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Engineers test a thin wood-based insulation sheet beside transformer components in a power-grid materials lab.

Space / Innovation·Jul 3, 2026

Nanoengineered Wood Could Help Strengthen the Aging Power Grid

Yale-led researchers are studying oil-impregnated densified wood as transformer insulation, a hidden but important part of power-grid reliability.

Cybersecurity

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Cyber investigators train inside an indoor facility built like a small town.

Cybersecurity·Jun 15, 2026

Why the FBI Built a Fake Town to Train for Real-World Cyber Incidents

The FBI's Kinetic Cyber Range looks like a small town, but its purpose is to prepare investigators and responders for cyber incidents that can affect hospitals, utilities, businesses, and other real-world systems.

A parent and child look at phone safety settings together at a kitchen table.

Cybersecurity·Jun 4, 2026

Android’s New Safety Tools Give Families More Practical Phone Controls

Google’s June Android Drop adds call-verification warnings and family safety features, though availability will depend on device and app support.

A laptop and phone show blurred suspicious messages near household bills.

Cybersecurity·May 26, 2026

Online Scams Are Changing Who Gets Targeted and How

FBI internet crime data shows online scams are not only growing more costly, but also reaching households across age groups through crypto, AI-related and other cyber-enabled fraud.

A software operations desk shows a blurred dependency map and security checklist.

Cybersecurity·May 22, 2026

Project Glasswing Targets the Open-Source Software Behind Critical Systems

Anthropic's Project Glasswing puts a spotlight on open-source software security and the shared code that banks, hospitals, cloud services and governments depend on.

Consumer Tech

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Researchers testing a pressure-activated adhesive in a materials laboratory.

Consumer Tech·Jun 26, 2026

Pressure-Activated Adhesive Could Make Manufacturing Simpler and Safer

Researchers are testing a pressure-activated adhesive that keeps two reactive components separate until they are pressed together, a design that could simplify some manufacturing processes if it proves practical at scale.

A flexible sweat sensor patch is tested on a person's forearm in a research lab.

Consumer Tech·Jun 23, 2026

A Self-Refreshing Sweat Sensor Could Make Wearable Health Tracking More Useful

Researchers are developing a wireless, battery-free sweat sensor that can refresh its sensing surface, but it remains research technology, not an approved medical product.

A retail worker uses a tablet to locate tagged products in a stockroom.

Consumer Tech·Jun 19, 2026

Stores Are Testing RFID Systems That Can Find Products in Real Time

A new RFID-based tracking system aims to help retailers locate products inside stores more precisely, addressing a common problem for shoppers and employees alike: knowing an item exists but not knowing where it is.

A patient walks in a clinical gait lab while researchers monitor movement data.

Consumer Tech·Jun 16, 2026

A Brain Implant That Adjusts With Each Step Could Help Parkinson’s Patients Walk More Safely

Researchers at UC San Francisco tested a brain implant system that responds to walking-related brain signals in real time, offering an early look at how future medical devices may adapt to a patient’s movements.

Space / Innovation

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A scientist reviews an experiment plan while an autonomous lab robot prepares samples nearby.

Space / Innovation·Jun 29, 2026

AI Lab Assistants Could Help Scientists Program Robots Faster

PNNL's AutoLabs system points to a practical use for AI in research labs: helping scientists turn experiment goals into instructions autonomous lab robots can follow.

Researchers testing membrane filtration equipment in an industrial laboratory.

Space / Innovation·Jun 26, 2026

Could Refineries One Day Use Less Heat? Researchers Test a New Membrane Approach

Researchers from KAIST and Georgia Tech have developed a polymer membrane that separates components of crude oil at room temperature, an early-stage technology that could reduce energy use if it proves practical at industrial scale.

Researchers handle flexible solar-cell materials in a recycling laboratory.

Space / Innovation·Jun 24, 2026

Recycling Perovskite Solar Cells Could Solve a Lead Problem Before It Grows

Researchers report a recycling method that recovers lead and valuable metals from experimental perovskite solar cells, addressing one of the technology's most discussed environmental concerns.

A lidar system scans moving objects with different surface materials in a robotics laboratory.

Space / Innovation·Jun 24, 2026

New Lidar Could Help Robots See More Than Distance

Researchers have developed a lidar system that can measure distance, motion and surface characteristics at the same time, potentially giving robots a richer view of their surroundings.

AI / Software

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A small indoor robot maps a workshop while a person searches for a misplaced tool.

AI / Software·Jun 29, 2026

Robots Are Getting Better at Remembering Where Things Are

MIT researchers developed a robot memory framework that combines 3D maps with language descriptions, a step toward machines that can better track objects over time.

Researchers examine an ultrathin superconducting material in a nanoscale research laboratory.

AI / Software·Jun 25, 2026

A Nanoscale Superconductor Design Points Toward More Efficient Electronics

Researchers report that changing the surface beneath an ultrathin superconductor can improve its performance, offering a potential path toward more energy-efficient electronic technologies.

A photonic chip is tested in an optics laboratory with light passing through precision equipment.

AI / Software·Jun 19, 2026

A Light-Based Chip Shows How Future Computing May Move Beyond Wires

Researchers developed a nanoscale chip that can generate, steer, and read information carried by light, offering a glimpse of how future computing hardware could evolve beyond traditional electrical pathways.

Engineers test a liquid-cooled semiconductor chip in a laboratory.

AI / Software·Jun 18, 2026

Cooling AI Chips From the Inside Could Cut a Major Data-Center Bottleneck

Researchers at KAIST have developed a chip-cooling design that routes water through microscopic channels inside silicon, targeting one of the biggest physical limits facing advanced computing systems.

Big Tech

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A smartphone displays a generic digital wallet interface near a payment terminal.

Big Tech·Jun 6, 2026

Google Wallet’s New ID Tools Point to a Bigger Change in Online Checkout

Google’s new Wallet and Pay tools show how phones are becoming payment devices, ID holders and privacy checkpoints for online life.

A laptop shows abstract permission controls and task windows in a work setting.

Big Tech·Jun 5, 2026

Microsoft’s AI Security Push Shows Why Agent Tools Need Guardrails

Microsoft’s Build 2026 materials highlighted agent security and governance, a reminder that AI tools need clear limits as they handle more work tasks.