Gigantism Is a Never-Ending Temptation for Engineers and Designers
Vaclav Smil, writing at IEEE Spectrum: There is a fundamental difference between what can be designed and built and what makes sense. History provides a lesson in the shape of record-setting behemoths that have never since been equaled. The Egyptian.....»»
Rovers could explore lava tubes on Mars or the moon using breadcrumbs
Engineers propose using robots to scout out lava tubes for use as human habitats with a method inspired by Hansel and Gretel......»»
Taiwan Wi-Fi chip designers eye orders from telecom carriers in US and Europe
Demand for Wi-Fi main chips is expected to resume growth starting the second quarter and benefit related Taiwan-based chip designers including MediaTek, Realtek, and Richwave, according to sources from the upstream supply chain, who added that procur.....»»
DALL-E 2 and Midjourney can be a boon for industrial designers
AI lets designers input abstract concepts and turn them into a flood of images. Enlarge / A volcano-themed tissue box designed with the help of AI-assisted image generation (credit: Juan Nougera (CC-BY-SA)) Since the int.....»»
Twitter Payments chief is out as layoffs cut 10% of Twitter staff, report says
Twitter now has fewer than 2,000 employees, The New York Times reported. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) More engineers, product managers, and data scientists are out at Twitter, as another round.....»»
Ghana needs more astronomers, astrophysicists, aerospace engineers and astronauts—how to develop them?
Perhaps when you think of scientific research in Africa you think of the continent's amazing natural resources, buried out of sight under soil or rocks. Or maybe your mind goes to its ancient history of human evolution......»»
Study offers details on using electric fields to tune thermal properties of ferroelectric materials
New research from North Carolina State University sheds light on how electric fields can be used to alter the thermal properties of ferroelectric materials, allowing engineers to manipulate the flow of heat through the materials. Ferroelectric materi.....»»
UK-based Agile Analog brings automation and optimization into analog IP design
Agile Analog, an analog IP provider based in Cambridge, UK, is revolutionizing analog IP design by giving designers of ASICs (application-specific ICs) and SoC (system-on-chip) the option to fully optimize their analog IPs. Through its Composa method.....»»
Scandinavian designers wanted to take environmental action 50 years ago, but little has happened so far
According to Professor Kjetil Fallan, design is an inevitable part of the environmental problem, but also part of the solution. He believes that design history provides important insight on how to fight the environmental crisis......»»
IC designers see clients advance replenishment orders, benefitting foundries
Many major fabless chipmakers including Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, Aspeed Technology and Nvidia have seen earlier than expected orders from clients, which, in turn, will drive them to place more wafer starts with TSMC and its lo.....»»
Ubestream eyeing cooperation with IC designers to develop AI-on-chip solutions
Taiwan-based Ubestream, dedicated to developing AI voice and semantic algorithms, will move to intensify cooperation with IC design houses to develop chip solutions with AI voice capability and plans to venture into the smart cockpit sector, accordin.....»»
IC designers upbeat about possible foundry price cuts
Wafer foundries, except TSMC, reportedly are actively moving to offer price discounts for fabless clients willing to place more wafer starts for some specific processes, aiming to boost their capacity utilization. But as sluggish end-market demand pe.....»»
Report: Musk had Twitter engineers boost his tweets after Biden got more views
Musk reportedly gets "power user multiplier" to rank his tweets above others. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Samuel Corum) Twitter CEO Elon Musk had Twitter engineers set up a "special system" to boost his tweets after.....»»
New approach for Majorana research in short nanowires
Researchers and engineers from QuTech and Eindhoven University of Technology have created Majorana particles and measured their properties with great control......»»
Elon Musk reportedly tweaked algorithm to boost his tweets
Disappointed with how few people have been viewing his tweets, Elon Musk reportedly told Twitter engineers to create a system that would prioritize his posts......»»
Twitter timelines filled with Musk tweets; API change delayed; Chinese dissidents invisible
A significant number of users are finding that their Twitter timelines are dominated by tweets from Elon Musk. It follows the company’s owner complaining to engineers that his tweets weren’t getting as much attention – firing a senior one who.....»»
Leonardo da Vinci"s forgotten experiments explored gravity as a form of acceleration
Engineers from Caltech have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of gravity—though not wholly accurate—was centuries ahead of his time......»»
Twitter earning millions from 10 unbanned users; engineers in Catch-22 position with Musk
Reinstating the accounts of ten users previously banned for hate speech or promoting dangerous conspiracy theories will see Twitter earning millions of dollars in additional ad revenue, according to a new report today. A separate report says that Tw.....»»
Leonardo noted link between gravity and acceleration centuries before Einstein
Caltech engineers even re-created his experiment with a modern apparatus. Caltech researchers re-created an experiment on gravity and acceleration that Leonardo da Vinci sketched out in his notebooks. (credit: Caltech) Caltech engine.....»»
Prius engineers mull over a GR sport variant
Could the redesigned Prius arriving in lots this year be sporty and stylish enough to warrant a special GR-branded performance version under Toyota's Gazoo Racing line?.....»»
Ford uses 25% more engineers doing same work as rivals, Farley says
"It takes us 25% more engineers to do the same work statements as our competitors," Farley said......»»