Hydrogen: The Clean Energy Game-Changer In the race to reach net-zero emissions, one fuel is capturing the world’s imagination—and investment dollars—like no other: hydrogen. In particular, green hydrogen, produced using renewable energy, is emerging as a versatile and powerful energy…...
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Beyond the range of human hearing, a quiet revolution is underway. Ultrasonic communication—using sound waves above 20 kHz—is emerging as a powerful alternative where radio frequency (RF) technologies fall short. Whether it’s enabling secure proximity-based data exchange, facilitating underwater networks,…...
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Introduction: The New Era of Energetic Superiority In today’s era of rapidly evolving warfare and strategic competition, energetic materials—including explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics—have emerged as silent enablers of technological and geopolitical power. Far beyond their traditional roles, these compounds are…...
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New Delhi, India – In a significant stride toward securing the nation’s digital future, the Government of India has unveiled an ambitious national cyber defense blueprint, anchored in the capabilities of the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C). With cyberattacks becoming…...
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Switches are fundamental building blocks of modern electronics. At their core, they are devices that control the flow of electrical current, enabling or disabling connections between components. From the simple flip of a light switch to the complex routing of…...
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Revolutionizing Chip Technology Through Heterogeneous Integration The Material Synthesis Technologies for Universal and Diverse Integration Opportunities (M-STUDIO) program, launched by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), marks a bold step toward redefining semiconductor manufacturing. With traditional silicon scaling approaching…...
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Avionics are the electronic systems used on aircraft. Aircraft avionics is the most crucial component of aircraft systems and helps in providing various operational and virtual information in-flight and on the ground. The avionics system receives data from the air…...
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The Paradigm Shift in Electronic Warfare Modern conflict is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation in the way militaries approach electronic warfare (EW). The old model—platform-centric, siloed systems—has given way to distributed, network-enabled architectures that leverage unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)…...
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Powering the Invisible Transformation Imagine plugging in your laptop and having it fully charged before your coffee cools—or adding 200 miles of range to your electric vehicle while grabbing lunch. These futuristic scenarios are no longer fantasy, thanks to gallium…...
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At the cutting edge of quantum science lies a paradox. X-rays offer unmatched atomic-level resolution, yet their extreme energy and penetrative properties make them notoriously difficult to manipulate using conventional optical tools. Today, this limitation is rapidly being dismantled.…...
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