Abstract: To accurately compensate for system uncertainties and unknown external disturbances, this paper proposes an extended observer-based integral fast terminal sliding mode control (IFTSMC) ...

BATON ROUGE — State Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier both expressed concern Monday about a spate of bills that might give communities veto power over carbon capture ...

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters.” Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci’s line opens “Ghost in the Machine,” a Sundance documentary directed ...

Local control is the principle that government works best when decisions are made closest to where the people live. A package of bills introduced in the Legislature would blow that concept to pieces.

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide zoning law in his State of the State address on Wednesday, drastically limiting the authority local governments have to control what types of ...

JB Pritzker will propose a plan during his State of the State address to drastically limit local governments’ authority to restrict the types of structures that can be built on property zoned ...

State Sen. Tom McInnis has once again sponsored a bill to further limit the authority of local governments to limit the regulation of short-term rentals. The bill cites protection of tourism and ...

Terminal-to-terminal car shipping sounds technical, but the idea is pretty simple. Instead of a carrier picking up your vehicle from your driveway and dropping it off at your new place, you deliver ...

The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s not a fair fight. Federal agents confronting protesters in Minneapolis, ...

Fulton County leaders and national election experts are warning that a renewed push at the state Capitol could weaken local control over elections — just as federal investigators and outside activist ...

If you’re a command line enthusiast and you’re the type of Mac user who likes to keep an eye on your system resources and resource utilization, you’ll likely enjoy checking out the btop command. btop ...

Free online software combines motion, pneumatics and I/O design in one workflow to reduce engineering effort and errors. ISLANDIA, N.Y., January 20, 2026 — Festo introduces the System Configurator, a ...