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What if, instead of completely redesigning material composition, researchers could transform physical properties through tiny, nanoscale changes to shape? A new review tracks the progress of nano metamaterials in material design today. Study: Functional nano-architected mechanical metamaterials and devices. Image Credit: PJ_CYCLONE/Shutterstock.com Get all the details: Grab your PDF here! A recent review published in npj Metamaterials brings together a decade of research showing how nano-architected mechanical metamaterials are changing the way engineers think about strength, stiffness, and functionality. Now, instead of solely relying on chemical composition, fine-tuning nanoscale geometry can yield precisely designed architectures that unlock mechanical and multifunctional behavior…

Anyone is capable of having their caps lock key on at any given time without realizing so. Users can easily spot unwanted caps lock when typing in most inputs, but when using a password input, the problem isn’t so obvious. That leads to the user’s password being incorrect, which is an annoyance. Ideally developers could let the user know their caps lock key is activated. To detect if a user has their keyboard’s caps lock turn on, we’ll employ KeyboardEvent’s getModifierState method: document.querySelector(‘input[type=password]’).addEventListener(‘keyup’, function (keyboardEvent) { const capsLockOn = keyboardEvent.getModifierState(‘CapsLock’); if (capsLockOn) { // Warn the user that their caps…

As recently as December 2025, the SEI’s CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC) documented a UEFI-related vulnerability in certain motherboard models, illustrating that early-boot firmware behavior continues to present security challenges despite requiring local physical access to exploit. UEFI is a critical element of system firmware because it initializes hardware and boots up the operating system. Tampering with UEFI can support attacks that are particularly difficult to detect and mitigate.This vulnerability is the most recent issue reported, but it is not an outlier. CERT/CC reported seven UEFI vulnerability notes in 2025. While small compared to reported vulnerabilities in other software, the consequences…

There were times at this week’s meeting of the World Economic Forum when Davos seemed transformed into a high-powered tech conference, with on-stage appearances by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and even more industry executives. The big topic, unsurprisingly, was AI, with CEOs laying a vision for the technology’s transformative potential while also acknowledging ongoing concerns that they’re inflating a massive bubble. Amidst all that big-picture prognostication, they also found time to take swipes at their competitors, and even at their ostensible partners. On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s…

Customer Experience (CX) now sits at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled automation, identity and access journeys, AI-generated content dynamics, and intensifying regulatory and reputational scrutiny.   In this environment, every interaction, human or machine-led, introduces potential exposure to fraud loss, unfair outcomes, agent harm, and inconsistent enforcement. Enterprises are recognizing that when trust is not deliberately designed into customer journeys, it becomes expensive to reconstruct later through escalations, remediation, and reputation repair. As a result, Trust & Safety (T&S) is increasingly being treated as a core CX enabler that can materially influence loyalty, retention, and brand resilience.   This blog looks at why T&S now sits at the heart of CX,…

The OG iPhone users miss the Touch ID with the latest devices. Touch ID was executed through a physical button in the past, but now, the new generation iPhone would definitely come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. The iPhone 18 series is expected to launch later this year in September 2026. With the new iPhones, Apple could introduce the use of LPTO+ panels. This could pack the biometric sensor for fingerprint reading, along with an under display infrared sensor for Face ID.Read More – Vivo X200T India Launch Date AnnouncedWhat’s cool about LTPO+ panels is that they are very energy efficient.…

Humans excel at processing vast arrays of visual information, a skill that is crucial for achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI). Over the decades, AI researchers have developed Visual Question Answering (VQA) systems to interpret scenes within single images and answer related questions. While recent advancements in foundation models have significantly closed the gap between human and machine visual processing, conventional VQA has been restricted to reason about only single images at a time rather than whole collections of visual data. This limitation poses challenges in more complex scenarios. Take, for example, the challenges of discerning patterns in collections of medical…

.two-col{ display:grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap:50px; max-width:1100px; margin:0 auto; margin-bottom: 0px; } @media (min-width:820px){ .two-col{ grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr; align-items:start; } } .two-col *{ box-sizing:border-box; } The 2026 State of Data Integrity and AI Readiness report is here!  Key Takeaways: Despite most respondents saying they have adequate infrastructure, skills, data readiness, strategy, and governance for AI, a substantial portion simultaneously identifies these very same elements as their biggest challenges. Despite 71% claiming AI aligns with business goals, only 31% have metrics tied to business KPIs. 71% of organizations with data governance programs report high trust in their data, compared to just 50% without governance programs.…

GitHub has launched a technical preview of the GitHub Copilot SDK, a tool kit for embedding the “agentic core” of the GitHub Copilot CLI into applications. Available on GitHub, the SDK was unveiled on January 22. Initially available for Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, and .NET, the GitHub Copilot SDK exposes the same engine behind the GitHub Copilot CLI, a production-tested agent runtime that can be invoked programmatically. There is no need to build orchestration, according GitHub. Users define agent behavior, and Copilot handles planning, tool invocation, file edits, and more, according to GitHub. A GitHub Copilot subscription is required to use…

Posted by Dave Kleidermacher, VP Engineering, Android Security & Privacy Today marks a watershed moment and new benchmark for open-source security and the future of consumer electronics. Google is proud to announce that protected KVM (pKVM), the hypervisor that powers the Android Virtualization Framework, has officially achieved SESIP Level 5 certification. This makes pKVM the first software security system designed for large-scale deployment in consumer electronics to meet this assurance bar. Supporting Next-Gen Android Features The implications for the future of secure mobile technology are profound. With this level of security assurance, Android is now positioned to securely support the…