U.S. Takes Strategic Step to Onshore Electronics Manufacturing by Samuel K. Moore on 2021-01-06 19:19 (#5CFY6) National defense bill incentivizes establishment and expansion of leading-edge foundries
Designing PCBs 5x Faster Despite the Pandemic on 2021-01-06 18:30 (#5CFY7) Learn how Kinetic Vision uses Altium’s platform to enable a connected and frictionless PCB design experience
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics Compete to Build the Next Moon Lander by Jeff Foust on 2021-01-06 18:00 (#5CFWJ) If all goes well, in February NASA will pick which design to develop
Carbon Engineering’s Tech Will Suck Carbon From the Sky by Maria Gallucci on 2021-01-06 16:00 (#5CFPY) It’s not enough to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Experts say we need direct-air capture of atmospheric carbon
2021 Cybersecurity and IT Failures Roundup by Robert N. Charette on 2021-01-06 13:00 (#5CFDY) Lessons learned from the many failures, interruptions, crimes and other IT-related setbacks that made the news in 2020
Robots Made of Ice Could Build and Repair Themselves on Other Planets by Evan Ackerman on 2021-01-05 21:52 (#5CEPN) Ice is all over the solar system, and exploration robots could use it as a structural material
Gravity Energy Storage Will Show Its Potential in 2021 by Samuel K. Moore on 2021-01-05 20:00 (#5CEHJ) Gravitricity and Energy Vault are pioneering a radical new alternative to batteries for grid storage
Forget Electrodes, the First EKG Machine Used Buckets of Saline Solution and Telephone Wire by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-01-05 19:00 (#5CEF0) The string galvanometer used for the first clinical recording of the heart’s electrical pulses is now an IEEE Milestone
Virtual event: How AWS Marketplace innovators enhance security for a remote workforce on 2021-01-05 18:30 (#5CEF1) Learn key innovations enabling AWS customers to transform their security for a remote and hybrid workforce
This Is the Year for Apple’s AR Glasses—Maybe by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-01-05 18:00 (#5CEC5) With head-up displays, cameras, inertial sensors, and lidar on board, Apple’s long-expected augmented-reality glasses could be a game-changer
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Finally Takes Off in North America and Europe by Jean Kumagai on 2021-01-05 16:00 (#5CE9Y) Li-Cycle, Northvolt, and Ganfeng Lithium are among those building recycling plants, spurred by environmental and supply-chain concerns
Can Computer Models Select the Best Public Health Interventions for COVID-19? by Matthew Hutson on 2021-01-05 16:00 (#5CE75) A new XPrize challenges simulators to go from forecasting case numbers to recommending policy
Innovative YUJIN 3D LiDAR, Now Shipping! by YujinRobot on 2021-01-04 21:30 (#58R52) POST COVID-19, Future-Ready Technology and Products for AGVs/AMRs, Service Robots, and Factories
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Test Aircraft Promises a New Era of Faster-Than-Sound Travel by Philip E. Ross on 2021-01-04 20:00 (#5CD3H) The prototype of a planned, 65-seat airliner will fly in 2021
St. Helena's New Undersea Cable Will Deliver 18 Gbps Per Person by Michael Koziol on 2021-01-04 18:00 (#5CCYF) Satellite operators salivate over access to Google’s Equiano cable, but the island’s telecom monopoly stands in the way
Perovskite Solar Out-Benches Rivals in 2021 by Maria Gallucci on 2021-01-01 13:00 (#5C9T9) On threshold of landmark 30 percent efficiency, Oxford PV leads charge for next wave of renewables
IBM Makes Encryption Paradox Practical by Dan Garisto on 2020-12-31 13:00 (#5C8V6) “Fully homomorphic” cryptography allows partial access to digital vaults without ever opening their locks
Can AI Lead to Pregnancy? by Brian T. Horowitz on 2020-12-30 22:11 (#5C875) Sometimes yes, if a couple struggling to conceive turn to machine learning to pick the right embryo for implantation
The Visionary Designer Behind Google’s Warehouse-Scale Data Centers by Kathy Pretz on 2020-12-30 19:00 (#5C811) Luiz André Barroso, the company’s vice president of engineering, brought us cloud computing, powerful search engines, and fast Internet services
How Counting Calories Became a Science by Allison Marsh on 2020-12-29 20:00 (#5C6W6) Calorimeters defined the nutritional value of food and the output of steam generators
“Understanding Delta-Sigma Data Converters” Named Outstanding Professional Book by Kathy Pretz on 2020-12-29 20:00 (#5C6W5) The publication is the first to receive this recognition from Wiley-IEEE Press
Don't be Too Quick to Judge Sweden's Covid-19 Policy by Vaclav Smil on 2020-12-29 16:00 (#5C6M1) The Nordic country has taken an approach all its own, but it's too soon to tell whether it's right or wrong
Intel’s Stacked Nanosheet Transistors Could Be the Next Step in Moore’s Law by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-12-29 16:00 (#5C6M0) Process that builds two transistors—one directly atop the other—will boost chip density
Bright Silicon LED Brings Light And Chips Closer by Rahul Rao on 2020-12-29 13:00 (#5C6DA) Vertical stacking of diode components opens door to on-chip infrared—and, possibly one day, a phone that senses distance
3D-printing hollow structures with "xolography" by Charles Q. Choi on 2020-12-28 18:39 (#5C5JK) New technique uses criss-crossing light beams in a vat of resin to create simple machines with moving parts
Revisiting 2020's Most Popular Blog Posts by Evan Ackerman on 2020-12-28 16:00 (#5C5QY) Updating some of IEEE Spectrum’s top-performing online stories of the year
DeepMind's New AI Masters Games Without Even Being Taught the Rules by Philip E. Ross on 2020-12-23 16:30 (#5C0S8) It's the next step toward self-directed learning about the real world. Cue the shark music
Nuclear-Powered Rockets Get a Second Look for Travel to Mars by Prachi Patel on 2020-12-23 16:00 (#5C0S9) NASA is investing in the technology for future space exploration missions
Over-the-Air (OTA) Testing – important antenna parameters, test system setup and calibration on 2020-12-22 22:30 (#5BZSR) Understanding the key challenges with antenna measurements
Team CoSTAR Trains Robots for Exploring Caves on Earth and Space by Evan Ackerman on 2020-12-22 22:05 (#5BZSS) Spot tackles lava tubes as JPL prepares for the final DARPA SubT event
Data-Free Medicine by Steven Cherry on 2020-12-22 21:30 (#5BZQX) Are politics—and medicine itself—keeping health care from being evidence-based?
Build a Two-Way Pager With LoRa by Aleksej Lazarev on 2020-12-22 20:00 (#5BZNE) Wireless technology from the IoT can be co-opted for human communication
Quantum Computers Will Speed Up the Internet’s Most Important Algorithm by Jeremy Hsu on 2020-12-22 16:00 (#5BZ9Q) Fast Fourier transforms provide a sandbox for practical quantum computing
Customizable Shoes from This Startup Could Help Stamp Out Plastic Waste by Prachi Patel on 2020-12-21 21:00 (#5BY9H) Made from recycled materials, the shoes use the same sole but have interchangeable uppers
Noise-Canceling Headphones Without the Headphones by Payal Dhar on 2020-12-21 20:04 (#5BY4G) Active noice cancellation in a headrest could one day compete with ANC in a headset
The IoT’s E-Waste Problem Isn’t Inevitable by Stacey Higginbotham on 2020-12-21 20:00 (#5BZ2W) Decisions that manufacturers make now could mean much less e-waste in a decade
Step Aside, PCR: CRISPR-based COVID-19 Tests Are Coming by Megan Scudellari on 2020-12-21 19:30 (#5BY4H) Ultrasensitive molecular tests that detect COVID-19 in as little as 5 minutes are racing toward the clinic and the home
Atoms-Thick Transistors Get Faster Using Less Power by Prachi Patel on 2020-12-21 13:00 (#5BXJQ) Research on 2D transistors for future electronics is forging ahead with different material favorites
Video Friday: These Robots Wish You Happy Holidays! by Evan Ackerman on 2020-12-18 23:14 (#5BV97) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Modeling and Simulation of 5G Antenna System Innovations on 2020-12-18 16:02 (#5BESQ) A workflow for the analysis of 5G phased array antennas and hand-held antennas will be demonstrated
“Boston Dynamics Will Continue to Be Boston Dynamics,” Company Says by Evan Ackerman on 2020-12-17 22:50 (#5BSRR) While shifting to become a commercial operation, Boston Dynamics wants to keep "doing cool stuff with robots"
Leaders in Engineering Education Honored for Their Contributions by Johanna Perez on 2020-12-17 19:00 (#5BSF3) IEEE recognizes those who made a difference in accreditation activities, continuing education, and professional development
IBM Makes Tape Storage Better Than Ever by Dexter Johnson on 2020-12-17 18:51 (#5BSHW) IBM just shattered previous records for magnetic tape’s data storage capabilities, ensuring it meets demand for the next decade
Augmented Reality and the Surveillance Society by Mark Pesce on 2020-12-17 16:00 (#5BS9H) Our future AR gadgets will be monitoring our lives more closely than anything we face now
HPE Invents First Memristor Laser by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-12-16 18:58 (#5BR11) Laser stores its own wavelength setting and keeps it even when the power is off
Full-Wave EM Simulations: Electrically Large Antenna Placement and RCS Scenarios on 2020-12-15 21:30 (#5BPRK) Our software, based on Method-of-Moments, can analyze various complex scenarios including complicated and electrically large models using desktop workstations
This Is How We’ll Vaccinate the World Against COVID-19 by W. Wayt Gibbs on 2020-12-15 16:00 (#5BPC1) We can manufacture and distribute enough coronavirus vaccines to protect humanity
Ensure 5G Systems Integrity by using Multiphysics Analysis of Chips, Packages, and Systems on 2020-12-14 18:30 (#5BMW0) Learn the various data paths in 5G systems and how Multiphysics analysis can help design these paths to allow for maximum data integrity
Scaled-Down Carbon Nanotube Transistors Inch Closer to Silicon Abilities by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-12-14 17:00 (#5BMRX) Solution to gate dielectric problem makes devices easier to turn off
New Hollow-core Optical Fiber Is Clearer Than Glass by Jeff Hecht on 2020-12-13 15:41 (#5BKGW) An optical fiber with a hollow core could transmit higher power than standard solid-core fibers.