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Multi-die systems define the future of semiconductors

Few business leaders, however, are keeping pace with the latest developments in this arena. Multi-die technology is still an enigma to many executives. A recent poll by MIT Technology Review Insights asked... Read more »

The Download: toxic chemicals, and Russia’s cyberwar tactics

What are chemical pollutants doing to our bodies? It’s a timely question given that last week, people in Philadelphia cleared grocery shelves of bottled water after a toxic leak from a chemical... Read more »

We’re inhaling, eating, and drinking toxic chemicals. Now we need to figure out how they’re affecting us.

Take lead, for example. While the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that there is “no safe level” of lead in children’s blood, the organization sets a blood lead... Read more »

The Download: sleeping in VR, and promising clean energy projects

People are gathering in virtual spaces to relax, and even sleep, with their headsets on. VR sleep rooms are becoming popular among people who suffer from insomnia or loneliness, offering cozy enclaves... Read more »

Inside the conference where researchers are solving the clean-energy puzzle

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) funds high-risk, high-reward energy research projects, and each year the agency hosts a summit where funding recipients and other researchers and companies in energy... Read more »

Inside the cozy but creepy world of VR sleep rooms

Feeling safe is crucial for relaxation and sleep, even if you are alone in your own bed at home.  But I entered a sleep room one day and immediately heard the voice... Read more »

Evolutionary organizations reimagine the future

The global technology consultancy Thoughtworks describes organizations that can respond to marketplace changes with continuous adaptation as “evolutionary organizations.” It argues that, instead of focusing only on technology change, organizations should focus... Read more »

The Download: China’s retro AI photos, and experts’ AI fears

Across social media, a number of creators are generating nostalgic photographs of China with the help of AI. Even though these images get some details wrong, they are realistic enough to trick... Read more »

Chinese creators use Midjourney’s AI to generate retro urban “photography”

If you saw these images pop up on your timeline, would you be able to tell if they were real photographs of the southwestern city of Chongqing in the 1990s? Zhang Haijun... Read more »

The emergent industrial metaverse

Annika Hauptvogel, head of technology and innovation management at Siemens, describes the industrial metaverse as “immersive, making users feel as if they’re in a real environment; collaborative in real time; open enough... Read more »