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In many ways, the manufacturing industry stands on edge—emerging from a pandemic and facing all-time highs in demand yet teetering on inflation-related economic uncertainty and coping with skilled labor shortages. Answering these concerns, smart factories are moving to another edge: edge computing, where operational data from Internet of Things (IoT)…

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During a live video call, Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed one of his deputy prime ministers for working too slowly on the country's aircraft contracts. During a meeting with government officials broadcast on state television Wednesday, Putin criticized Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov, telling him to work on…

A former NATO military leader warned that Russia is besting Ukraine for air superiority, though he did not foresee this edge benefiting it much in the long term. James G. Stavridis is a retired U.S. Navy admiral who held numerous high-profile roles during his career, notably serving as the NATO…

Soledar is currently the scene of heavy fighting in the ongoing war in Ukraine, but taking the town would offer little military or tactical benefits for Russian President Vladimir Putin's army, according to experts. Soledar is located in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, not far from the city of Bakhmut, which…

By using a Ti:Sapphire laser and a mid-infrared free-electron laser (MIR-FEL) to structure silicon, scientists have demonstrated how laser induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) varies depending on the laser properties. Credit: Reina Miyagawa of Nagoya Institute of Technology The electronic and optical devices that we use on a daily basis,…

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A military expert says it is 'perfectly possible for Ukraine to win the war this year' if its military science continues to outmatch that of Russia. Ever since Putin's invasion of Ukraine on February 24 last year, President Volodymyr Zelensky has successfully lobbied Western allies for modern armoured vehicles to…

KYIV: Two Ukrainians were killed and another nine were wounded despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to pause attacks on Orthodox Christmas, Kyiv said on Sunday. As a result of “Russia’s armed aggression”, one person was killed and another eight wounded in the eastern region of Donetsk…

Ukrainians and Russians have marked Orthodox Christmas under the shadow of war, as fighting persisted despite Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's order for his forces to pause attacks. War-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine saw no significant let-up in the fighting, with AFP journalists in the town of Chasiv Yar south of…