Journal-editor mass resignations: what do they achieve?

Earlier this month, the editors at the linguistics journal Syntax publicly announced their resignations in response to changes to the manuscript-handling process imposed by its publisher, Wiley-Blackwell. “We have come to the conclusion that our position as editors of the journal is no longer tenable,” wrote editors Klaus Abels and Suzanne Flynn in an open … Read more

How to achieve safe water access for all: work with local communities

More than two billion people worldwide lack access to reliable, safe drinking water. Challenges around managing water resources are complex and wide-ranging. They are interlinked with those affecting land and food systems and are exacerbated by the climate crisis. Four scholars propose ways to prompt progress in water governance — and highlight just how crucial … Read more

KIOXIA SSDs achieve PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 compliance

  KIOXIA’s CM7 and CD8P series SSDs have successfully passed the compliance certification for PCIe 5.0 and NVMe 2.0 specifications. This achievement signifies a major leap in the data storage industry, as these new interface specifications offer significantly increased data transfer speeds and bandwidth compared to their predecessors. The CM7 and CD8P series NVMe SSDs … Read more