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Scientific Reports, Published online: 21 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-58561-4 Resilient fractional order sliding mode control for islanded microgrids under cyber-physical attacks

Researchers have demonstrated they can make coffee comparable to conventional espresso using ultrasonic waves. Because the process doesn’t need hot water, it consumes 75 percent less energy.

The new Simcenter FLOEFD 2606 CFD software release includes Smart Die for modeling complex power distributions on a IC package die, enhanced Smart PCB FEM mesh thermal analysis option, easier to use component libraries, and headless EDA Bridge operation for advanced automation of electronics thermal analysis and optimization workflows.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 19 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-57372-x Short-term photovoltaic power forecasting using DTW-based K-Medoids clustering and a hybrid VMD-CEEMDAN-1DCNN-S-Mamba model

To remain resilient in a changing world, leaders must double down on advanced technologies that address cost, innovation, climate, and supply chain pressures while boosting product and manufacturing data transparency. The post Accelerate transformation: Organizations must rethink engineering and R&D strategies appeared first on Capgemini .

In a consequential grid infrastructure decision, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today issued a major milestone on large-load interconnection impacting how those building AI factories, semiconductor fabrication support systems and advanced manufacturing facilities can connect to the grid.  In the era of AI, which NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang has described as a […]

Scientific Reports, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-55227-z Short-term load forecasting using a two-stage CPO-PSO hyperparameter optimization of LSSVM

Nature Communications, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-74580-1 Eutectic gallium indium is proposed to address the challenge of integrating infrared camouflage with self-powered thermoelectric sensing, enabling simultaneous concealment of thermal signatures and real-time physiological monitoring without complex fabrication.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 18 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-58206-6 Parameter-free hybrid RAO algorithm for reactive power optimization

Study led by University of Utah engineers points ways to adjust data center operations to reduce pressure on the Western grid--as well as costs of up to $590 million a year. Data centers' flexibility can be harnessed to offset the high electrical demand.

- ORNL researchers have developed advanced tools to immediately detect abnormal power grid conditions that lead to wildfires, equipment damage and blackouts. - The approach incorporates artificial intelligence to rapidly analyze grid data and automatically alert a utility to dangerous grid behaviors requiring immediate response. - ORNL is partnering with utility Southern California Edison (SCE)…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 17 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-57560-9 Decision-Flux Optimization-based energy management for battery-supercapacitor hybrid storage in electric vehicles: battery lifetime and efficiency enhancement

Artificial intelligence is transforming the world, but it also comes with a growing energy problem. Modern AI systems require enormous computing power, and the powerful chips that perform these calculations generate huge amounts of heat. Keeping these chips cool has become one of the biggest challenges facing the technology industry. Researchers at the Korea Advanced […] The post New water-coolin…

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Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company commercializing its patented FASForm™ Solid Carbon Fractionation process, has announced the appointment of Robert Portz as Vice President of Operations & Engineering. Portz, a Charleston, West Virginia native, becomes the first West Virginian to join the company's leadership team and represents Frontieras' first executive-le…

AI data centers are power-hungry. Not only do artificial intelligence computations consume enormous amounts of electricity, but a significant amount of energy is also required to cool the semiconductor chips that heat up during operation. As AI chips continue to deliver higher performance, the amount of heat they generate increases rapidly. As a result, conventional […]

Storing energy, moving robots, detecting vibrations: The innovative silicon materials developed by Empa researcher Dorina Opris can do all this - and much more. She has now received a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to bring the materials from the laboratory to market.

Markets welcome US-Iran peace deal but prices may stay high as buyers race to refill depleted emergency crude stockpiles Oil prices hit three-month low and markets rally Business live – latest updates After more than 100 days of the greatest recorded disruption to the world’s energy supplies, the global oil and gas markets have breathed a sigh of relief. Hours after Donald Trump confirmed that a …

Scientific Reports, Published online: 15 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-43484-x Sustainable closed-loop supply chain management for a two-warehouse system with trade-credit and emissions constraints under dynamic demand

Simcenter Fluxmotor 2026.1 introduces new capabilities for multiphase machine design, thermal-aware performance evaluation and enhanced connectivity across the Simcenter portfolio, helping engineers accelerate machine development from concept exploration to connected engineering workflows.