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• Trump Seeks to Cancel CHIPS Act R&D Organization’s Funds August 27, 2025
  The U.S. Commerce Department says it will not abide by an agreement to fund the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act’s R&D through the nonprofit set up to administer the program, called Natcast. Instead, it handed operational control to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).Natcast was created in 2023 to oversee the National Semiconductor […]
  Samuel K. Moore
• It’s the End of the Line for AOL’s Dial-Up Service August 27, 2025
  The last time I used a dial-up modem came sometime around 2001. Within just a few years, dial-up had exited my life, never to return. I haven’t even had a telephone line in my house for most of my adult life. But I still feel a strong tinge of sadness to know that AOL is […]
  Ernie Smith
• Fancy Flying Trick Could Bring Sensors to Earth’s “Ignorosphere” August 26, 2025
  Earth’s atmosphere is large, extending out to around 10,000 kilometers from the surface of the planet. It’s so large, in fact, that scientists break it into five separate sections. There’s one particular section that hasn’t received a whole lot of attention due to the difficulty in maintaining any craft there.Planes and balloons can visit the […]
  Andy Tomaswick
• Teens’ Innovations Save Marine Life and Better Detect Diseases August 25, 2025
  Coral reefs are vital to marine ecosystems, supporting more species than any other ocean environment. More than 80 percent of the planet’s coral reefs have been bleached due to rising ocean temperatures and pollution, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The reef damage threatens marine biodiversity across the globe.High school student Sydney […]
  Kristy Provini
• Does Computing Face a Lean Future? August 25, 2025
  In July, a University of Michigan computer engineering professor put out a new idea for measuring the efficiency of a processor design. Todd Austin’s LEAN metric received both praise and skepticism, but even the critics understood the rationale: A lot of silicon is devoted to things that are not actually doing computing. For example, more […]
  Samuel K. Moore