AI Data Centers and the Power Crunch: A 2026 Analysis
AI data center power demand analyzed for 2026: grid constraints, nuclear and gas deals, efficiency limits, and what the energy crunch means for AI compute.
How LiDAR Actually Works: The Physics Explained
How LiDAR actually works, from first principles: time-of-flight vs FMCW, the laser and detector chain, point clouds, solid-state designs, and LiDAR vs radar.
Spatial Transcriptomics Explained (2026)
Spatial transcriptomics explained in 2026: how Visium, Xenium, and MERFISH map gene expression in tissue, the data pipeline, trade-offs, and applications.
PTC NEXT 2026: Is Intelligent PLM Real?
An analysis of PTC NEXT 2026: Orbit, Jetstream, 12 AI agents, and whether 'Intelligent PLM' is a genuine architecture shift or a rebrand of the digital thread.
VWAP Execution Algorithm: System Architecture (2026)
A 2026 system-design walkthrough of a VWAP execution algorithm: volume curve forecasting, scheduling, the slicing engine, and transaction cost analysis.
Catena-X Automotive Data Space: Reference Architecture
A 2026 reference architecture for the Catena-X automotive data space: Eclipse Dataspace Connector, data sovereignty, the digital thread, and use cases.
MTConnect vs OPC UA for Machine Tool Data (2026)
MTConnect vs OPC UA for machine tool and CNC data in 2026: data models, semantics, agents, write-back, and a decision matrix for shop-floor connectivity.
Samsung’s All-AI Factories by 2030: An Analysis
Samsung's pledge to run all-AI factories by 2030, analyzed: digital twins, AI agents for quality and logistics, and what escaping pilot purgatory really takes.
Robot Fleet Orchestration with Open-RMF: A Tutorial
A hands-on 2026 tutorial for robot fleet orchestration with Open-RMF: traffic management, task allocation, the fleet adapter, and a working multi-AMR demo.
LLM Semantic Router: An Inference Routing Pattern
The LLM semantic router pattern in 2026: route requests by intent and cost to the right model, with vLLM Semantic Router, embeddings, and a reference design.