You’ve just finished assembling an electronic project and are ready to power it up, only to realize the battery might be connected backwards. In an instant, a simple mistake can destroy hours of work.

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A new social media trend called the “Chromebook Challenge” is raising alarms in schools across the country. That includes right here in the Capital Region. This disturbing TikTok craze has students ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it takes for cells to behave in desired ways—for example, getting them to produce ...

If you remember the film “The Big Short” (or, more likely, get served 60-second clips of it regularly on YouTube Shorts), then you’ll probably remember the term “credit default swap.” It’s the tool ...

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The Everett McKinley Dirksen Building, home to the Seventh Circuit court, presents a glass facade that reflects nearby buildings. (Mark Rochkind/Wikipedia via Courthouse News) CHICAGO (CN) — A Seventh ...

The New York Power Authority has decided to pull the plug on its low-cost electricity allocations to Plug Power, the cash-strapped green hydrogen manufacturer that has backed out of its plan to build ...

SEPTA has completed federally required inspections on all 223 Silverliner IV Regional Rail cars, meeting an extended deadline set by the Federal Railroad Administration after multiple fires were ...

Discussions regarding Nexperia's fate have stalled for over a month, and China and the Netherlands remain at odds. The Hague is plagued with political paralysis, where a caretaker cabinet is too weak ...

Genetic engineers can design and assemble sophisticated gene circuits to program cells with new functions, but important signaling molecules can become diluted as these cells grow and divide, causing ...

A German research team has developed a semiconductor-based protection concept tailored to renewable energy systems that forces a permanent short circuit in less than 1 millisecond in the event of a ...