Sodium-ion batteries show promise as a cheaper, more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion but need major advancements to become competitive. Stanford’s STEER study emphasizes that innovation, not ...

A new UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7344 that affects a Microsoft-signed application could be exploited to deploy bootkits even if Secure Boot protection is active.

Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems. The vulnerability, ...

Sodium-cooled fast reactors using metallic-alloy fuel are attracting attention because they are inherently safe and produce more fuel than they use.

A thorough analysis of market, technological, and supply chain outcomes for sodium-ion batteries finds that significant advances are needed before commercialization. Legions of battery engineers ...

The latest darling contender among researchers, startups, and venture capitalists—sodium-ion batteries—has received much attention after COVID-induced mineral supply chain challenges sent lithium ...