A new approach to designing a synchronous rectifier will help engineers unlock efficiency gains that extend beyond traditional loss mechanisms. USB-C power adapters and other AC-DC power converters ...

USB-C power adapters and other AC-DC power converters operating in the 45- to 120-W range are under constant pressure to deliver higher efficiency in ever-smaller form factors without overheating.

The catalytic converter in your car's exhaust system has a complex emissions-related job to perform. Placed between the engine and the muffler, it reduces the amounts of the three primary pollutants ...

“If you are a mathematician,” one of the world’s leading mathematicians recently wrote, “you may want to make sure you are sitting down before reading further.” And you’ll definitely need to sit down ...

After 80 years of fruitless struggle by human mathematicians, a major geometry conjecture has at last been solved—via a straightforward query to a chatbot. “No previous AI-generated proof has come ...

(NEXSTAR) – After a few quiet years, there are warning signs that catalytic converter thieves are back on the job. In 2023, State Farm said claims for the catalytic converter theft had fallen from ...

What are the most pressing global crises in 2026? Each year, the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) Emergency Watchlist identifies the countries at greatest risk of new or worsening humanitarian ...

Five years ago, mathematicians Dawei Chen and Quentin Gendron were trying to untangle a difficult area of algebraic geometry involving differentials, elements of calculus used to measure distance ...

St. John's University fired its basketball program's general manager, Matt Abdelmassih, this week. He was reportedly managing a $10 million roster. St. John's University spent $10 million on its ...