ICYMI: from big physics and data to $1 trillion solar storms

Jan. 5, 2015

This first full business week of 2015 provides an opportunity to take a look at ten items you may have missed in the run-up to and aftermath of the holidays:

MIT offers Online X program on big data.
Are you ready for a self-flying airliner—or at least one without a copilot?
SEMI, IPC praise passage of manufacturing innovation act.
NI highlights ‘Big Physics’ experiments
Researchers apply graphene to lithium-sulfur battery
Electronics plays role in traffic fatality reduction.
NOAA’s DSCOVR satellite to warn of trillion-dollar solar storms.
From street theft to credit mules, smartphones at risk.
Math can shed light on spread of behaviors in social networks.
Ferrari cruises to victory using ANSYS simulation.

About the Author

Rick Nelson

Contributing Editor

Rick Nelson is a technical journalist who has served as executive editor of Test & Measurement World, chief editor of EDN, and executive editor of EE-Evaluation Engineering. He has also contributed to publications including Vision Systems Design and Electronic Design, and he has participated in many live panel discussions and webcasts. Rick has also held systems-engineering and product-development positions at General Electric and Litton Industries. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from The Pennsylvania State University.