MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: The Engineering issue features ‘Go big or go home’. That may be true—sometimes. But, just as often, solving engineering challenges means thinking small. From the tiny transistors powering the AI boom to the machines digging the world’s longest tunnels, human ingenuity is tackling problems at every scale. Plus: A fresh spin on air conditioning, stratospheric cell service, and more.
As the data-center boom puts pressure on the grid, some companies say the answer isn’t just more power plants but software that dials down centers’ energy-guzzling ways when demand spikes.
Government supporters are showing off new ties with alleged former dissidents in a bid to prove that they can withstand enemies at home as well as abroad.
President Trump has lambasted NATO for not supporting his war in Iran. The U.S. plans to pull a third of the fighter jets it provides to NATO in an emergency.