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2025 R&D layoffs tracker
This week in AI and semiconductors: Mayo, Microsoft and Cerebras partner on medical AI
New software offers realistic cell-signaling simulations
How the startup ALAFIA Supercomputers is deploying on-prem AI for medical research and clinical care
R&D 100 winner of the day: PARALOID Additives
A smart ring with a tiny camera lets users point and click to control home devices
UNSW engineers create quantum ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ in silicon chip
Dark energy camera captures the glittering galaxies of the Antlia Cluster
Asian tech giants lead U.S. patent rankings
Satellite SAR data helps reduce landfill maintenance costs by over 30%, researchers report
R&D 100 winner of the day: Automated digital slide scanner, MSP 320
R&D 100 winner of the day: UltraSonic Photonics
Researchers explore lithium-sulfur batteries, but challenges remain
Predicting hazard distances after CO₂ pipeline leaks using full-scale tests and diffusion modeling
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R&D 100 winner of the day: UltraSonic Photonics
UltraSonic Photonics, developed by the University of Pittsburg, with help from the National Energy Technology Laboratory and Sensible Photonics, is a sensor system that monitors large-scale infrastructure under stress, offering novel capabilities in detecting potential failures before they occur. The technology uses ultrasonic waves and optical fiber cables to “listen” for changes in the structural…
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The Technology Needed to Create Next-Gen Semiconductors
The semiconductor industry is running towards a nano-scale wall. For decades electronics have become smaller, faster and smarter. Today, a chip’s transistors are so densely packed and tiny that manufacturers are forced to build and design complex 3D architectures, at the nanometer scale, just to keep up with Moore’s Law. Discover how Atom Probe Tomography…
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New software offers realistic cell-signaling simulations
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created and evaluated Spatial Modeling Algorithms for Reactions and Transport (SMART), a software package designed to simulate cell-signaling networks — complex molecular interactions that enable cells to respond to various environmental cues. These networks involve multiple steps and are heavily influenced by the three-dimensional structure…

How the startup ALAFIA Supercomputers is deploying on-prem AI for medical research and clinical care

R&D 100 winner of the day: Automated digital slide scanner, MSP 320

Study identifies 13 genes that increase osteoarthritis risk

Stimulating fat cells with GIP receptors shows promise for obesity treatment
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A smart ring with a tiny camera lets users point and click to control home devices
While smart home devices have expanded to include speakers, security systems, lights, and thermostats, their control has mostly been limited to a remote, an app, or voice commands. Users can interact with their phones or speak to the technology. Still, these methods are often less convenient than the simple switches they replace, significantly since devices…
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2025 R&D layoffs tracker
Despite another solid national jobs report in December 2024—256,000 new payroll jobs and a steady 4.1% unemployment rate—companies in research-intensive fields have continued to trim their workforces in early 2025. While the broader economy shows gains in health care and retail, our tracking indicates that biotech, advanced software, and other R&D-driven sectors are strategically realigning.…

Imec demonstrates long-term outdoor stability of perovskite solar modules

A tale of two STEM futures: Data roles surge while some traditional engineering disciplines face headwinds

Sandia Labs joins with other institutions to tackle AI energy challenges with microelectronics research

National Lab collaboration advances nuclear reactor inspections with faster, safer techniques
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R&D 100 winner of the day: Non-combustible Tyvek Trifecta A2 Breather Membrane
With co-developer Lenzing Plastics, DuPont de Nemours has created Tyvek Trifecta, an inventive new building wrap that improves fire safety and building performance. It combines three key functions — non-combustibility, weather resistance, and vapor permeability — into a single, durable, and reliable solution. Tyvek Trifecta, designed for residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings, is particularly well-suited…
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R&D 100 winner of the day: Non-combustible Tyvek Trifecta A2 Breather Membrane
With co-developer Lenzing Plastics, DuPont de Nemours has created Tyvek Trifecta, an inventive new building wrap that improves fire safety and building performance. It combines three key functions — non-combustibility, weather resistance, and vapor permeability — into a single, durable, and reliable solution. Tyvek Trifecta, designed for residential, commercial, and mixed-use buildings, is particularly well-suited…
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Asian tech giants lead U.S. patent rankings
Who is leading in terms of U.S. patents? Asia. While U.S. patent grants rebounded by 4% in 2024 after a four-year decline, the real story is who’s driving innovation: Samsung Electronics maintained its crown for the third straight year with 6,377 patents, TSMC claimed second place with 3,989 patents, according to IFI Claims’ roundup of…

R&D Market Pulse: $29B energy mega-merger, new CHIPS Act hub at ASU, and more AI restrictions on China

Chiplet technology and advanced SoCs are shaping the future of software-defined vehicles

Sandia Labs joins with other institutions to tackle AI energy challenges with microelectronics research

An overview of the late 2024 supercomputing landscape in 6 charts
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2025 R&D layoffs tracker
Despite another solid national jobs report in December 2024—256,000 new payroll jobs and a steady 4.1% unemployment rate—companies in research-intensive fields have continued to trim their workforces in early 2025. While the broader economy shows gains in health care and retail, our tracking indicates that biotech, advanced software, and other R&D-driven sectors are strategically realigning.…

Dark energy camera captures the glittering galaxies of the Antlia Cluster

UAH Electric Propulsion Club showcases ion thruster at International Astronautical Congress in Italy

ISS National Lab publication showcases pioneering physical science research in space





































