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Chrysler is recalling 16,549 model year 2013-2016 Fiat 500e vehicles to repair the cars’ electrical system. The power inverter module (PIM) may experience voltage spikes which can cause the propulsion system to shut down and loss of motive power, which can increase the risk of a crash.

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2016 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles because of problems with the electronic stability control systems. The memory chip in the electronic brake control module may fail and cause the loss of electronically controlled brake systems including anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control.

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting design proposals for a reusable robotic space plane that will be capable of launching 3,000-pound payloads into orbit. The Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) project aims to be an inexpensive way to quickly get satellites into orbit.

Medtronic Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions is recalling certain battery packs due to a manufacturing...

Sensors can now become invisible in both thermal and electric environments. Engineers at the...

Infrared detectors can see through fog, the dark, and other situations where visible light...

Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it would be...

Semiconductor manufacturing puts special demands on the electromagnetic environment at the factory.

Explosives could soon be detected with a handheld device that uses terahertz spectroscopy to identify chemicals. A team of researchers developed a chip scale system that could replace traditional bulky and slow terahertz spectroscopy systems.

In the past, telecommunications companies have built the infrastructure to support the Internet, but now edge providers (the businesses that provide online content and services) are taking a direct approach. Microsoft and Facebook just announced that they are partnering to build a giant cable that will be capable of moving 160 terabits per second.