Feed ieee-spectrum-recent-content IEEE Spectrum

Favorite IconIEEE Spectrum

Link https://spectrum.ieee.org/
Feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/IeeeSpectrum
Updated 2024-11-25 04:15
Video Friday: Muscle for Tough Robots, Cobots on Wheels, and WALK-MAN Goes for a Walk
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Turn Your Smartphone Into a Mousetrap
The Annikken Andee U shield is a bridge between the Arduino and your mobile devices
Everything You Need to Know About 5G
Millimeter waves, massive MIMO, full duplex, beamforming, and small cells are just a few of the technologies that could enable ultrafast 5G networks
The Full Cost of Electricity
An initiative to identify and quantify the cost of electric power generation and delivery
Use of Epoxies as Protective Coatings against Corrosion for Metals
Corrosion may be prevented by protecting your design with the proper selection of epoxy based systems. Read more in this white paper.
Specialized Materials Meet Critical Packaging Needs in MEMS Devices
The unique requirements of MEMS call for specialized materials. This white paper will focus on how these materials are used and their benefits for MEMs applications.
Polymeric Systems Bring Clarity to Optical Applications
Learn more about optical transmission, refractive indices, temperature and humidity testing, and more.
Will Trump and Perry Revive Proposed Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository?
Sites in Texas and New Mexico sites could also be considered
Software Engineers Are the Heroes of New Computer History Museum Exhibit
Who is REALLY changing the world? Software engineers
Hebocon: The Best Worst Robot Competition
Robots don't get any sillier than this, and Hebocon's creator tells us why
For U.S. Jobs Creation, Renewables Are a Better Bet Than Coal
DOE report says renewable power generation jobs surpassed those in fossil fuels, and are growing faster
Lighting Up Lingshed: A Remote Village in the Himalayas Gets Lights and Internet Access
Solar direct-current microgrids now power a 900-year-old monastery and a local school
Treating Depression With tDCS: Startup Ybrain Aims for the Mainstream
The Korean company's consumer-friendly tDCS gadget could help this electric treatment catch on
Getting Ahead with FilterDesigner 3D
In this webinar FilterDesigner 3D will be presented in an online demo, where we will highlight the different features and functionalities
Nanomaterials Enable Smaller Chip Packaging
Novel process moves nanomaterials from smaller transistors to smaller packaging
DragonflEye Project Wants to Turn Insects Into Cyborg Drones
R&D lab Draper is using genetic engineering and optoelectronics to build cybernetic insects
Getting Ahead with the Interference Task
In this webinar we will present all steps necessary to perform the simulation of RF interference and explain the concepts behind the new CST® interference task.
What Mary Shelley’s <i>Frankenstein</i> Can Teach Engineers
Designing technology with the best intentions can still lead to disaster
Computer Diagnoses Skin Cancers
Deep learning algorithm identifies skin cancers as accurately as dermatologists
4 New Ways to Store Renewable Energy With Water
Stash it away in concrete bunkers, undersea bags, and other strange places
City Solar Power Potential and Road Network Size Linked
Findings could help guide solar power policy making
Where Are the Software Engineering Jobs? In Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity job openings boom around the world, but where’s the best place for a cybersecurity software engineer to work? Apple
Will Rooftop Solar Really Add to Utility Costs?
Study shows significant PV generation can be integrated in the grid with little or no additional cost to utilities and their customers
Bots_Alive Brings Sophisticated Brains to Cheap Robots
A $35 kit turns a little legged robot into an autonomous interactive critter
Profile: FBI Special Agent Mitchell Thompson Fights Cybercrime
Law-enforcement agencies around the globe are hiring cyberexperts to outwit criminals
AI Could Transform the Science of Counting Crowds
The rise of deep-learning AI could enable computers to automatically count the crowds at future inauguration days
5 Teams Move Forward in Google Lunar XPrize Moon Race
2017 is the make or break year for the $30 million competition
Tiny Terahertz Modulator Packs a Big Data Punch
A new terahertz modulator demonstrates dizzying data speeds of 28 Gb/s
What you should know about 802.11ax
Learn about the new applications of 802.11ax, the key technical innovations to the standard, and its test and measurement challenges.
The Diesel Engine at 120
It seemed a no-brainer invention, but it took quite some time to become the world’s leading source of locomotive power
Toyota's Gill Pratt on Self-Driving Cars and the Reality of Full Autonomy
Gill Pratt explains why nobody in the automotive industry is anywhere close to full autonomy
Carbon Nanotube Memory Company's Ship May Finally Come In
An analyst's report says Nantero appears poised to cash in on its quixotic journey to bring carbon nanotube-based nonvolatile memory to market
Elon Musk Says Tesla Aims to Cut Crashes by 90 Percent
New hardware, coupled with enhanced software, should begin to improve on the 40 percent crash reduction that earlier versions achieved
Can MOOCs Cure the Tuition Epidemic?
New MOOC-based master’s degrees from Georgia Tech, MIT, and Illinois are significantly cheaper than on-campus degrees
5 Things You Missed This Week at IEEE Spectrum: Velodyne's Lidars, Crowdfunding Neurotech, and More
Some of the highlights from the week of 16 January 2017
Superfast Camera Sees Shock Wave From Light
System captures Mach cone from laser pulse
Getting Ahead with Broadband Macromodeling
This webinar will show how the state-of-the-art macromodeling software IdEM provides the ideal tool to verify the physical self-consistency of S-parameter data.
Video Friday: Boston Dynamics Robots in VR, NASA Rovers, and Valkyrie Package Delivery
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Feds Call Tesla's AutoPilot Safe
Not only does NHTSA exonerate AutoPilot for the May 2016 fatality, it credits the system for reducing crashes by 40 percent overall
"Neural Tourniquet" Zaps a Nerve to Stop Bleeding
First clinical trials will take on postpartum hemorrhage in the developing world
Getting Ahead with RF Breakdown Simulation for Space Hardware
In this webinar we will review the RF Breakdown effects which can occur in space hardware namely multipactor discharge.
Getting Started: An Introduction to Inductor Specifications
This paper provides an overview of the key performance ratings they will need to understand and analyze when specifying RF and Power Inductors into their design.
Data Divination
Using collected data to predict events shouldn’t blind us to the humans behind it
How Does Geography Figure Into the Full Cost of Electricity?
To determine the full cost of electricity, you have to account for geographical factors
Scientists: Carbon Nanotubes Would Outperform Silicon Transistors at the Same Scale
Carbon nanotube-based FETs can operate faster and at a lower supply voltage than their silicon-based counterparts
The Cautionary Tale of "No More Woof," a Crowdfunded Gadget to Read Your Dog's Thoughts
The Indiegogo campaign took backers' money, enjoyed the media attention, then went silent
Two Bit Circus Continues Quest to Turn Flames, Virtual Reality, and Lasers Into a Business
Take a bit of Maker Faire, a dash of Burning Man, and a scoop of Chuck E. Cheese; add $15 million, and poof, a micro-amusement park
AxonVR Brings Realistic Touch Sensations to Virtual Reality
Inside AxonVR it's possible to feel the texture, shape, motion, vibration, and temperature of virtual objects in your hand
Wearable Sensors Spot Lyme Disease
A Stanford researcher didn’t notice a rash—or yet have a fever—but his wearables prompted him to seek early treatment for Lyme Disease
Is Net Neutrality Good or Bad for Innovation?
The Trump administration reignites a classic debate over economics and technology
...142143144145146147148149150151...