Technology

MIT Spinoff Quaise Raises $134 Million to Commercialize Contactless Drilling for Deep Geothermal Power

The company plans to use millimeter-wave technology to reach rock as hot as 500 degrees Celsius, with fresh test drilling planned at an Oregon geothermal site.

heise online8 July 2026

Technology

Researchers Combine Atom-Thin Material With Gallium Nitride to Build Reprogrammable Radio Chips

A new class of microwave chips uses ultra-thin hexagonal boron nitride switches built directly onto gallium nitride circuits, offering a path to more flexible, higher-performing hardware for future 5G and 6G networks.

Nature8 July 2026