Technology Update
Connecting Humans, Machines, and Digital
As intelligent electronics integrate more and more into daily life, human–machine interfaces (HMIs) require sensing platforms that are not only wearable and self-powered but also capable of translating human signals into adaptive machine functions.
Securing AI Used in Scientific Research
As artificial intelligence becomes central to scientific discovery, researchers face a growing but often overlooked risk: AI models, datasets, and automated systems they depend on can end up compromised in ways conventional cybersecurity tools cannot detect.
Creating a Chemical Risk Assessment Database
DDT, asbestos, CFCs, and PFAS are a few chemical substances that were once widely used, only to be later identified as harmful to humans and the environment and then banned.
Testing for Rapid Detection, Response
Getting data in real time is a huge accomplishment for any security system, but then being able to transmit that information to the proper authorities is another, and it appears those capabilities are on the verge of becoming a reality.
Creating Passwords Without Saving Them
There is a constant struggle to create and manage strong, unique passwords across multiple accounts while online.
Anti-theft Systems Vulnerable on 2M Cars
At least 2.2 million cars on the road today are vulnerable to an attack that allows thieves to lock and unlock doors and immobilize vehicle engines remotely via a Bluetooth connection.
Stronger Battery Safety by Spray, Immersion Cooling
A spray-based immersion cooling technology is in development that is capable of effectively cooling lithium-ion battery packs and reducing fire risks using a small amount of dielectric liquid.
To Find Vulnerable Software, AI Should Attack
In an effort to guard against software vulnerabilities, the best way is to teach artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and attack them.
Using Electricity to Remove Water Pollutants
Developing ways to clean and reuse water is essential as populations grow, extreme weather increases, infrastructure ages and demand for water outpaces current resources – and to get there electricity is an answer.
Bees, Ants Help Make Mining Safer
A new type of robotic system inspired by bees and ants is in development that could make mining safer, more efficient and more sustainable.
Enabling a Secure 6G via AI
The new sixth-generation (6G) telecommunications standard will not only transmit data but will also function as sensors capable of locating objects within reach.
Graphene Sensor Detects Harmful Gases
A chlorinated graphene (Cl-Gr) gas sensor is in development that can use readily available saltwater to rapidly detect and recover from harmful gases at room temperature.
Grid Cybersecurity Framework Goes Live
In an effort to hike visibility of grid behavior for energy projects, grid management companies and utilities, a startup licensed a grid cybersecurity and verification framework developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Look to Past to Secure AI
Using conventional security models, artificial intelligence (AI), like any other technology or system, is not attack-proof.
Chemical Safety for Everyday Exposures
A new tool is in development that could improve workers’ responses to chemical spills or open containers.
AI Model Focuses on Fire Evacuation
A new AI model is in development that can redirect occupants caught in a fire to the safest evacuation route. Called Safe Step, the model can end up used with electronic displays to show whether an exit is safe to use.
How to Fix Energy Retail Sector’s Heightened Cyber Risk
Because the energy retail sector is an essential yet vulnerable part of the industry’s value chain and of critical infrastructure and has received very little attention when it comes to cybersecurity, it now requires strengthened resilience.
Augmented Reality Predicts Where User Will Look
In a move that could soon provide an enhanced interactive experience, augmented reality (AR) devices like smart glasses may soon be able to predict where a user will look.
Zero-Power Hydrogen Alarm Created
Traditional hydrogen sensors rely on continuous electrical biasing to track resistance changes, consuming microwatts of power even when no leak is present.
Intel CET Exploited in SFOP Code-Reuse Attack
A code-reuse attack named “Segmentation Fault Oriented Programming (SFOP)” exploits weaknesses in signal handling and Intel CET in Linux systems.