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The signal processing pioneer talks about his work that led to today’s popular videoconferencing and streaming services

A security drone for your home may seem like a cool idea but do the benefits outweigh the risks?

Fast, high-tech, use-anywhere diagnostic tests are key to battling pandemics

A growing number of tech professionals seem to be getting used to the idea of making less for the ability to relocate

The IEEE senior member plans to focus on the impact technology has on society

Google, Apple, and governments are asking people to opt in to unproven technologies

Researchers close in on high-electron-mobility transistors made from an unusual form of gallium nitride

Boston Dynamics explains why robots with legs are worth it, even in triage tents

Researchers are betting that new tools can cut drug discovery from five years to six months

The startup Cognoa has submitted its app-based tool for FDA clearance

At very low temps and high magnetic fields, “particles” emerge that behave like fractions of an electron

GitHub rockets into number two spot in Hired survey; Facebook trails

Too many of the COVID-19 models have led policymakers astray. Here’s how tomorrow’s models will get it right

Two high school students create Virginia app

The new Roomba i3 is a solid budget-ish model from iRobot

In the time of COVID, pulse oximeters are the new thermometers, on the shelves of many medicine cabinets. But do they belong in wristwatches?

“Look Mum, No Computer” celebrates volts over bits

While the rest of the world struggled to shift work and school online, Estonia was already there

Swiss Formula Student team uses AI and sensors on the vehicle to calculate velocity and control sideslip

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Solid learning objectives and assessing students are among the keys to success highlighted in a recent IEEE conference

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VotingWorks’ Arlo software creates a document trail and calculates a confidence value for an election’s results

Makers of Internet-connected gadgets should have to certify that their products can resist cyberattacks

Chinese company sets out first steps towards extracting space resources

Former chief engineer of Makani speaks to Spectrum about energy kites and the future of AWE

The robotics startup will be launching into space next year an advanced manipulator with integrated sensing and computing

Should crewed exploration of Venus come before we try to go to Mars?

Researchers still don’t have a way to neutralize the former nuclear-weapons complex’s 1,936 capsules of radioactive cesium and strontium

Election officials have all the information they need to ensure that voting in November will go smoothly. But will they use it?

The company is using precise beaming to develop a new asset tracking technique

Start-up company applies machine learning to discover new molecules that could fight disease

The IEEE Brain Initiative seeks volunteers to help frame ethical, legal, and social issues for neurotechnologists to consider

Recharging N95 masks restores filtering ability to like-new levels for reuse—and opens the door for battery-operated masks that retain effectiveness throughout the day

Using fixed-wing drones to make deliveries can definitely work, but we’ve got some questions about Walmart’s plans

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E-CoVig uses a cloud-based eHealth platform

This presentation will discuss the development of an electronics cooling problem subjected to a complex thermal environment.

A new reading list aims to address racial inequality in academic robotics by highlighting the work of Black researchers

Tech professionals involved with consumer product development claim top earnings spot in IEEE-USA’s latest salary survey

Designing semiconductor circuits hand-in-hand with microfluidic cooling systems could mean huge boosts in efficiency

Toronto-based Xanadu suggests its system could scale up to millions of qubits

The Life Fellow received the 2006 IEEE Medal of Honor

The new system eliminates the rat's nest of wiring and collects information that can be used to design better batteries

Machine learning shows some promise in boosting contact tracing technologies meant for detecting nearby phones

By accounting for inertial forces, the new design can reduce the metabolic energy required by the user

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SkyDrive’s success in conducting a piloted eVTOL test indicates short-hop flights are close to commercial reality

Startup Seatrec has developed underwater energy harvesting charging stations for monitoring, mining and military drones