As 2026 nears, NASA continues moving forward to launching Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis campaign, no later than April next year. Four astronauts will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration. The 10-day Artemis II test flight will pave the way to land the next Americans on the Moon on Artemis III.

A new material might contribute to a reduction of the fossil fuels consumed by aircraft engines and gas turbines in the future. A research team from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a refractory metal-based alloy with properties unparalleled to date. The novel combination of chromium, molybdenum, and silicon is ductile at ambient temperature. With its melting temperature of about 2,000 °C, it remains stable even at high temperatures and is at the same time oxidation resistant. The results are published in the journal Nature.

As robotics evolve from tools to trusted partners, their impact across industries—from manufacturing and healthcare to education and home automation—is accelerating. This white paper explores how advances in AI, machine learning, edge computing, and sensor technologies are propelling robots beyond automation, enabling collaboration, adaptability, and creativity in human environments.

Tensor operations are the kind of arithmetic that form the backbone of nearly all modern technologies, especially artificial intelligence, yet they extend beyond the simple math we’re familiar with. Imagine the mathematics behind rotating, slicing, or rearranging a Rubik’s cube along multiple dimensions. While humans and classical computers must perform these operations step by step, light can do them all at once.

This whitepaper explores how to choose gearmotors for dirty and wet environments. Subject matter experts at Bodine Electric Company explain the standardized Ingress Protection (IP) ratings, identify what design tradeoffs are involved in achieving ingress protection, show how the motor design is validated for a specific IP rating, examine mistakes engineers sometimes make in selecting a gearmotor, and present real-world examples of gearmotors used in dirty and wet environments.