First Blue LED Emission From a Perovskite by Jeff Hecht on 2020-01-24 19:16 (#4YCV6) Understanding how current flows inside perovskites inspires a new type of blue LED
Mixing Quantum States Boosts Fiber Communications by Neil Savage on 2020-01-24 19:00 (#4YCV7) A new method could increase transmission of secure data
4 Ways to Make Bigger Quantum Computers by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-01-24 16:00 (#4YCH4) Cryochips by Intel, Seeqc, and others could help quantum computers scale
NASA Begins Testing Next Moon Rover by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-23 21:55 (#4YBE0) VIPER will search for water ice in the Moon’s south pole craters
Sense and Sensoribility by Mark Pesce on 2020-01-23 20:00 (#4YBE1) Getting the technology right for augmented reality will take lots of clever engineering

Building an Orbiting Internet Just for Satellites by Mina Mitry on 2020-01-23 19:00 (#4YB46) Kepler Communications’ CubeSat routers will keep other satellites in constant contact with the ground
Smart Power Analysis for DC-DC Converter Testing on 2020-01-23 17:30 (#4YCV8) Need to Ensure Dc-Dc Converter Operation?
Mum No More: 3D-Printed Vocal Tract Lets Mummy Speak by Emily Waltz on 2020-01-23 16:00 (#4YAT2) Researchers reproduce the sound of a 3000-year-old mummified vocal tract using CT scanning, 3D printing and an electronic larynx
Uh-oh Uber, Look Out Lyft: Here Comes Driverless Ride Sharing by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-01-22 21:26 (#4Y9N2) Cruise unveils the Origin, a fully autonomous SUV designed for app-controlled urban transportation
The Long Goodbye of Wi-Fi Has Begun by Stacey Higginbotham on 2020-01-22 20:00 (#4Y9N3) Local 5G networks could replace the familiar wireless standard
Profile: Christian Wanamaker Teaches Robots to Learn How to Help Students by Theresa Sullivan Barger on 2020-01-22 17:27 (#4Y9BX) Teachers can train robots to help students with autism spectrum disorder with this programmer's code
The Pros and Cons of the World’s Biggest Solar Park by Peter Fairley on 2020-01-22 16:00 (#4Y91Y) India’s 2-gigawatt Pavagada Solar Park demonstrates the economies, and problems, of scale
European Space Agency Targets Orbital Debris, Solar Storms by Andrew Jones on 2020-01-22 14:57 (#4Y91Z) The ClearSpace-1 and Lagrange missions will try to make life safer both in orbit and here on Earth
Water Vortex Suction Feet Help This Hexapod Sploosh Up Walls by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-21 21:30 (#4Y807) A spinning ring of water allows this robot to stick to rough surfaces
Coming Soon to a Processor Near You: Atom-Thick Transistors by Iuliana Radu on 2020-01-21 16:00 (#4Y7E3) Imec engineers have been burning through the integration problems, and there’s a clear path forward

Victoria Serrano Helps Panamanian Students Discover STEM Through Lego Robots by Joanna Goodrich on 2020-01-20 19:00 (#4Y629) In marketplaces and rec rooms, this engineering professor inspires children
Holding Light (Temporarily) in Place by Mark Anderson on 2020-01-20 16:00 (#4Y5TN) New research describes potential ways to momentarily store light pulses
Velodyne Will Sell a Lidar for $100 by Philip E. Ross on 2020-01-20 14:27 (#4Y5J6) This one will go into cars driven by human beings
How Do Neural Implants Work? by Emily Waltz on 2020-01-20 13:00 (#4Y5J7) Neural implants are used for deep brain stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and mind-controlled prostheses
Video Friday: This Japanese Robot Can Conduct a Human Orchestra and Sing Opera by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-17 23:15 (#4Y2TW) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Damon's Hypersport AI Boosts Motorcycle Safety by Philip E. Ross on 2020-01-17 21:27 (#4Y2TX) Why rubber-pad the motorcycle world? Because that’s where the danger is
Tech Professions Dominate Rankings of Best Jobs in the U.S. by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-01-17 16:00 (#4Y2A1) Front-end engineers and Java developers push data scientists out of Glassdoor’s top jobs spot
Gate Drive Measurement Considerations on 2020-01-17 14:00 (#4Y1ZX) The trend for silicon based power designs over wide bandgap power designs makes measurement and characterization a greater challenge.
Indian Solar Energy Project Takes Home $100,000 IEEE Prize by Jeremiah Daniels on 2020-01-16 19:00 (#4Y0SD) The Empower a Billion Lives global competition aims to remove energy-access barriers
PigeonBot Uses Real Feathers to Explore How Birds Fly by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-16 19:00 (#4Y0SE) Airplanes have a lot to learn from birds, and PigeonBot is teaching us about the magic of feathered flight
Seeing Around the Corner With Lasers—and Speckle by Philip E. Ross on 2020-01-16 15:00 (#4Y0EJ) A new way to reconstruct images from interference patterns may one day help soldiers, rescue workers, and even self-driving cars
Augmented Reality in a Contact Lens: It’s the Real Deal by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-01-16 13:00 (#4Y051) Startup Mojo Vision unveils working prototypes of AR contact lenses
AI-Designed 'Living Robots' Crawl, Heal Themselves by Megan Scudellari on 2020-01-15 20:06 (#4XZ30) The microbots' behavior took researchers by surprise
Iran May Deploy Wiper Malware in Response to U.S. Military Strike, Experts Warn by Fahmida Y Rashid on 2020-01-15 16:25 (#4XYSS) Wiper malware erases the contents of a machine's hard drive and makes it impossible for it to reboot
Cable Assemblies – Determining a Reliable and Cost-Effective Approach on 2020-01-15 14:00 (#4S5S7) This whitepaper explains the process of specifying cable assemblies and will be ideal for Engineers wishing to learn the basics of the process, and as a refresher for the more experienced Engineer.
Researchers Can Make AI Forget You by Matthew Hutson on 2020-01-15 13:00 (#4XYG7) New methods make removing records from trained models more efficient
Use IEEE DataPort to Share Your Research Data Sets by Melissa Handa on 2020-01-14 19:00 (#4XXCB) The Web-based portal lets you store just about any format
Converge Robotics Group Commercializing Immersive Telepresence by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-14 18:50 (#4XXCC) This is one of the most advanced teleoperated robots we've ever seen
Ferroelectric Semiconductors Could Mix Memory and Logic by Samuel K. Moore on 2020-01-14 15:00 (#4XWRK) New 2D materials made into synapse-like devices for future neuromorphic chips
Your Guide to Sprinting Across the 5G Finish Line First. on 2020-01-14 14:30 (#4XWRM) Learn how to accelerate 5G designs, ace conformance testing, ensure carrier acceptance, and reduce manufacturing test times and costs.
Are Your Students Bored? This AI Could Tell You by Emily Waltz on 2020-01-13 17:44 (#4XVBG) A new software program attempts to recognize students’ emotions to aid teachers, but faces aren’t so easy to read
A Lithium-Ion Battery That You Can Scrunch by Sandy Ong on 2020-01-13 14:13 (#4XV23) Jenax wants to power a new generation of wearables with its flexible batteries
CES 2020: The Best—and Wildest—Gadgets by Tekla S. Perry on 2020-01-10 22:17 (#4XR23) An electric hydrofoiling bicycle, consumer lidar, and an air conditioner that uses water instead of coolant caught my attention at CES 2020
FCC Filing Confirms Final Contestant in DARPA’s $12 Million Satellite Launch Challenge by Mark Harris on 2020-01-10 19:40 (#4XR24) Astra Space, the sole remaining participant, gets early notice of the competition launch site
Video Friday: Samsung Unveils Ball-Shaped Personal Robot by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-10 18:50 (#4XQSJ) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
Puerto Rico Goes Dark (Again) as Earthquakes Rattle Island by Maria Gallucci on 2020-01-10 18:47 (#4XQSK) The utility PREPA said it could take weeks to stabilize Puerto Rico's electric system
Breaking Down Barriers in FPGA Engineering Speeds up Development by Digilent on 2020-01-10 16:51 (#4XG6K) The use of common programming languages in FPGA development opens process up to more developers, leading to faster and simpler processes
IEEE Adopts New Diversity Statement by Kathy Pretz on 2020-01-10 16:00 (#4XQH8) The organization is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and equitable
Proposed IEEE Code of Ethics Revisions by Kristen Russell on 2020-01-10 15:00 (#4XQH9) Member comments are requested on these proposed revisions through 10 April 2020
Long-lasting Lithium-Sulfur Battery Promises to Double EV Range by Prachi Patel on 2020-01-10 14:26 (#4XQHA) A robust cathode that tolerates swelling can load up on lithium ions without getting damaged
Diode Lasers Jump to the Deep Ultraviolet by Jeff Hecht on 2020-01-09 20:23 (#4XPEY) After years of delays, a semiconductor diode laser has finally operated in the deep ultraviolet, pointing the way to bio-sensors and sterilization
10 Years of Automaton's Most Popular Stories by Erico Guizzo on 2020-01-09 19:40 (#4XP60) The most-read robotics posts of the decade
CES 2020: Bzigo Laser System Detects and Tracks Mosquitoes So You Can Destroy Them by Evan Ackerman on 2020-01-09 15:00 (#4XNWP) An IR camera, laser designator, and computer vision algorithms bring doom to indoor bugs
How to Improve Security Visibility and Detection-Response Operations in AWS on 2020-01-09 14:00 (#4XNJZ) Security teams often handle a large stream of alerts, creating noise and impairing their ability to determine which incidents to prioritize.