Today’s AI models are impressive. Teams of them will be formidable
Ask ChatGPT to recommend the must-do activities on a holiday to Berlin, and OpenAI’s chatbot will do a great job of proposing restaurants, bars, museums and parks that it reckons you might like. But ask it to plan your trip—complete…
pc board assembly
pc board PC board assembly, also known as PCB (Printed Circuit Board) assembly, stands as a cornerstone process in the electronics industry. It’s the pivotal stage where individual electronic components are integrated onto a PCB to create functional electronic systems….
Factors That Affect PCB Manufacturing Lead Times
Affect PCB Manufacturing Lead Times A printed circuit board (PCB) is a vital component in all electronic devices and equipment. As design engineers are asked to create more new products in shorter periods of time, it becomes increasingly important to…
A Russia-linked network uses AI to rewrite real news stories
IN THE 1980S the KGB had a well-worn method for pumping disinformation around the world. “We preferred to work on genuine documents,” recalled Oleg Kalugin, a former KGB general, “with some additions and changes.” That method has not changed greatly,…
New crop-spraying technologies are more efficient than ever
The world is awash in pesticides. Fully 3m tonnes are thought to be sprayed onto crops worldwide every year, of which only a small fraction are needed. The excess chemicals are known to run off onto increasingly fragile land and…
Wind turbines keep getting bigger
IN RECENT YEARS the manufacture of blades for wind turbines has undergone a revolution, as it were. Two decades ago lengths of 40 metres or so were an achievement. Thanks largely to lighter and stronger carbon-fibre composites, the state of…
To stay fit, future Moon-dwellers will need special workouts
Running around the inside of a barrel might help
Archaeologists identify the birthplace of the mysterious Yamnaya
Mykhailivka, a village on the right bank of the River Dnieper in Ukraine, lies dangerously close to the front line of Russia’s war on its western neighbour. Seventy years ago, however, it was the site of an excavation by Ukrainian…
The truth behind Olena Zelenska’s $1.1m Cartier haul
Cartier jewellery, Louis Vuitton bags, Gucci tracksuits, private jets—Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, has a taste for the good life and is using foreign aid money to fund it. Or so Ukraine’s enemies would have you believe. As soon as…
What role do electronics PCBs play in renewable energy systems
electronics PCBs PCBs are the backbone of many electronics products and machines. From renewable energy systems like solar, wind and tidal power to electrical vehicles, home appliances and more, these machines feature complex electronics that require reliable PCBs to function…