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Mae Rice Mae Rice
Updated on March 25, 2025

The U.S. Is Desperate for Ventilators and N95 Masks. Can We 3D Print Them?

Not exactly. But 3D printers can help in other ways.

The U.S. Is Desperate for Ventilators and N95 Masks. Can We 3D Print Them?
Ateet Dhawan Ateet Dhawan
Updated on March 24, 2025

How the Lab-as-a-Service (LaaS) Model Will Supercharge the Semiconductor Revolution

Lab-as-a-service allows smaller companies to access expensive, high-end equipment for semiconductor fabrication. Our expert explains its role in the industry.

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Chinh Pham Joshua Rudawitz Chinh Pham Joshua Rudawitz
Updated on March 24, 2025

How Startups Can Use a Patent Strategy as a Competitive Advantage

Our experts explain how emerging tech companies can employ IP strategies for growth, funding and market dominance.

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Hal Koss Hal Koss
Updated on March 20, 2025

Will Tech Solve Fashion’s Waste Problem?

The fashion industry is notoriously wasteful. These tech solutions could help change that.

Will Tech Solve Fashion’s Waste Problem?
Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on March 20, 2025

What Are Smart Materials?

From self-healing concrete to color-changing clothing, smart materials are helping shape the future of manufacturing, improving efficiency, durability and sustainability. Here’s how they work.

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Mae Rice Mae Rice
Updated on March 19, 2025

18 High-Performance Computing Applications and Examples

High-performance computing helps us treat cancer, streamline soda cans and more.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on March 07, 2025

What Is Quantum Computing?

Quantum computing uses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that are too complex for traditional computers. Here’s how quantum computing works, examples of the technology, applications, challenges and the future outlook of quantum.

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Yuval Boger Yuval Boger
Updated on March 04, 2025

Should the Government Fund a Manhattan Project for Quantum Computing?

As quantum computing develops, we should ask whether it would benefit from an influx of government funding analogous to the Manhattan Project.

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Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on February 24, 2025

What Is Spatial Computing?

Spatial computing is an umbrella term for experiences that combine elements of digital and physical environments. Here’s how spatial computing works, examples, applications, a brief history of the field and how it could progress in the future.

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Muraly Srinarayanathas Muraly Srinarayanathas
Updated on February 14, 2025

How the Tech Industry Can Navigate Tariffs to Success

The recently imposed tariffs threaten global economic stability, but now is the time to lay the foundation for future success.

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