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Brain Implant Uses Infrared Light to Send Neural Signals

Brain Implant Uses Infrared Light to Send Neural Signals

Fixing the Future — Ability Neurotech's optical BCI aims to stream rich brain data to restore speech for ALS patients, promising life-changing communication and long-term use.

The Nuclear Push: Fusion and Microreactors Leap Ahead - News

The Nuclear Push: Fusion and Microreactors Leap Ahead - News

EE Power — Funding fuels fusion magnet manufacturing, microreactor technology, and nuclear reactor innovation.

Google Backs Its Largest Solar-Storage Project in Arkansas - News

Google Backs Its Largest Solar-Storage Project in Arkansas - News

EE Power — Construction kicks off on a massive solar-and-storage hub that will add multi-gigawatt generation capacity to Arkansas's regional grid.

EV Battery Low? CATL Says, Just Swap It Out for a Fresh One - News

EV Battery Low? CATL Says, Just Swap It Out for a Fresh One - News

EE Power — The Chinese battery maker is rapidly expanding its battery-swapping stations for heavy-duty electric trucks across China and adding passenger EV capabilities

FERC: Modernize Grid Interconnection Rules for AI Data Centers - News

FERC: Modernize Grid Interconnection Rules for AI Data Centers - News

EE Power — Regional grid operators must defend existing interconnection policies or propose new ones as demand from large electricity users accelerates.

Grid Power: GM Pivots to Sodium Batteries and V2G Technology - News

Grid Power: GM Pivots to Sodium Batteries and V2G Technology - News

EE Power — As GM slows its electric vehicle production, it's applying its battery technology to energy storage and grid support.

Google Backs Co-Located Generation and VPPs for Data Centers - News

Google Backs Co-Located Generation and VPPs for Data Centers - News

EE Power — As Google develops new data centers, it will focus on powering them with both new generation and grid-flexibility programs.

NRL Battery Tester Named NASA Invention of the Year - News

NRL Battery Tester Named NASA Invention of the Year - News

EE Power — A technology lets engineers trigger controlled internal battery failures, creating opportunities to study thermal runaway and failure propagation in spacecraft and more.

Cover Story: Retro Revenue (June 2026)

Cover Story: Retro Revenue (June 2026)

Business North Carolina — June 2026 cover story: A nostalgia-themed spin through NC businesses turning old things into new cash.

'Memory Merchants' – How Generational Nostalgia Sells

'Memory Merchants' – How Generational Nostalgia Sells

Business North Carolina

Ford's Battery Pivot Enters the Grid - News

Ford's Battery Pivot Enters the Grid - News

EE Power — Ford is moving from EVs into the fast-growing world of grid-scale energy storage.

Multi-kilowatt chips make D2C cooling mandatory

Multi-kilowatt chips make D2C cooling mandatory

Electronics 360 — But the thermal roadmap can't keep pace with the silicon roadmap.

NERC Warns AI Data Centers Threaten Grid Reliability - News

NERC Warns AI Data Centers Threaten Grid Reliability - News

EE Power — North America's grid watchdog has issued a Level 3 alert-the most serious-over reliability risks posed by computational load.

Robots Could Turn Old Circuit Boards Into a New Chip Supply Chain

Robots Could Turn Old Circuit Boards Into a New Chip Supply Chain

Fixing the Future — Tuurny's robotic chip recovery could boost e-waste recycling, turning discarded RAM into a valuable supply chain.

The race to build cold-weather batteries

The race to build cold-weather batteries

GlobalSpec — From new chemistries to liquefied gas electrolytes, battery developers are rethinking cell design to keep electrified systems running in extreme cold.

Changan and Volvo Test Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles on the Road - News

Changan and Volvo Test Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles on the Road - News

EE Power — Both automakers seek to commercialize hydrogen fuel but have chosen different vehicle sizes and hydrogen technologies.

Fast Charging, High Density: CATL Expands EV Battery Chemistries - News

Fast Charging, High Density: CATL Expands EV Battery Chemistries - News

EE Power — CATL's latest technical update includes multiple battery chemistries, ultra-fast charging, higher energy density, and integrated charging and swapping infrastructure.

Battery Research Targets Performance, Recycling, and Dendrites - Tech Insights

Battery Research Targets Performance, Recycling, and Dendrites - Tech Insights

EE Power — Advances in anode design, materials recovery, and dendrite behavior are addressing key limitations in modern battery systems.

Dukosi Releases 2 Solutions for Battery Pack Management - News

Dukosi Releases 2 Solutions for Battery Pack Management - News

All About Circuits — Dukosi is combining cell-level data tracking with a wireless communication architecture to address traceability requirements and reduce wiring complexity in battery systems.

Dukosi Releases 2 Solutions for Battery Pack Management - News

Dukosi Releases 2 Solutions for Battery Pack Management - News

EE Power — Dukosi is combining cell-level data tracking with a wireless communication architecture to address traceability requirements and reduce wiring complexity in battery systems.

Deep Pockets, Deep Wells: The Push for Geothermal - Tech Insights

Deep Pockets, Deep Wells: The Push for Geothermal - Tech Insights

EE Power — Funding, lithium extraction, and mine-water heating projects could signal growing, worldwide momentum for geothermal energy.

MIT's Multimaterial Printer Builds Electric Motor in Hours

MIT's Multimaterial Printer Builds Electric Motor in Hours

IEEE Spectrum — Could 3D printing be the key to cheaper, faster hardware engineering? Researchers at MIT printed a working linear motor to demo their multimaterial system.

UCLA Team Reimagines Edison Battery for Grid-Scale Storage - Tech Insights

UCLA Team Reimagines Edison Battery for Grid-Scale Storage - Tech Insights

EE Power — Researchers have reengineered Thomas Edison's original nickel-iron battery chemistry into a modern, nanostructured energy storage system.

From Fjord Mines to the Moon, Nature's Cooling Reaches Data Centers

From Fjord Mines to the Moon, Nature's Cooling Reaches Data Centers

Electronics 360
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