Pandemic Casualties: Careers of Women in Academic STEMM by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-04-08 15:15 (#5GBAN) Make lemonade from those lemons, says those who worked on report from National Academies
DARPA Prepares for the Subterranean Challenge Final by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-08 13:44 (#5GBAP) Three years of underground robotics competitions culminate in a final event in September with $5 million in prize money
Are AI Algorithms Playing Fairly with Age, Gender, and Skin Color? by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-04-08 13:00 (#5GB6W) Facebook researchers release a dataset intended to help machine learning developers test algorithms for bias
Active Multi-Beam Antennas - Testing the Drivers For Advanced Satellite Concepts on 2021-04-07 22:00 (#5GAC4) Active Multi-Beam Antenna Testing for Satellites
Free Book for Data Acquisition Professionals on 2021-04-07 21:00 (#5GA9F) Register for a chance to get a free copy
RISC-V Star Rises Among Chip Developers Worldwide by Jeremy Hsu on 2021-04-07 19:00 (#5GA4G) The upstart RISC-V chip architecture has found international traction with its customizable open-source design and lack of licensing fees
How To Make Autonomous Cars Trustworthy and Free from Cybersecurity Threats by IEEE Standards Association on 2021-04-07 18:00 (#5GA1P) Automotive experts discuss the challenges and solutions in these free on-demand webinars from the IEEE Standards Association
Flywheels Turn Superconducting to Reinvigorate Grid Storage Potential by Karen Kwon on 2021-04-07 12:00 (#5G9DX) Energy losses defeated previous-gen flywheels as viable big batteries; so new ones levitate more efficiently
Classify This Robot-Woven Sneaker With 3D-Printed Soles as "Footware" by Brian T. Horowitz on 2021-04-06 20:58 (#5G8KX) Adidas’s Futurecraft.Strung running shoes explore complex geometries of support for the world’s fastest feet
Are Digital Humans the Next Step in Human-Computer Interaction? by Rina Diane Caballar on 2021-04-06 13:00 (#5G7WX) The growing population of avatars that use AI smarts to interact with us is a major clue
IEEE Launches Revised Reporting Process for Professional Ethics Violations by Corporate Governance on 2021-04-05 18:00 (#5G6WC) A centralized location and new procedures will help standardize and reinforce the organization’s commitment to professional ethics
Diamond-Based Quantum Accelerator Puts Qubits in a Server Rack by Charles Q. Choi on 2021-04-05 14:06 (#5G6HD) Its makers envision this device growing to 50+ qubits and fitting aboard satellites, autonomous vehicles
Can California's Canals Deliver Water And Electrons? by Maria Gallucci on 2021-04-05 14:00 (#5G6HE) Researchers in California look to India's canal-top solar arrays for inspiration
What Exactly Is Your Brain Doing When Reading Code? by Rina Diane Caballar on 2021-04-02 18:46 (#5G43E) Mulling over a computer program is not like thinking in everyday language—but it's not pure logic either
Video Friday: Festo's BionicSwift by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-02 17:46 (#5G40P) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
IBM Exec on Intel Chipmaking Collab: "Choose Your Strength" by Dexter Johnson on 2021-04-01 18:19 (#5G2ND) In Intel and IBM's effort to battle international competitors, joint undertaking marks unlikely duo
Bipedal Robots Are Learning To Move With Arms as Well as Legs by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-01 13:47 (#5G2BZ) Multi-contact locomotion helps humans get around tricky environments, and it’s a skill robots are starting to learn
Job For Particle Accelerators May Be Possible on Tabletop by Jeremy Hsu on 2021-03-31 20:55 (#5G1C0) Cold clouds of atoms—Bose-Einstein Condensates—will test quantum gravity, enable atom-scale lithography and prospect for minerals from afar
The Trade in Electricity by Vaclav Smil on 2021-03-31 19:00 (#5G17S) Far less of it is traded long distance than fossil fuels, but the market is definitely growing
Let’s Thwart This Terrible Idea for Standards Setting by Jonathan Coopersmith on 2021-03-31 19:00 (#5G17R) Yet another way that China–US tensions are threatening technological progress
Stop Calling Everything AI, Machine-Learning Pioneer Says by Kathy Pretz on 2021-03-31 17:00 (#5G124) Michael I. Jordan explains why today’s artificial-intelligence systems aren’t actually intelligent
Waiting for Quantum Computing? Try Probabilistic Computing by Kerem Camsari on 2021-03-31 15:00 (#5G15A) An engineer channels Galileo to describe a new approach to computing: p-bits
Optical Mouse Inventor Hunts for a Covid Cure—and May Have Found One by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-03-30 20:00 (#5FZQM) Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Kirsch urges the FDA to quickly approve Fluvoxamine to prevent severe illness from Covid
Inside the Third Reich’s Radio by Allison Marsh on 2021-03-30 19:00 (#5FZMR) Joseph Goebbels commissioned a stylish, mass-producible radio to channel Nazi propaganda into German homes
New Tool Strips Manipulative "Dark Patterns" From Mobile Apps by Edd Gent on 2021-03-30 18:00 (#5FZJ9) Many apps try to trick us into doing things we didn't mean to, but a new tool could help take back control
The Ultimate Incubator: The Brave New World of Bionic Babies by Katarina Zimmer on 2021-03-30 15:00 (#5FZ80) Artificial placentas could better the survival odds of premature infants
Swabbing the World's Cities for Coronavirus by Emily Waltz on 2021-03-30 14:00 (#5FZ4N) Computational modeling of thousands of genetic samples taken from city centers yield new information about COVID-19
Is Cyberwar War? by Steven Cherry on 2021-03-29 21:00 (#5FY57) Can nation-states defend themselves from hackers and one another?
Simplify IoT Development with Avnet’s IoTConnect® Platform on 2021-03-29 20:30 (#5FY58) Get started with our IoTConnect® Platform today
This Smart Bandage Could Hasten Healing and Might Even Detect COVID by Kathy Pretz on 2021-03-29 20:00 (#5FY3G) The flexible dressing includes strain and temperature sensors and near-field communication tags
Track Your UV Exposure In Real Time With This DIY Meter by David Schneider on 2021-03-29 19:00 (#5FY3H) Know when you’ve had enough sun before you get burned
The Future of mmWave Test is Coming on 2021-03-29 17:30 (#5FY0E) Innovating Next in mmWave Communications
Machine Learning Faces a Reckoning in Health Research by Megan Scudellari on 2021-03-29 14:00 (#5FXPW) Univ. of Toronto Researcher: “I did not realize quite how bad [the lack of reproducibility and poor quality in research papers] was.”
Here's What You Need to Know About China's Mars Rover by Andrew Jones on 2021-03-29 11:00 (#5FXKE) Tianwen-1 is expected to attempt a difficult Martian landing in May; if it survives, expect to hear much more
Stretch Is Boston Dynamics’ Take on a Practical Mobile Manipulator for Warehouses by Evan Ackerman on 2021-03-29 10:00 (#5FXFC) The innovative firm behind Spot and Atlas releases a robot for the logistics chain—made to move boxes in trucks and on pallets
Privacy Entrepreneur Adrian Gropper by Daniel Dern on 2021-03-26 19:00 (#5FV4C) Pulling on common threads is the key to success across multiple careers
Video Friday: Shadow Plays Jenga, and More by Evan Ackerman on 2021-03-26 18:16 (#5FV4D) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
IEEE Foundation’s Fundraising Campaign Raises More Than US $30 Million by Karen Kaufman on 2021-03-26 18:00 (#5FTZD) Donations go to programs that provide reliable electricity and STEM education to underserved communities
2021 Top 10 Tech Cars by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-03-26 17:00 (#5FTZE) The trend toward all-electric is accelerating
Deep Learning Isn't Deep Enough Unless It Copies From the Brain by Eliza Strickland on 2021-03-26 16:00 (#5FTX2) Jeff Hawkins, the Palm Pilot's creator, thinks AI needs much more neuroscience in the mix
2021’s Top Ten Tech Cars: Porsche 911 Turbo S by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-03-26 15:00 (#5FTT4) Fast as lightning, stable when wet
The Mars Sample Return Mission Will Be a First for Humankind by Payal Dhar on 2021-03-25 20:00 (#5FSXS) The biggest challenge for a multi-mission robotic lift-off from an alien planet: It must work right the first time
2021’s Top Ten Tech Cars: Ford Mustang Mach-E by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-03-25 19:00 (#5FSVQ) Lots of EV magic, for less than a Tesla
To Learn To Deal With Uncertainty, This AI Plays Pong by Michelle Hampson on 2021-03-25 18:30 (#5FSS4) New algorithm could help robots and autonomous cars negotiate the real world
2021’s Top Ten Tech Cars: Tesla Model Y by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-03-25 17:00 (#5FSPE) A little smaller than the X, and a lot less pricey
2021’s Top Ten Tech Cars: Land Rover Defender by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-03-24 21:00 (#5FRJ9) It tells you when the river’s too deep to ford
2021’s Top Ten Tech Cars: Ferrari SF90 Stradale by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-03-24 19:00 (#5FREY) The fastest of its breed, and batteries are included
This Oracle Manager Has Been Leading Humanitarian Efforts Since His 20s by Kathy Pretz on 2021-03-24 18:00 (#5FRCN) Outstanding Young Professional Kartik Kulkarni helped found the IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology
2021’s Top Ten Tech Cars: Hyundai Elantra by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-03-24 17:00 (#5FRAE) How much tech can $20K buy? Plenty
Gallium Oxide: The Supercharged Semiconductor by Gregg H. Jessen on 2021-03-24 15:00 (#5FR7H) A new compound semiconductor could surpass gallium nitride in RF and power electronics