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AI is forcing us to pay off 40 years of technical debt
As autonomous AI agents work together, verifying their actions, enforcing security policies, and maintaining accountability becomes increasingly difficult
“Consortium partners” aim to help scientists conduct high-risk research on aggressive timelines
The technology has cleaned voter rolls, but risks opacity
Learn how ice, wind and vegetation load overhead distribution lines at the same time
Location verification could help deter chip smuggling and diversion
Join Stephen Cass, Special Projects editor, tinkerer, and nerd extraordinaire on his journeys to repair vintage tech, explore cool places, build new devices, and ultimately add to his hoard of technological bits and bobs.
With custom-built gear, his team seeks to solve a long-standing solar mystery
Read Ralph Earle’s poem from the November 2026 issue
How a breakthrough in electromechanical energy conversion helped shape the motors and generators that drive modern industry
Today’s tidal wave of queries is forcing hardware makers to pivot
Congress needs accurate technical insights
It ran its jobs 200 times as fast as any other computer on Earth
IBM spin-off Anderon wins CHIPS R&D award for wafer production scale-up
Model what you can’t yet measure. See how COMSOL Multiphysics speeds electromagnetic manufacturing scale-up
Read Ralph Earle’s poem from the October 2026 issue