The same app can pose a bigger security and privacy threat depending on the country where you download it, study finds

Mobile apps are sometimes ‘regionalized’ to better serve the needs of users, functioning differently in, for example, China than in Canada. But some of those differences pose security and privacy risks.

Renuka Kumar, Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 27, 2022 • ~8 min

Making EVs without China's supply chain is hard, but not impossible – 3 supply chain experts outline a strategy

China controls much of the global EV supply chain, but electric vehicles that use its parts and minerals won’t qualify for new US EV tax credits. Can America build its own supply chain?

Tinglong Dai, Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~11 min

Making EVs without imports from China – 3 supply chain experts outline a strategy

China controls much of the global EV supply chain, but electric vehicles that use its parts and minerals won’t qualify for new US EV tax credits. Can America build its own supply chain?

Tinglong Dai, Professor of Operations Management & Business Analytics, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University • conversation
Aug. 31, 2022 • ~11 min

What is a semiconductor? An electrical engineer explains how these critical electronic components work and how they are made

Semiconductor chips are electronic devices that store and process information. Today they can contain billions of microscopic switches on a chip smaller than a fingernail.

Trevor Thornton, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University • conversation
Aug. 10, 2022 • ~8 min

The climate law could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible

No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.

James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College • conversation
Aug. 8, 2022 • ~8 min

Climate bill passes: It could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible

No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.

James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College • conversation
Aug. 8, 2022 • ~8 min

Climate and health care bill passes: It could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible

No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.

James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College • conversation
Aug. 8, 2022 • ~8 min

The climate bill could short-circuit EV tax credits, making qualifying for them nearly impossible

No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.

James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College • conversation
Aug. 8, 2022 • ~8 min

It's getting harder for scientists to collaborate across borders – that's bad when the world faces global problems like pandemics and climate change

Scientific research done through international collaboration has boomed in the past 30 years. But recently, powerful countries are using science as a tool of politics, threatening that work.

Tommy Shih, Associate Professor in Business Administration, Lund University • conversation
July 13, 2022 • ~10 min

NASA's head warned that China may try to claim the Moon – two space scholars explain why that's unlikely to happen

A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due to legal and practical reasons, no country could take over the Moon anytime soon.

R. Lincoln Hines, Assistant Professor, West Space Seminar, Air University, Air University • conversation
July 8, 2022 • ~7 min

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