Human Brain Cells Learn Faster Than AI Study Finds

Researchers have recently taught human brain cells in a petri dish to play the retro videogame Pong faster than artificial intelligence (AI). Scientists created what they dubbed the “cyborg brain” in order to measure biological neurons against AI. This “brain” consists of just brain cells in a petri dish grown on microelectronic arrays. These arrays give […]

European Commission Publishes Proposal on Prohibiting Products Made with Forced Labour

SOURCE: IPC Blog By Suhani Chitalia, Manager, Environmental Regulatory Affairs IPC is monitoring a proposal recently published by the European Commission (EC) that would prohibit products in the European Union market made with forced labour. The current proposed draft would ban both imported goods and goods made in the EU with forced labour. A forced labour ban […]

SEMI Invites Members to Join Its New Semiconductor Climate Consortium

Top 10 Reasons to Join New Semiconductor Climate Consortium By John Golightly To accelerate efforts to reduce the climate impact of the semiconductor value chain, SEMI members from the equipment, materials and service sectors, as well as several device manufacturers are forming the Semiconductor Climate Consortium (SCC). The SCC aims to leverage the combined resources of its members […]

U.S. Charging 2.0: Reviving Public Charging Infrastructure

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Indium’s Global Head of e-Mobility Brian O’Leary gives public charging infrastructure a failing grade. It’s something that will have to be addressed before all the promises of EV can start to be realized. Here’s what needs to be done and how electronics manufacturers can build better charging stations to meet the need for more reliable hardware.

ECIA Posts Webinar Recording: ‘Workplaces that Work’

CBRE’s Brad Wilner and Manny Fitzgerald discuss insights from commercial real estate trends Atlanta — ECIA’s GIPC hosted a webinar with guests Brad Wilner and Manny Fitzgerald from commercial real estate services firm CBRE on trends in workplace office space and how companies are adapting to post pandemic employee expectations. This fascinating discussion explored how managers can […]