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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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Combatting the Rise in Industrial Cyber Threats
Simultaneous trends within business and cyber-criminal organizations have transformed security risks for the manufacturing sector.
Oct 15th, 2020
In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, people walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo. Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. saw its April-June profit rise 12% as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of U.S. carrier T-Mobile shares.
SoftBank's Profits Rise on Tech Investments
Analysts have constantly expressed doubts about some of the investments.
Aug 11th, 2020
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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
Nov 24th, 2020
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3 Chicken Plants to Pay Back Wages to 129 Employees
Nov 23rd, 2020
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Amazon Lays Off Dozens in Drone Division
Nov 23rd, 2020
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Academic Center to Examine Computing — and its Effects
Nov 23rd, 2020
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Cashier Druhan Parker, right, works behind a plexiglass shield Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, as he checks out shoppers Cassie Howard, left, and Paris Black at an in Chicago. The accelerating surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S. is causing an existential crisis for America’s retailers and spooking their customers just as the critically important holiday shopping season nears.
Retailers Brace as Virus Bears Down on Consumers
An anxious consumer is a frightening prospect for retailers as well as for the overall economy.
Nov 23rd, 2020
In this Nov. 3, 2020 photo, provide by the European Space Agency, the Sentinel-6 satellite is placed inside the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket. The joint European-U.S. satellite mission to improve measurements of sea level rise is being launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Saturday Nov. 22, 2020. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, named after the late director of NASA’s Earth Science Division, is seen as a crucial tool for monitoring the impact of global warming on coastlines, where billions of people face the risk of encroaching oceans in the coming decades.
'Climate Guardian' Satellite to Monitor Oceans
The new satellite has unprecedented accuracy.
Nov 20th, 2020
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Why COVID-19 is Boosting Big Tobacco
Major tobacco companies are reporting surprise increases in their profit targets.
Nov 20th, 2020
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Report: 70% of Food Stamp Recipients Work Full-Time
Walmart and McDonald's workers were heavily reliant on federal programs, leading one lawmaker to accuse them of paying "starvation wages."
Nov 20th, 2020
A person being injected as part of the first human trials in the UK to test a potential coronavirus vaccine, April 23, 2020.
Oxford Scientists Expect COVID-19 Vaccine Data by Christmas
Trials are now accumulating sufficient data amid a surge of cases around the world.
Nov 19th, 2020
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Oreo Cookie Factory in Danger of Closing
A lawmaker blasted Mondelez, saying workers have risked their health to meet skyrocketing demand.
Nov 19th, 2020
A man wearing a mask while walking under a Now Hiring sign at a CVS Pharmacy.
US Jobless Claims Rise to 742,000; Millions to Lose Aid
About 10 million people will lose their benefits when two federal programs expire at the end of the year.
Nov 19th, 2020
Examples of curved origami with robotics applications.
How Origami Is Influencing Robotics
Curved origami offers a creative route to making robots and other mechanical devices.
Nov 19th, 2020
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Avoiding Four Common Digital Transformation Obstacles
In pursuit of solutions, manufacturers typically encounter these unforeseen challenges.
Nov 18th, 2020
Vials used to prepare syringes in a first-stage safety study of the potential vaccine for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, March 16, 2020.
Who Will Be the First to Get COVID-19 Vaccines?
Once a vaccine gets a green light from the FDA, an expert panel will look at clinical trial data to determine next steps.
Nov 17th, 2020
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American Timber Industry Crippled
It was a double whammy: a trade war and COVID-19.
Nov 17th, 2020
The ADOT Dust Detection and Warning System on Interstate 10 between Eloy and Picacho Peak, Tucson, Ariz., June 18, 2020.
State Hails High-Tech Dust Warning System
Sensors and electronic message boards alerted drivers to slow down as visibility dropped.
Nov 16th, 2020