Drawing inspiration from marine creatures like squids and octopuses, researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are building synthetic skins designed to power the next generation of “soft” machines and devices.
These materials…
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China’s optical chip hits record speeds
Chinese scientists have produced what they claim is the world’s first ultra-high-parallel optical computing integrated chip, delivering a theoretical 2,560 tera-operations per second (TOPS) at a 50 GHz optical clock rate.
According to
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US taps ‘struggling’ Boeing to turn dead F-16s into supersonic drones
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has been awarded a $10.2 million contract modification, bringing the total effort to $318.7 million, to convert the US Air Force’s retired F‑16 fighter jets into QF‑16 full-scale aerial targets.
The…
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Russia to use submarines with nuclear reactors to supply gas via Arctic
Russia is advancing work on nuclear-powered, LNG-carrying submarines. The vessel will be used for the export of gas along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit.
He even highlighted that the…
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China’s barges could deliver heavy armor directly onto Taiwan’s shores
Each vessel deploys a jack-up platform and a Bailey bridge-style ramp capable of spanning 120 meters (393 feet), enabling direct vehicle transfer from ship to shore over otherwise impassable terrain.
Next-gen amphibious barges
While…
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PCL, Stantec Outline $600M Expansion of San Diego Wastewater Treatment Plant
The design-build team of Stantec and PCL Construction detailed the planned $600-million expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, Calif., a project that has recently been fast-tracked due to the ongoing…
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PCL, Stantec Share Details of San Diego Sewage Plant Expansion
The design-build team of Stantec and PCL Construction detailed the planned $250-million expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, Calif., a project that has recently been fast-tracked due to the ongoing…
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PCL, Stantec Outline $250M Expansion of San Diego Wastewater Treatment Plant
The design-build team of Stantec and PCL Construction detailed the planned $250-million expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, Calif., a project that has recently been fast-tracked due to the ongoing…
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US labs build low-cost gallium nitride chips for next-gen radars
Researchers at MIT and collaborating institutions have developed a new fabrication process that integrates high-performance gallium nitride (GaN) transistors onto standard silicon CMOS chips.
This method addresses the previous challenges of…
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First US nuclear reactor in 50 years to supply power where grids can’t
The US Department of Energy (DOE) invites private-sector nuclear developers to submit proposals for experiments and demonstrations at its Microreactor Application Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) project.
This operational test…
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