How Is This a Good Idea: Car Dashboard Video Games by Stephen Cass on 2021-01-22 20:24 (#5D6KF) Vehicles are not toys; keep games were they belong
How Tech Is Revitalizing the Medical Product Approval Process by Kathy Pretz on 2021-01-22 19:00 (#5D6E5) Blockchain, AI, cloud computing, and remote health-monitoring devices can drive adoption of decentralized clinical trials
Building a Stereoscopic Camera With the Raspberry Pi 4 Compute Module by Eugene Pomazov on 2021-01-22 16:00 (#5D682) Access to prerelease Pi hardware was a boon, but not without pitfalls
Three Frosty Innovations for Better Quantum Computers by Rahul Rao on 2021-01-22 12:37 (#5D5YT) Putting these in the cryogenic freezer could make quantum computers more powerful and compact
Beyond Bitcoin: China’s Surveillance Cash by Mark Pesce on 2021-01-21 20:00 (#5D4Z3) As bills and coins fade away, so does financial privacy
S.K. Ramesh and Francis Grosz Run for 2022 President-Elect by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-01-21 19:00 (#5D4WK) The election’s winner will serve as IEEE president in 2023
White paper on flame retardant epoxies and silicones on 2021-01-21 18:30 (#5D4WM) Flame retardant epoxies and silicones meet critical safety requirements
CES 2021: FEMA's Emergency Alert System Coming to a Game or Gadget Near You? by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-21 15:29 (#5D4JH) All FEMA needs is a few good developers to bring emergency alerts into games and other virtual worlds
Plasmonics: A New Way to Link Processors With Light by Samuel K. Moore on 2021-01-21 15:17 (#5D4PB) Plasmonic transceivers could sling huge amounts of data between processors
Smart Algorithm Bursts Social Networks' "Filter Bubbles" by Michelle Hampson on 2021-01-21 13:00 (#5D49A) Instead of building echo chambers, Facebook, Twitter and company can tweak their code to broaden exposure to wider ranges of views
As SARS-CoV-2 Mutates, AI Algorithms Try to Keep Pace by Emily Waltz on 2021-01-20 20:44 (#5D3DB) Machine learning model meant for understanding language searches for coronavirus strains that could evade the vaccine
New FAA Drone Rules: What Recreational and Commercial Pilots Need to Know by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-19 21:55 (#5D20N) Here's how Remote ID and FAA's new drone rules about flying at night and over people will affect you
Shining a HOT light on optomechanics by Paul Seidler on 2021-01-19 21:00 (#5D1Y6) Hybrid Optomechanical Technologies is developing a new generation of technologies that use light and motion to create and process signals
Bright X-Rays, AI, and Robotic Labs—A Roadmap for Better Batteries by Steven Cherry on 2021-01-19 20:30 (#5D1VH) Argonne National Lab’s new ability to look inside a battery will lead to better, lighter, quicker-charging batteries, from phones to cars
To Close the Digital Divide, the FCC Must Redefine Broadband Speeds by Stacey Higginbotham on 2021-01-19 20:00 (#5D1VJ) Dating from 2015, the agency’s definition of broadband is much too slow
Certification Program Aims to Close Skills Gap in Renewable Energy by The IEEE Standards Association on 2021-01-19 19:00 (#5D1RZ) The program will be based on the popular IEEE distributed energy resources interconnection standard
SANS and AWS Marketplace Webinar: Learn to improve your Cloud Threat Intelligence program through cloud-specific data sources on 2021-01-19 18:30 (#5D1P6) How to build an effective Cloud Threat Intelligence program in the AWS Cloud
It’s Too Easy to Hide Bias in Deep-Learning Systems by Matthew Hutson on 2021-01-19 16:00 (#5D1FX) Artificial intelligence makes it hard to tell when decision-making is biased
Why Aren’t COVID Tracing Apps More Widely Used? by Michelle Hampson on 2021-01-19 16:00 (#5D1FW) Along with technical issues, a new study suggests that trust and transparency are barriers for broader acceptance of the apps
New and Hardened Quantum Crypto System Notches "Milestone" Open-Air Test by Jeremy Hsu on 2021-01-19 13:00 (#5D167) Super strong protections now in place; just don't fiddle with the lasers
Superintelligent AI May Be Impossible to Control; That's the Good News by Charles Q. Choi on 2021-01-18 13:00 (#5CZSD) Postcard from the 23rd century: Not even possible to know if an AI is superintelligent, much less stop it
Wearables Provide Speedy COVID Screening by Megan Scudellari on 2021-01-15 22:20 (#5CX45) Using edge AI and wearable biosensors, an app detects COVID within two minutes—even in asymptomatic patients.
Video Friday: Teleport Yourself Into This Robot Using VR by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-15 22:05 (#5CX46) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
IEEE Medal of Honor Goes to Data Compression Pioneer Jacob Ziv by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-01-15 19:00 (#5CWX5) He is behind the Lempel-Ziv compression algorithms
CES 2021: My Top 3 Gadgets of the Show—and 3 of the Weirdest by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-15 18:25 (#5CWSY) Some ideas for new consumer products introduced at CES 2021 get five stars, others get five question marks
Get a method to separate common-mode and differential-mode separation using two oscilloscope channels. on 2021-01-14 20:30 (#5CVD4) Learn how to distinguish between common-mode (CM) and differential-mode (DM) noise
CES 2021: Consumer Electronics Makers Pivot to Everything Covid by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-14 20:18 (#5CVD5) Facemasks with built-in earphones and loudspeakers, desktop UV phone disinfectors, and a host of portable air purifiers are among the gadgets launching in the age of Covid
Systematic Cybersecurity Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment on 2021-01-14 14:53 (#5BPF3) Learn a six-step process to help you identify and address cyber vulnerabilities across the entire automotive electronics architecture
System Creates the Illusion of an Ideal AI Chip by Samuel K. Moore on 2021-01-14 14:00 (#5CTQ1) Team makes multiple processors with 3D memory act like one big chip
CES 2021: A Countertop Chocolate Factory Could Be This Year’s Best Kitchen Gadget by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-14 13:00 (#5CTM5) And a spoon that electrifies your tongue to help you taste better might be the weirdest gizmo at CES
This AWS Machine Learning Manager is Rooting Out Bias in AI Programs by Kathy Pretz on 2021-01-13 19:00 (#5CSM2) Nashlie Sephus is also working to transform her Mississippi hometown into a tech hub
Superconducting Microprocessors? Turns Out They're Ultra-Efficient by Michelle Hampson on 2021-01-13 16:18 (#5CSAY) The 2.5 GHz prototype uses 80 times less energy than its semiconductor counterpart, even accounting for cooling
CES 2021: What Is Mini-LED TV? by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-12 18:30 (#5CR0C) The real display news from CES 2021 isn’t rollable screens
Nanoscale Revelations Could Lower the Cost of Desalination by Prachi Patel on 2021-01-12 17:30 (#5CQWF) Researchers have used electron microscopy and computer modeling to solve molecular-level mysteries of salt-removing membranes
IMEC and Intel Researchers Develop Spintronic Logic Device by Rahul Rao on 2021-01-12 16:00 (#5CQMC) Low-power device runs entirely on electrical current, taking it a step beyond its competitors that rely on magnetic fields
Creating Silicon Valley 2.0 by Nick Tredennick on 2021-01-12 15:00 (#5CQGH) To bring the engineering talent of the entire world to a single focus, we need virtualization. One way to get it is by using gaming platforms.
Edmund Melson Clarke, Creator of Model Checking, Dies at 75 by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-01-11 19:00 (#5CPBD) IEEE also mourns the loss of F.C. Kohli, India’s ‘Father of IT Industry,’ and others
How Facial Recognition Technology Is Helping Identify the U.S. Capitol Attackers by Mark Harris on 2021-01-11 12:00 (#5CNNP) Huge databases and powerful AI algorithms enable a law enforcement panopticon
Video Friday: These Robots Are Ready for 2021 by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-08 23:18 (#5CKAH) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Will Alphabet’s Unionization Effort Spread to Other Big Tech Companies? by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-08 20:13 (#5CK3W) Engineering unions are rare, particularly those organized around social instead of economic issues
Special Report: Top Tech 2021 by IEEE Spectrum Staff on 2021-01-08 18:00 (#5CJYZ) After months of blood, toil, tears, and sweat, we can all expect a much better year
Deep Learning at the Speed of Light by David Schneider on 2021-01-08 16:00 (#5CJS3) Lightmatter bets that optical computing can solve AI’s efficiency problem
How to Find the Ideal Replacement When a Research Team Member Leaves by Michelle Hampson on 2021-01-08 13:00 (#5CJFA) A new model identifies the optimum replacement member based on their skillset and working relationship with the remaining members
10 Exciting Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2021 by Eliza Strickland on 2021-01-07 20:00 (#5CHHB) Expect advances in Mars missions, wearable brain scanners, and quantum communications
Local IEEE Women in Engineering Groups See Record Growth Despite Challenges by Jenifer Castillo on 2021-01-07 19:00 (#5CHES) Survey findings show the affinity groups are impactful, purposeful, and collaborative
More Genetic Sequencing Needed To Keep Pace With Coronavirus Mutations by Emily Waltz on 2021-01-07 18:18 (#5CHET) Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2's continual adaptations helps scientists formulate effective vaccines
At Last, First Light for the James Webb Space Telescope by David Schneider on 2021-01-07 16:00 (#5CH5Q) The most ambitious space instrument ever will let us see back almost to the big bang
What Do Software Engineers Get Paid? by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-07 14:24 (#5CH28) In 2020, engineers at Lyft claimed the highest salaries at the entry level, with LinkedIn topping the charts for experienced engineers
How Boston Dynamics Taught Its Robots to Dance by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-07 14:00 (#5CGYZ) Aaron Saunders, Boston Dynamics’ VP of Engineering, tells us where Atlas got its moves from
Peering Into the COVID-19 End Game by Mark Pesce on 2021-01-06 20:00 (#5CG0D) The pandemic will amp up contact tracing, cloud computing, surveillance, and online gaming