Science & Technology

The rear of a car with the license plate highlighted

Science & Technology August 11, 2026

New tech adds phone tracking to license plate readers, associating devices with identifiable cars

by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Imagine that you share a ride to work with the same colleague most mornings….

Science & Technology August 6, 2026

SpaceX aims to use rockets to quickly transport cargo across the Earth and into orbit – moves that would expand the global cargo system

by Euihyeon Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology and Koki Ho, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You might think about rockets as…

Science & Technology August 5, 2026

How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable

by William Akoto, American University School of International Service, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems…

Science & Technology July 30, 2026

What is a side‑channel attack? A cybersecurity researcher explains how computers can leak secrets without being hacked

by Chetan Jaiswal, Quinnipiac University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When people hear the word cyberattack, they usually imagine someone guessing a password, planting malware,…

A diagram of a microchip with the letters "AI" in the center

Science & Technology July 23, 2026

What is open‑source AI? A software engineering researcher explains

by Jeffrey Young, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You’ve probably heard artificial intelligence models described as “open” or “closed.” These are…

graphic of lab equipment including beakers, microscope and test tubes

Science & Technology July 23, 2026

New Trump administration rules on federal science funding could make American research slower, costlier and harder to share

by Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most Americans don’t read the rules that govern the federal grants funding science….

Science & Technology July 16, 2026

20 years ago, China bet big on electric vehicles. Now Western carmakers are feeling the pain

by Timothy Minchin, La Trobe University and Michelle Shu Wun Kuek, La Trobe University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In Germany, Japan and the United…

A partially sunlit moon taken toward the moon's north pole

Science & Technology July 15, 2026

Building a long‑term base on the Moon will require extensive planning – a planetary geologist describes the considerations that go into it

by Clive Neal, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Lots of excitement for space bubbled up in spring 2026. The Artemis II…

Science & Technology July 7, 2026

When managing your money, take a chatbot’s ‘confidence’ with a grain of salt

by Pawan Jain, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Consider the following scenario. Suzy is 63, recently retired, and trying to decide when…

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