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A new book argues that for two thousand years, the nature of money has been trust—despite being constantly reinvented

Updated maps could show land use changes over time, including the social and economic impacts of urbanization

In all the talk of fake news, the real issue is many of us are only seeing part of the real news—the part that agrees with our biases. A new startup has a solution.

Tech policy experts call for a new “moonshot” and systemic change to prevent innovations from breaking democracy

IBM Research's Chief Scientist Ruchir Puri says Watson AIOps can take on the tedious tasks of software maintenance so human coders can innovate

One increases the availability of fresh produce in Ohio and the other limits COVID-19 misinformation in Indonesia

Intel talks to us about why OpenBot has a future we should believe in

One researcher proposes a new way to stimulate visual neurons in the brain, with inspiration from human evolution

Spinach-based catalysts could power fuel cells more efficiently than traditional platinum ones

Careful maneuvering will be required to recover material from the dawn of the solar system

He has led many IEEE organizations including Technical Activities and the Signal Processing Society

Belarus, one of the world's hotspots for digital creativity, is now on the brink of tech sector collapse

A startup wants to replace buses with six-person pods that dock with one another at highway speeds

The secretary of the IEEE Dallas Section talks about how he helped boost membership and the connections he made along the way

Aerospace giant says it must help combat climate change, and hydrogen may be better source of zero-emission energy than batteries

Legacy IT systems are everywhere—and they need help

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This video shows how a damming compound and filler material can protect an electronic component.

The New York University Tandon School of Engineering is taking a novel approach to educating the next generation of computer scientists and data scientists on the ethical implications of AI

Detergent containers and pill bottles could soon order their own refills

The technologies include big data, blockchain, 5G, and drones

This drone can perform maneuvers that are challenging for even the best human pilot

With headphones and a lollipop-style stimulator, many patients found relief from phantom noises in a large clinical trial by Neuromod Devices

Josephine Cochran’s machine was the first to use water pressure to clean dishes

Freely available designs could help drive advanced control systems

A self-assessment test will identify the severity of the symptoms and advise whether you should get tested

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TRI CEO Gill Pratt says the plan is to create robots for amplifying, rather than replacing, human beings

Analog computing with neuron-like devices could efficiently solve problems traditional computers struggle with

Techfluence invited press and online influencers into a tiny virtual exhibit hall in September. Can it scale?

This prototype manipulator is just one of the cool robots that TRI has been working on

A new technique in fiber printing generates tiny 3D sensors that can sense breath escaping from masks

If we keep developing the tech that has been supercharged for COVID-19, it never has to be this bad again

A two-in-one software module could improve many applications built on top of popular deep learning architectures

Autonomous machines proved their worth in hospitals, offices, and on city streets

The 10th anniversary of the merger of HKN and IEEE is a good time for alumni to reconnect

Though many of us lived through the flu pandemics of 1957 and 1968, almost nobody can dredge up personal memories of those times. And that's interesting.

COVID has cancelled the SubT Systems competition, but the Virtual Track is keeping things interesting

Within three years, Big Blue intends to have a 1,121-qubit processor that will serve as an inflection point for an entirely new era in quantum computing

The precious few molecules that could end the COVID pandemic are hidden by millions that can't. Can AI help find them in time?

Researchers show how a person’s heartbeat can reveal whether a video is real

IoT sensors measure carbon dioxide, relative humidity, and particulates to give indirect assessments of whether an indoor space is safe

She was the mind behind King’s Quest, Mystery House, and Phantasmagoria

If researchers can build better UV-C lights, they will be frontline weapons against the next pandemic

The creator of the C programming language and co-creator of Unix never got his Ph.D. because he didn't file his dissertation

Despite the radio’s short-lived battery, limited range, and 3-foot antenna, more than 130,000 of them were used in World War II

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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?