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Report Sees 'Dire Societal Fallout' From Electrical Workforce Gap
The US is on pace to have a severe shortage of electricians within a decade, which would have major impacts on the energy grid.
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Pentagon Awards $3M for STEM Mentoring
The funding aims to engage undergraduate student veterans and minority students.
Oct 23rd, 2020
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How to Practice STEM at Home
Young, home-schooled students aren’t developing an understanding of what engineers do or the skills they need to pursue a career in that field.
Oct 14th, 2020
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The Oshkosh Defense JLTV is designed for the future battlefield.
Oshkosh Defense Gets $911M for Army Tactical Vehicles
Dec 1st, 2020
Satellite image of the damaged radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Nov. 17, 2020.
Huge Radio Telescope Collapses
Dec 1st, 2020
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Space Agency, Startup Ink Deal to Bring Space Trash Home
Dec 1st, 2020
The T-7A Red Hawk weapons systems trainers and operational flight trainer will provide future pilots with “real-as-it-gets” simulation training to complement their time in the actual aircraft. The simulator reinforces the “flight” experience with high-end optics and dynamic motion seats.
Boeing Starts Production on Weapons System Trainer
Dec 1st, 2020
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European Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager during a media conference regarding in Brussels, Nov. 26, 2020.
Drug Makers Fined for Blocking Cheaper Medicine
Antitrust officials said the companies colluded to keep a less expensive sleep disorder drug off the market.
Dec 1st, 2020
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Apple Fined Millions for Waterproof iPhone Claims
Long story short: don't drop your iPhone in water.
Dec 1st, 2020
Huawei logo in a store in Beijing, July 15, 2020.
UK to Ban New Huawei Gear Installations After September
The deadline is part of a roadmap to remove "high-risk" telecom equipment suppliers.
Dec 1st, 2020
S&P Global CEO Douglas Peterson on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 28, 2016.
Data Providers Join in $44B Deal
As algorithms and high-speed trading drive global markets, companies that can provide information instantly and in bulk have seen explosive growth.
Nov 30th, 2020
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Vaccines Lack Key Details
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper than Pfizer’s and Moderna’s and doesn’t require supercold temperature, but some information is missing, like the breakdown in infections, the durability, or the efficacy in different age groups.
Nov 25th, 2020
Schematic diagram of a ZIOS network (left), and a scanning electron microscopy image of a ZIOS-copper sample on a silicon wafer.
Material 'Mines' Copper from Toxic Wastewater
A new material called ZIOS targets and traps copper ions from wastewater with unprecedented precision and speed.
Nov 24th, 2020
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Amazon Lays Off Dozens in Drone Division
The company is giving the ax to numerous employees responsible for R&D and manufacturing.
Nov 23rd, 2020
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Vote to Impose Fees on Electric Cars
The measure would make the state the 29th to require a special fee for electric vehicles.
Nov 23rd, 2020
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Academic Center to Examine Computing — and its Effects
It will explore the "double-edged sword of computational advances in the public and government sphere."
Nov 23rd, 2020
A worker talks on a cellphone near a flag with the logo of the Communist Party of China at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang in southern China's Hainan province, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese technicians were making final preparations Monday for a mission to bring back material from the moon's surface for the first time in nearly half a century — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally.
China Prepares to Take Samples from the Moon
The mission's key task is to drill almost 7 feet beneath the moon's surface and scoop up materials.
Nov 23rd, 2020
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SWAT Teams Power Up with Bulletproof Bulldozer
The Rook comes with integrated night vision and a dispenser for pepper spray.
Nov 23rd, 2020
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COVID-19 Vaccines Were Developed in Record Time
But are these game-changers safe?
Nov 20th, 2020