Engineers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, working with a professor at the Technical University of Denmark, built and tested a three-dimensional thermal cloak that hides objects from infrared cameras regardless of which direction heat approaches from. The device reroutes heat around a concealed object rather than blocking it, producing a surface temperature pattern that makes the object invisible to thermal imaging while keeping its internal temperature stable. The work, led by professor Shelly Zhang with researchers Weichen Li and Yibo Wang, appears in Nature Communications.
sciencedaily.com
· 2026-10-30
Sony Network Communications, a Sony Group subsidiary operating as a Japanese ISP, confirmed that unauthorized access to its So-net member database on October 19 exposed 2,585,481 customer records, including names, phone numbers, emails, user IDs, birth dates, gender and connection IDs. A separate set of 54,401 email accounts had passwords exposed. The breach also affects NTT Docomo's Hikari service customers, since Sony Network Communications provides that service under contract.
bleepingcomputer.com
· 2026-10-28
A team from CICT's National Key Laboratory, Peng Cheng Laboratory and FiberHome Fujikura achieved 3.2 petabits per second of bidirectional data transmission over a 24-core optical fiber spanning 10.3 kilometers. This surpasses the group's earlier 2.5 Pbps record set earlier this year, using thousands of parallel channels across three wavelength bands and in-house optical modules designed for real-time, commercial-grade performance rather than lab-only experimental gear.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-27
A journalist used large language models to 'vibe-research' a fabricated scientific paper, generating hypotheses, code and text with minimal human input, then worked with Jenny Mahoney, managing editor of IEEE Access, to test whether the fake submission could slip past the journal's review defenses. The experiment follows data showing a sharp rise in detectable AI involvement in academic papers, from about 12 percent in 2023 to an estimated 57 percent in 2025, alongside reports that over 12 percent of Nature Communications reviews in 2025 were entirely AI-generated.
spectrum.ieee.org
· 2026-10-27
A self-funded, informal collective of technically minded enthusiasts is collecting, repairing, and documenting historical telecommunications equipment, with no formal legal entity behind the effort. The group focuses specifically on digital communications technology from the late 1960s through the late 1990s, an era they say is underrepresented in existing museums.
retronetworking.org
· 2026-10-25
eBay has implemented new restrictions on listings for radio equipment sold on its platform, limiting certain types of devices from being sold. The company has exempted equipment designed exclusively for amateur, or ham, radio bands from these new restrictions.
arrl.org
· 2026-10-16
Two 2026 studies — by Bilal et al. in Nature Communications and Thapa et al. in Nature Medicine — report that patterns within sleep data contain signals linked to future health outcomes, beyond what is currently used in clinical practice. Both papers build on earlier research showing sleep changes can precede diagnosis of various diseases.
nature.com
· 2026-10-12
A new commentary argues that quantum computing has moved past theoretical promise into applied use, citing challenges like disease research, complex financial portfolio management, and secure communications as areas where current quantum tools can already contribute. The piece frames quantum computing as a usable technology today rather than a distant future capability.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-06
Researchers from China, Italy and Slovakia described a 57-centimetre fossil of a new microraptorine species, discovered by a local farmer in Liaoning province and estimated to be about three years old at death. The find, published in Nature Communications, shows feather traces on the limbs and tail of this close bird relative, which lived between 145 and 100 million years ago.
nature.com
· 2026-10-02
A commentary on brand reputation contends that the traditional marketing playbook—defining a message, building a campaign and pushing it to audiences—no longer works as intended. It argues that professionals should instead act as conveners and guides for brand narratives rather than attempting to control them outright.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-28
Microsoft has appointed Vice Chair and President Brad Smith to head its communications operations, succeeding longtime comms chief Frank Shaw, who is departing after more than 17 years at the company. Brent Colburn will serve as interim communications leader reporting to Smith during the transition, with Shaw staying on to advise both.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-24
A former corporate communications executive recounts the chaos of 2017, when the Charlottesville violence and CEOs' ties to a presidential business council forced companies into snap decisions about public statements. The account describes how internal drafts kept shifting because leadership hadn't already agreed on core values, making crisis response slower and less confident.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-16
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