Video Friday: Aquatic Snakebotics by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-16 15:42 (#5GP97) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Nvidia's Supercomputing CPU Puts Intel Under Pressure by Rahul Rao on 2021-04-16 14:59 (#5GP62) Grace already has clients lined up in one of Intel's stalwart markets
Smartphone Camera Senses Patients' Pulse, Breathing Rate by Emily Waltz on 2021-04-16 14:12 (#5GP2H) AI app could enable doctors to take contactless vitals during telemedicine visits
Japan’s Plan to Discharge Fukushima Radioactive Water into the Sea has Supporters as Well as Foes by John Boyd on 2021-04-16 13:00 (#5GNZR) Despite protests at home and abroad, the government has also received overseas backing for how it intends to deal with a “unique and complex” problem
Cobots Act Like Puppies to Better Communicate with Humans by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-16 12:00 (#5GNWR) Zoomorphic gestures inspired by dogs makes understanding cobots intuitive for anyone
Will Turntide's Reluctance Motor Disrupt EVs? by Philip E. Ross on 2021-04-15 20:41 (#5GN8A) The company's motor offers outstanding efficiency in HVAC systems for buildings; will e-cars be next?
How NASA is Adapting to Busier and Noisier Communications With Mars by Michael Koziol on 2021-04-15 19:30 (#5GN1R) Perseverance’s lead telecom engineer explains how to handle interplanetary radio interference
15 Graphs You Need to See to Understand AI in 2021 by Eliza Strickland on 2021-04-15 17:50 (#5GN1S) The 2021 AI Index provides insight into jobs, publications, diversity, and more
Why the FCC Keeps Shooting Down Requests From Companies That Want To Shoot Down Drones by Mark Harris on 2021-04-15 13:14 (#5GMJF) Regulators have denied testing permits to at least four electronic warfare systems in the last six months
How to Prevent Batteries From Exploding? Nanoparticles, Says Startup by Tekla S. Perry on 2021-04-15 12:00 (#5GMBC) Nanom has developed a process it says can make any battery material safer and more efficient
A Tribute to L. Dennis Shapiro, Who Helped Develop the Life Alert Personal Emergency-Response System by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-04-14 18:00 (#5GKAQ) He was an avid philanthropist who donated to the IEEE Foundation and other programs
No Human Can Match This High-Speed Box-Unloading Robot Named After a Pickle by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-14 17:22 (#5GKAR) Able to move 1,600 boxes per hour using just one arm, Dill relies on humans to keep it operating efficiently
China's Most Popular EV is No Longer a Tesla by Lawrence Ulrich on 2021-04-14 16:28 (#5GKAS) A new EV made by General Motors and Chinese manufacturers underlines the virtues of Lilliputian size
Morpheus Turns a CPU Into a Rubik’s Cube to Defeat Hackers by Samuel K. Moore on 2021-04-13 19:00 (#5GHTT) University of Michigan’s Todd Austin explains how his team’s processor defeated every attack in DARPA's hardware hacking challenge
Robotic Exoskeletons Could One Day Walk By Themselves by Charles Q. Choi on 2021-04-12 21:00 (#5GGAE) AI and wearable cameras could help exoskeletons act a bit like autonomous vehicles
Developing and Deploying Simulation Apps on 2021-04-12 20:00 (#5GGAF) Developing and Deploying Simulation Apps
This Engineer Has Made Rural Electrification in Kenya Her Mission by Joanna Goodrich on 2021-04-12 18:00 (#5GG28) The IEEE Smart Village director is also helping telehealth centers solve Internet connectivity challenges
Be a Part of the Largest Engineering Simulation Conference in the World on 2021-04-09 22:00 (#5GD85) Attend Simulation World 2021
Solar-to-Hydrogen Tech Sees "Remarkable" Efficiency Jump by Maria Gallucci on 2021-04-09 18:23 (#5GCXW) Researchers in Japan reported a 100-fold improvement in their solar energy conversion method
Need Seed Funding For Your IEEE Project? This Program Can Help by Lesleigh Campanale on 2021-04-09 18:00 (#5GCXX) The IEEE New Initiatives funding program is looking for ideas to support such as engaging members and educational outreach
Video Friday: Robotic Eyeball Camera by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-09 14:56 (#5GCR5) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Ingenuity’s Chief Pilot Explains How to Fly a Helicopter on Mars by Evan Ackerman on 2021-04-08 20:24 (#5GBSW) Simulation is the secret to flying a helicopter on Mars
His Blue LEDs Changed How We Light Our World by Jeff Hecht on 2021-04-08 19:22 (#5GBSX) Nearly 30 years ago, Isamu Akasaki dazzled journalists with a bright pen light
A Theory of (Almost) Everything by Steven Cherry on 2021-04-08 18:30 (#5GBNZ) A new book analyzes the seven grand transitions that have formed the modern world
Automotive Connectivity Enables the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) on 2021-04-08 17:00 (#5GBK8) Wireless communication for automotive
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