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What If GPS Stood for “Galactic Positioning System”?
NASA scientists demonstrate how to navigate in space using signals from distant pulsars
Measuring Free Will of Bungee Jumpers
The brain activity required to bungee jump may yield clues to improve brain-computer interfaces
How to Fly a Drone With Your Face
Send your drone flying by making a ridiculous face at it
Extended Director’s Cut: Ted Nelson on What Modern Programmers Can Learn From the Past
The inventor of hypertext talks about the birth of personal computing, the web, and how to think beyond the currently possible
A Slide Rule for Real Programmers
This circular slide rule was used to calculate the most efficient code for the UNIVAC II
Efficient Control of AC Machines using Model-Based Development
This webinar is aimed at engineers who want to develop better-performing AC drives, faster – thus enabling use of motors that are smaller, lighter, quieter, more powerful, and consume less energy.
Cobalt Could Untangle Chips’ Wiring Problems
Intel and GlobalFoundries are replacing some copper connections with the resilient, conductive metal
Diligent Robotics Bringing Autonomous Mobile Manipulation to Hospitals
Autonomous mobile manipulation is the cutting edge of robotics right now, but Diligent Robotics is already bringing it to market
Hans Peter Luhn and the Birth of the Hashing Algorithm
The IBM engineer’s hashing algorithm gave computers a way to quickly search documents, DNA, and databases
Salesforce Towers Above Adobe, Facebook, and Google in Study of Best Places to Work in Tech
Indeed’s 2018 top tech companies report puts Salesforce on top
Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Somewhere between a delivery truck and a sidewalk robot, Nuro's robotic vehicles want to deliver your groceries
Bevy of Robot Swans Explore Singaporean Reservoirs
Swanbots monitor water quality while blending in with their surroundings
A Beam-Steering Antenna for 5G Mobile Phones
For the first time, a beam-steering antenna is integrated into the metal casing of a mobile phone
The Challenges in High Volume Manufacturing of Photonic Devices for Data Center Applications
Photonic devices such as optical transceivers play vital roles in modern data centers. Demand for photonic devices is at an unprecedented level. And the technology upgrades are expected to happen at the same time of this volume ramp, e.g. 40G to 100G and to 200G/400G and beyond.
Bringing the Sharing Economy to the Airwaves Will Boost Your Bandwidth
The U.S. is launching an experiment to free up jealously guarded radio spectrum
Magnetic Hammer Drives Tiny Medical Robot Through Brain Tissue
This millirobot has already probed a goat brain, and may someday maneuver through a human
Silicon Valley’s Secret Test Track for Self-Driving Cars
Crows Landing hosts some of the world’s stealthiest autonomous vehicle startups
Simple, Energy-Efficient Recycling Process for Lithium-Ion Batteries
A new recycling process requires half the energy of conventional techniques and produces ready-to-use cathode materials
Video Friday: ANYmal in Davos, ISS Robot Upgrade, and WALK-MAN's Soft Hands
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Build a Clock With Lixies, the Nixie-Tube Lookalike
Simulate a retro-tech look without the fuss
Superconducting Synapse Could Let Neuromorphic Chips Beat Brain’s Energy Efficiency
NIST physicists have made a nanostructured device that could bring learning to superefficient superconducting circuits
Here's How Graphene Makes Photodetectors 100,000 Times More Responsive Than Silicon
Scientists discover that protons can transport through graphene and light can help the movement
Utilities Bury More Transmission Lines to Prevent Storm Damage
Facing hurricanes and public opposition to overhead lines, utilities are paying extra to go underground
The Race to 5G
The Latest 5G News and Analysis
AI-Powered Drone Mimics Cars and Bikes to Navigate Through City Streets
Deep-learning algorithm uses car and bicycle dataset to fly a drone autonomously
What the Count of Monte Cristo Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity
In 1844, Alexandre Dumas described a telecom hack based on insider threats and social engineering
3 More Documentaries for Engineers
California Typewriter, AlphaGo, and The Farthest
Understanding Crosstalk for Signal Integrity Applications
This white paper provides an introduction to crosstalk with a specific focus on signal integrity applications offering guidelines of what to watch out for when measuring crosstalk.
Electrical-to-Optical and Optical-to-Electrical Converter Measurements
This application note covers some of the measurements of interest, setup considerations, possible measurement performance, and examples of measurement procedures.
Test Tube Hard Drives Compute with Chemicals
Storing data as small molecules and getting them to compute by reacting could speed some computations
New Antennas Will Take CubeSats to Mars and Beyond
By packing big antennas into tiny satellites, JPL engineers are making space science cheap
Decoding 5G New Radio
The Latest on 3GPP and ITU Standards
What Does Every Engineer Need to Know about 5G?
Over the last several years, researchers have been hard at work exploring new concepts and technologies to answer the question “What is 5G?”.
AI Startup Using Robots and Lidar to Boost Productivity on Construction Sites
Doxel's lidar-equipped robots help track construction projects and catch mistakes as they happen
The Dawn of Solar Windows
Future skyscrapers will harvest energy from the sun with photovoltaic windows
Smart Contact Lens Doubles as Blood Sugar Monitor
A new contact lens tests tears to tell wearers when glucose levels drop, so there'll be no more need for painful finger pricks
Michigan’s MiDAS Unemployment System: Algorithm Alchemy Created Lead, Not Gold
A case study into how to automate false accusations of fraud for more than 34,000 unemployed people
Robots Ready to Ski, Paint, and Clean at South Korea’s 2018 Winter Olympics
South Korea’s best roboticists have spent two years preparing robots for a wide range of roles at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Cyberdyne's Medical Exoskeleton Strides to FDA Approval
Users in the United States can now take advantage of this friendly exoskeleton to help them with physical rehabilitation
Engineers, Stop Doing Algebra by Hand!
Computer algebra systems mechanize equation manipulation to save money and eliminate risk
Forensic Software Pieces Together Leibniz’s Last Puzzle
Technology pioneered to reveal Cold War secrets is being used to reconstruct the polymath’s journals
Virtual Ski Slopes Prepare Olympians for Winter Games
Stanford's virtual reality training is helping prepare U.S. skiers for the Olympics and other competitions
Why You Should Fear 'Slaughterbots'—A Response
Lethal autonomous weapons are not science fiction; they are a real threat to human security that we must stop now
Atom-Thin Memristors Discovered
Experts thought memory in 2D materials was impossible. Then engineers in Texas discovered “Atomristors”
Finland Is the Mobile Data Capital of the World
Here’s what that means for carriers thinking ahead to 5G
Useful and Timely Delivery Drone Drops Life Preserver to Australian Swimmers
A drone delivery that we approve of
Q&A: Max Bittker’s Twitter Bot Tracks New Words in The New York Times
The bot dutifully recorded the U.S. president's vulgar word choice two weeks ago
Organic Thin-Film Transistors' New Gate Dielectric Opens Door to Future Electronics
Its nanostructured design improves these transistors' charge mobility and stability
Video Friday: Crawling Baby Robot, Tethered Drone, and New Intel RealSense
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
E-Skin Lets You Manipulate Objects in Real and Virtual Worlds
Researchers integrate magnetoelectronic sensors into electronic skin that tracks motion
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