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Microchip Technology will close its semiconductor factory in Tempe in 2025, affecting about 500 workers. By shutting the plant, known as Fab 2, Microchip expects to save about $90 million annually starting in 2026.
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The protein PNA5 showed to help with cognitive dysfunction in mice. The researchers hope there is a path to human clinical trials. -
Researchers in Arizona discovered what they say is the oldest firearm in the continental United States. The gun was believed to be made nearly five centuries ago. -
Dr. Moneesh Bhow, medical director of the emergency department at Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, said he expects to see cases continue to rise following Thanksgiving, since holiday gatherings tend to lead to a spike in respiratory viruses. -
The instrument is creating the largest map of the universe. In mapping, it revealed how large cosmic structures stick together with gravity. -
Researchers with Wildlands Network and Sky Island Alliance found that small wildlife openings, added into the border wall, allow more connectivity for smaller animals like javelina, coyote and even mountain lion. -
As America enters a week where politics tend to slow down a bit, some high-stakes debates are unfolding in the rest of the world. -
Solar storms this year allowed for the Northern Lights to be seen quite far south in the U.S. Those storms can also be massive, and there are records of them going back thousands of years. -
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported more than 1,000 cases of influenza last week and more than 2,100 cases of COVID-19. -
Antibiotic-resistant infections are becoming a growing problem for health care professionals. -
The Greater Phoenix Urban Forestry Accelerator is a three-year, $5 million project funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. -
One of the oldest observatories in the country now boasts one of the newest ways to explore the universe. Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff opened its Astronomy Discovery Center on Nov. 16. -
Phoenix and the Valley continue to look for ways to reduce the impacts of extreme heat, and the state’s biggest city has been experimenting with cool pavement in an effort to do that.
