Transportation
Chip Shortage Could Slow Electric Vehicle Rollouts
And no one is certain how long the shortage will last
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Natural Disasters
Home Seismometers Provide Crucial Data on Haiti’s Quake
A volunteer network helps to monitor aftershocks and illuminate the country’s earthquake hazards
Climate Change
The Technology to Reach Net Zero Carbon Emissions Isn’t Ready for Prime Time, But ...
It’s already under development in research labs
Electronics
Flexible Microprocessor Could Enable an ‘Internet of Everything’
Researchers have developed a microprocessor built on high-performance plastic rather than silicon—and they say it could enable smarter food labels and supply chain management...
Memory
Digital Heads Help Eyewitnesses Identify Suspects
Witnesses were more accurate when they interacted with 3-D models than when they looked at still photographs. And the models were less expensive than an in-person lineup
Renewable Energy
Wave Power Charges Ahead with Static Electricity Generators
An ocean-powered buoy brings technology closer to the dream of obtaining energy from the sea
Privacy
What is Pegasus? How Surveillance Spyware Invades Phones
A cybersecurity expert explains the NSO Group’s stealthy software
Conservation
Indigenous Amazon Communities Fight Deforestation with New Early-Alert Tool
A pilot program reveals that deforestation declined when Peruvian Indigenous communities use an early-alert-system app to detect forest loss
Artificial Intelligence
The Computer Scientist Training AI to Think with Analogies
Melanie Mitchell says digital minds will never truly be like ours until they can make analogies
Automobiles
Biden Tightens Vehicle Emissions Standards
A second policy aims to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles
