In the blink of an eye, a high-velocity impact occurs. A bullet strikes armor, a micrometeoroid pummels a spacecraft, a football player suffers a helmet-to-helmet collision, or a hypersonic vehicle slices through the atmosphere at Mach 7. These events…...
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If you’ve ever watched the smokestacks of a paper mill or felt the intense heat radiating from an industrial dryer, you’ve seen one of manufacturing’s most energy-hungry challenges: removing water. Drying and dewatering processes are the silent giants of industrial…...
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The Rise of a Supermaterial Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNTs) are emerging as one of the most advanced nanomaterials of the 21st century. Known for their exceptional thermal conductivity, mechanical strength, chemical stability, and electrical insulation, BNNTs are rapidly gaining…...
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In today’s hyperconnected world, businesses thrive on global networks of suppliers, vendors, and contractors. These relationships enable efficiency, innovation, and speed—but they also introduce new and often invisible risks. One of the most pressing of these is the supply…...
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The Battery Metal Shaping Our Future Lithium isn’t just another mineral—it has become the lifeblood of the global clean energy transition. Known as “white gold,” this lightweight and highly reactive element powers everything from Tesla’s electric cars to grid-scale storage…...
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In 2023, call center provider Cogito rolled out an Emotion AI platform to several Fortune 500 companies. The system monitored live customer conversations, detecting vocal stress, hesitation, and frustration in real time. Instead of replacing human agents, it acted as…...
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Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is a clear and present danger to businesses worldwide. Flooding, extreme heat, drought, and severe storms are growing in both frequency and intensity, creating direct risks to infrastructure, operations, and financial…...
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Introduction: The Escalating Cyber Arms Race As we move deeper into 2025, cyber threats have reached unprecedented levels of sophistication and global impact. The cost of cybercrime is projected to exceed $10.5 trillion annually, driven by AI-powered attacks, vulnerabilities exposed…...
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Low-carbon propulsion refers to the use of advanced transportation technologies designed to significantly cut carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and reduce the overall greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of mobility systems. It encompasses a diverse range of solutions, including electric propulsion systems,…...
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Introduction Global supply chains—moving goods, data, and services—are now as critical to defense readiness as battlefield strategy. But their deep interconnections have made them prime targets for cyber adversaries. Past incidents like SolarWinds showed how a single weak link can…...
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