Ion Storage Systems Says Its Ceramic Electrolyte Could Be a Gamechanger for Solid-State Batteries by Prachi Patel on 2020-02-21 16:41 (#4ZPGJ) A superthin electrolyte with three layers could deliver safe, fast-charging batteries
Ambitious Data Project Aims to Organize the World’s Geoscientific Records by Michael Dumiak on 2020-02-21 16:00 (#4ZPGK) Deep-time Digital Earth will link hundreds of bespoke scientific databases in one easy-to-search network
Prototype Offers High Hopes for High-Efficiency Solar Cells by Maria Gallucci on 2020-02-21 13:00 (#4ZP7R) Scientists in Russia say their technology could theoretically double the efficiency of silicon solar cells
Engineers Bang Tiny Laser Drum To Speed Data Transmission by Neil Savage on 2020-02-20 20:30 (#4ZN3A) Blasting laser pulses at aluminum skin on a quantum cascade laser modulates light faster than electronic circuits can
Larry Tesler, the Computer Scientist who Revolutionized the User Interface, Dies at 74 by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-20 20:28 (#4ZNBS) When you cut, copy, or paste today, take a moment to thank Larry Tesler
How to Avoid the Complacency Trap by Mark Pesce on 2020-02-20 20:00 (#4ZN3B) Through self-reflection and bold choices, you can revitalize your career

Try This at Home! Fusion in the Basement by Tom Clynes on 2020-02-20 20:00 (#4ZN3C) By day, Carl Greninger is a Microsoft IT manager. By night, he’s a fusioneer who inspires students to master fusion science
5 Survival Tips for Startups Working With Large Companies by Kathy Pretz on 2020-02-20 19:00 (#4ZN3D) The fledgling business should seek a mutually beneficial relationship
Autonomous Vehicles Should Start Small, Go Slow by Shaoshan Liu on 2020-02-20 17:30 (#4ZMS5) Self-driving vehicles can already work well on campuses where traffic moves slowly

Prophesee’s Event-Based Camera Reaches High Resolution by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-02-20 14:27 (#4ZMS6) Embedded vision startup Prophesee teams with Sony to shrink its pixel size to less than 5 micrometers
How to Watch the DARPA SubT Urban Circuit Competition Live by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-20 14:00 (#4ZMHF) The Urban Circuit competition starts today, and you can follow along through DARPA's livestream
Network Slicing is 5G’s Hottest Feature by Stacey Higginbotham on 2020-02-19 20:00 (#4ZKHG) Forget higher data rates or lower latencies, network slicing is where 5G really shines
Advanced Battery Manufacturing Techniques and Automotive Ethernet Webinars on 2020-02-19 18:30 (#4ZK8G) Automotive and Energy Technical Webinars
3D Print Jobs Are More Accurate With Machine Learning by Mark Anderson on 2020-02-19 17:00 (#4ZJY0) USC engineers have developed AI that can make any 3D printer more precise
AltaRock Energy Melts Rock With Millimeter Waves for Geothermal Wells by Maria Gallucci on 2020-02-19 16:00 (#4ZJY1) The Seattle-based company received an ARPA-E grant to test and scale its technology
Spacety Has Big Plans for Small Satellites by Andrew Jones on 2020-02-19 14:00 (#4ZJY2) Spacety was one of China’s first private space companies and has so far been involved in 10 space launches
How Robotics Teams Prepared for DARPA's SubT Challenge: Urban Circuit by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-19 14:00 (#4ZJY3) With the Tunnel Circuit completed, teams are working harder than ever to prepare for the urban underground
Google v. Oracle Explained: The Fight for Interoperable Software by Rina Diane Caballar on 2020-02-19 13:00 (#4ZJNF) In March, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear opening arguments on a case that could reshape the future of software development
96-Core Processor Made of Chiplets by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-02-18 19:51 (#4ZHKN) CEA-Leti bound dozens of processor cores together by breaking them up and stitching them back together on a separate piece of silicon
What’s in Store for 5G This Year by Kathy Pretz on 2020-02-18 19:00 (#4ZHKP) Wireless experts discuss network deployment and ongoing challenges
5G Hybrid Beamforming Design on 2020-02-18 18:30 (#4ZHKQ) Hybrid Beamforming Design for 5G mmWave MIMO Communication
Go Language Tops List of In-Demand Software Skills by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-18 16:00 (#4ZHAB) Engineers don’t give Go a lot of love, but employers consider it king, says Hired study
DARPA's Tim Chung Answers Our Questions About the SubT Challenge Urban Circuit by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-18 14:00 (#4ZH16) We speak with the DARPA SubT program manager ahead of the Urban Circuit kickoff
DARPA Subterranean Challenge: Urban Circuit Preview by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-17 14:00 (#4ZFMB) The second event in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge starts this week
New Cryptography Method Promising Perfect Secrecy Is Met With Skepticism by Jeremy Hsu on 2020-02-17 13:00 (#4ZFMC) An international team claims its perfect secrecy cryptography is made unbreakable by physics
Video Friday: CMU Team Prepares for DARPA Subterranean Challenge by Erico Guizzo on 2020-02-14 19:58 (#4ZCT2) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
AI in the 2020s Must Get Greener—and Here’s How by Ameet Talwalkar on 2020-02-14 19:19 (#4ZCT3) The push for energy efficient “Green AI†requires new strategies
PCIe® 5.0 SerDes Test and Analysis on 2020-02-14 18:30 (#4ZCGG) This paper describes the technology and guides you through the crucial SerDes tests.
Personal Virtual Networks Could Give Everyone More Control Over Their Data by Fahmida Y Rashid on 2020-02-14 17:30 (#4ZCGJ) Researchers are using software-defined networking to give users more say in how networks handle their data
The Slog Continues for Lithium-Air Batteries by Sandy Ong on 2020-02-14 16:21 (#4ZCGK) A new cathode could improve battery life, but lithium-air batteries still only last about two months
Boeing Sponsors $1 Million GoFly Prize for Best Personal Flying Machines by Ned Potter on 2020-02-14 13:00 (#4ZC6S) Startups compete to build small, safe one-person flyers that can fit in a garage and take off from a driveway
What North Korea Really Wants From Its Blockchain Conference by Morgen Peck on 2020-02-13 21:00 (#4ZB5H) New reports show that North Korea is already using cryptocurrency to generate revenue and evade sanctions
How to Leverage Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) in AWS Investigations on 2020-02-13 19:30 (#4ZAWA) Attend this webinar to discover how to unpack and leverage the telemetry provided by endpoint security solutions using MITRE Cloud examples.
Iran Unveils Its Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Yet by Erico Guizzo on 2020-02-13 19:15 (#4ZAWB) Surena IV is an adult-size humanoid robot built by University of Tehran researchers
Low-Power AI Startup Eta Compute Delivers First Commercial Chips by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-02-13 17:59 (#4ZAWC) The firm pivoted away from riskier spiking neural networks using a new power management scheme
Time to Update the Software Engineer Stereotype by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-13 16:02 (#4ZAWD) The typical software developer is an early bird, drinks just one cup of coffee a day, and never touches Soylent
How We Trained a Deep Neural Pilot to Autonomously Fly the Skydio Drone by Gregory Kahn on 2020-02-13 14:00 (#4ZAJ2) Skydio is testing a deep neural network pilot that efficiently learned to film and avoid obstacles
Skin Monitoring Apps Fail to Detect Melanomas by Megan Scudellari on 2020-02-12 15:56 (#4Z8TH) Experts caution that the AI-based apps are poorly evaluated, loosely regulated, and miss potentially fatal skin cancers
Meet Haru, the Unassuming Big-Eyed Robot Helping Researchers Study Social Robotics by Randy Gomez on 2020-02-12 14:00 (#4Z8TJ) Honda Research Institute roboticists are experimenting with social robots as a new kind of trustful companion
Algorithm Groups People More Fairly to Reduce AI Bias by Matthew Hutson on 2020-02-12 13:00 (#4Z8JM) Fair clustering algorithms aim to make artificial intelligence more impartial
Founder of Italy’s Pavia Museum of Electrical Technology Works to Keep Engineering History Alive by Joanna Goodrich on 2020-02-11 20:00 (#4Z7HX) IEEE Senior Member Antonio Savini is bridging the gap between engineering and art
New Math Makes Scientists More Certain About Quantum Uncertainties by Mark Anderson on 2020-02-11 17:00 (#4Z78F) New statistical calculations suggest the fundamental quantum limits of some sensitive measurements may have been off by a factor of pi
Software Engineering Salaries Jump, Demand for AR/VR Expertise Skyrockets by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-11 16:00 (#4Z78G) Meanwhile, Blockchain’s star is fading, Hired report shows
How to Program Sony's Robot Dog Aibo by Evan Ackerman on 2020-02-11 14:00 (#4Z6YC) We take a look at the new visual programming interface and API for Sony’s adorable robot dog
Toshiba’s Optimization Algorithm Sets Speed Record for Solving Combinatorial Problems by John Boyd on 2020-02-10 14:36 (#4Z592) Toshiba may use it to find and exploit arbitrage opportunities in foreign currency markets
California Is Still Top Spot for U.S. Tech Jobs by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-02-10 13:00 (#4Z593) While Amazon leads rankings of tech employers
Video Friday: UBTECH's Walker Robot Serves Drinks, Does Yoga by Erico Guizzo on 2020-02-08 03:05 (#4Z2WA) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Wearable Patch Uses Machine Learning to Detect Sleep Apnea by Michelle Hampson on 2020-02-07 19:00 (#4Z281) A new device could make it easier to monitor sleep apnea at home