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  • Zebra's 2023 warehousing study (published via Business Wire and republished by Nasdaq) is blunt: 58% of warehouse decision-makers plan to deploy RFID by 2028, and 91% expect to invest in technology to increase supply chain visibility by 2028. Lansitec
  • The study, grounded in a national consumer survey of more than 5,000 U.S. drivers, highlights how next-generation crash notification technology-Advanced Automatic Collision Notification - could prevent over 2,129 deaths each year, representing a 13.2% reduction in U.S. roadway fatalities. Yahoo Finance
  • A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Patient-Led Research Collaborative / University of California, San Francisco finds that long COVID can cause disruptions to a woman's menstrual cycle, ovaries, fertility, and menopause itself. WebMD
  • Comparing the life-cycle cost of hydrogen fuel-cell and battery-electric vehicles The study from the International Council on Clean Transportation found that electric cars are expected to outsell hydrogen cars by 2030, based on current trends in technology, policy, and infrastructure. Manifold
  • A November MIT study put hard numbers on what's been brewing: an estimated 11.7% of jobs across the U.S. workforce could already be automated using current AI technology. The Tech Buzz
  • New Concordia University study reveals China's monopoly on rare earth refining - not mining - as the critical chokepoint threatening global clean energy and defence technology independence. Rare Earth Exchanges
  • Westinghouse is among the companies receiving DOE funding and will study coupling hydrogen technology with existing nuclear reactors. Environment+Energy Leader
  • Along with the youth population, India's rapid advancement in technology could well be a case study. E&T
  • Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology released a study back in March that found a combination of home charging and dynamic charging could make EV batteries 70% smaller. Robb Report

Last updated: 05 February 2026



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