boeing. Flights to test the space-based technology with new aviation standards from and to the USA and Europe took place in late October and early November.
  • Smarter flights for ITA Airways through satellites December 10, 2025
    Passengers on Italian airline ITA Airways will be able to fly smarter and greener and with less delays thanks to the airline’s recent implementation of the Iris technology, developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) and global communications company Viasat.
  • Three more Greek CubeSats reach space November 28, 2025
    Cleaner airwaves and safer seas will be soon possible thanks to the launch of three small Greek satellites. Supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), satellites of the PHASMA and MICE-1 missions launched on 28 November, where they will demonstrate new capabilities in radio frequencies usage and maritime tracking from space.
  • Europe chooses resilient and secure space-enabled connectivity with €2.1 billion investment November 28, 2025
    In a time of profound technological and geopolitical challenges, Europe will continue to support the need for secure satellite communications. This was the clear message given at the European Space Agency's (ESA) Council meeting at Ministerial Level, in Bremen, Germany.

RSS NASA Education

  • Career Spotlight: Welder (Ages 14-18) February 5, 2026
    What does a welder do? A welder uses tools that join two or more parts through forces such as heat or pressure. Metals are the materials most commonly used in welding, but it’s also possible to weld thermoplastics or wood. Welders use their hands, skills, and problem-solving abilities to create something new. At NASA, welders […]
    Sandra May
  • ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated Feb. 4) February 4, 2026
    THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. Most opportunities to participate in research are officially announced through the Web-based NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated […]
    Jim Banke
  • NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in Pennsylvania February 2, 2026
    NASA astronaut Chris Williams will connect with students in Pennsylvania to answer prerecorded science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) questions while aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will begin at 12:20 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 5, and will stream live on the agency’s Learn With NASA YouTube channel. Media interested in covering the […]
    Jessica Taveau
  • NASA Awards Help Inspire Future Innovators Through STEM Engagement January 29, 2026
    NASA has awarded more than $5 million to 29 institutions nationwide to expand and strengthen science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning beyond the classroom. The awards are designed to help build skills that lead directly to STEM careers. These organizations collaborate with libraries, after-school programs, and youth-serving groups to provide sustainable learning opportunities that […]
    Gerelle Q. Dodson
  • Students Across New England Contribute to Climate Science Through NASA’s GLOBE Green Down January 21, 2026
    In fall 2025, more than 50 educators and over 1,500 young people across Maine and New Hampshire participated in NASA’s Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Green Down, a citizen science (also known as participatory science or community science) initiative that engages students and volunteers in tracking seasonal changes in plant life. […]

RSS IEEE Spectrum Telecom

  • The Age Verification Trap February 23, 2026
    Social media is going the way of alcohol, gambling, and other social sins: societies are deciding it’s no longer kids’ stuff. Lawmakers point to compulsive use, exposure to harmful content, and mounting concerns about adolescent mental health. So, many propose to set a minimum age, usually 13 or 16.In cases when regulators demand real enforcement […]
    Waydell D. Carvalho
  • Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Debut Next-Generation Sports Smarts February 4, 2026
    From 6–22 February, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, will feature not just the world’s top winter athletes but also some of the most advanced sports technologies today. At the first Cortina Olympics, in 1956, the Swiss company Omega—based in Biel/Bienne—introduced electronic ski starting gates and launched the first automated timing tech of […]
    Maurizio Arseni
  • Breaking Boundaries in Wireless Communication February 3, 2026
    This paper discusses how RF propagation simulations empower engineers to test numerous real-world use cases in far less time, and at lower costs, than in situ testing alone. Learn how simulations provide a powerful visual aid and offer valuable insights to improve the performance and design of body-worn wireless devices.Download this free whitepaper now!
    Remcom
  • “Leaky” 6G Chip Tech Beats Narrow Terahertz Beam Constraints February 2, 2026
    Sixth-generation wireless networks, or 6G, are expected to achieve terabit-per-second speeds using terahertz frequencies. However, to harness the terahertz spectrum, complicated device designs are typically needed to establish multiple high-speed connections. Now research suggests that advanced topological materials may ultimately help to achieve such links. The experimental device the researchers have made, in fact, achieved […]
    Charles Q. Choi
  • At Age 25, Wikipedia Refuses to Evolve January 30, 2026
    Wikipedia celebrates its 25th anniversary this month as the internet’s most reliable knowledge source. Yet behind the celebrations, a troubling pattern has developed: The volunteer community that built this encyclopedia has lately rejected a key innovation designed to serve readers. The same institution founded on the principle of easy and open community collaboration could now […]
    Dariusz Jemielniak