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A DIY experiment at IBM Research–Europe became a valuable tool


73 volunteers investigate the consequences of government restrictions on poor and marginalized communities

Engineers and computer scientists consider whether algorithms could supercharge COVID-19 testing

Ten years after decommissioning the previous backup to the country’s global satellite fleet, government agencies are taking steps to create a new one

Grid operators in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin should take extra precautions against solar "weather"

Learn about simulating signals to accurately test 5G devices.

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Landers that generate their own pads as they touch down would mean faster, cheaper, and safer planetary exploration

Shimon can now listen and improvise in real-time for dynamic rap battles with humans

AI-designed signals created by channel autoencoders vastly outperform signals created by engineers


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Robotics for Infections Diseases consortium explores the role of robots in the coronavirus pandemic

Prophets of doom held that looming shortages of oil would plunge us back into a Paleolithic standard of living. What’s interesting is why the prophecies were accepted—and whether we’ve learned anything at all from it

Plans are to scale production for up to 50,000 face visors per day

A 9-minute nationwide action provided an extreme test in stabilizing the grid

Photonic topological insulators and terahertz waves could together deliver data at ultra-fast speeds

The AV industry has had to reset expectations as it shifts its focus to Level 4 autonomy

Inexpensive, pocket-size systems are surprising and ubiquitous tech stalwarts

The video game pioneer explains how he introduced Steve Wozniak to the hack that gave the Apple II its color—and the origin of Pong’s famous blip sound

Quickly and accurately test 5G NR devices.

The FCC has granted some deadline extensions, but not as much as one industry group originally asked for

With many novel designs emerging to address the shortages of medical supplies, there remains a need to vet the devices and ensure safety standards are met

All the furniture you’ll ever need is a swarm of modular robots

The platform provides information about operating hours and delivery services for stores in Covilhã, Portugal

Project Tundra could become operational as early as 2025

New tests show that such links can be reliably established in turbulent waters at greater distances than previously reported

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A new approach allows unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver power wirelessly to remote sensors

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Explore the five main tester design challenges and five common approaches to ECU production.

While the SETI@home project winds down, one of the world’s most versatile telescope arrays gears up to scan the skies for alien life

With the coronavirus pandemic straining hospital resources, doctors may use AI to decide who gets help

7 CEOs, engineers, and scientists describe how their daily work has changed in response to COVID-19

AppStreamer can reduce storage requirements for mobile games and other apps by 85 percent

Using feedback, a standard tool in control engineering, we can manage our response to the novel coronavirus pandemic for maximum survival while containing the damage to our economies

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IEEE members Juan Manuel Corchado and Javier Prieto lead the project

Location data provide rich resource for decision makers, scientists, and the public

Seoul Viosys shows UV-C LEDs are deadly, lays out path to better efficiency

Hired study finds gender wage discrimination in U.S. jumps back up after a dip last year; Asian men claim the highest U.S. tech salaries

Ava Robotics’ autonomous telepresence robots are helping doctors see more COVID-19 patients while avoiding infection

Protect your high-speed digital design against rogue waves.

An experiment using light to transmit data shows that microLEDs have outsized capabilities

One organization is attempting to evaluate the hundreds of coronavirus tests flooding the market globally

Two teams report silicon spin qubit devices that operate at temperatures above 1 Kelvin

Japanese startup Eco Marine Power says it will soon test its futuristic sails at sea

Creator Ruben Usamentiaga Fernandez updates the site daily with data from around the world

Separate hero experiments point to faster links for data centers and ocean-crossing submarine cables

Tokyo Tech engineers say their CMOS processor bests current technologies in solving the traveling salesman conundrum and other complex puzzles

The venerable process node has been confusing everybody, a new set of numbers might give both accuracy and inspiration