As patients with COVID-19 fill emergency rooms throughout the world—many depending on ventilators to survive—hospitals are depending on reliable electricity more than ever. Additionally, more people are working from home, […]
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Tips for Making Your Online Classroom Interactive and Secure
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced thousands of colleges and universities to shut down, the U.S. Department of Education recently relaxed federal regulations for online learning. […]
Developments and Challenges Influencing the Advancement of 5G
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping the globe has caused the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), the international organization that creates telecommunication standards, to delay the release of two 5G standards. […]
How to Transition Your Lab to the Virtual Classroom
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is forcing colleges and universities around the world to transition their classrooms online. While engineering lab work can be especially difficult to transition to an online […]
Researchers Make Breakthroughs in Autonomous Vehicle Systems
In recent years, autonomous vehicles have made significant progress. Waymo, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, recently incorporated its next-generation hardware sensor system into its Jaguar I-Pace vehicles. The […]
Governments, Major Tech Companies, and the Vatican All Push for Greater AI Oversight
Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to dramatically alter human society. However, many experts worry about the potential dangers of these systems, including their propensity for bias. Whether AI systems inherit […]
How Blockchain Can Transform Healthcare
Blockchain technology is poised to rapidly transform healthcare worldwide. Over the next seven years, the technology is estimated to undergo a 70% compound annual growth rate in healthcare due to […]
Due to Coronavirus Outbreak, Faculty Start Shifting to Online Learning
School closures are sweeping the globe thanks to the recent coronavirus outbreak that has sickened more than 150,000 people worldwide. From the U.S. to China, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused […]
Challenges and Solutions to Expanding the Internet of Things
Cities are getting bigger. Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), they’ll soon be getting smarter, too. Over the next 30 years, urban areas are expected to add an estimated […]
Making the Workplace Culture More Welcoming to Women in STEM
If the global engineering industry is going to fill the growing talent shortage for STEM positions, it’s going to need to attract more female professionals. However, many experts say entrenched […]