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A new COVID-19 data-science platform backed by the U.K. National Health Service aims to provide secure access to patient data during the coronavirus pandemic

The robots could interact with COVID-19 patients, check their temperature, and even provide entertainment

Open Robotics CEO Brian Gerkey explains why you should switch to ROS 2 even if you really, really don’t want to

The platform Troubadour can be adapted to individual curriculums and was found effective at boosting the scores of first-year music students

A lone entrepreneur’s saga shows that oil-cleanup equipment and regulations need fixing


This webinar examines the fundamentals of PAA, upcoming test challenges and how key antenna test parameters for active antennas need to be revised

Q&A with IEEE Fellow Jian-Ping Wang on his research team’s innovative tool for combating the spread of the novel coronavirus

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A replica of the Sinclair Scientific demonstrates how a cheap chip was tricked into performing miracles

Learn about the process of creating cable assemblies for application sectors such as aerospace, defense, space and motorsport.

He received the 2015 IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology for his device, which helps monitor the progression of COVID-19

In April, more power was generated from renewables like wind and solar than coal for the first time in US history

The threat of COVID-19 has disrupted fieldwork and lab experiments

The startup Coder says its cloud-based development environments can help software engineers work faster and more efficiently

Why land a drone to pick up a package when it can snatch it from a robot arm without stopping?

Whether Google achieved quantum supremacy depends on perspective

Japan’s Gakutensoku was a giant pneumatic automaton that toured through Asia—until it mysteriously disappeared

The robot uses a UV-C disinfection system to target desktops, counters, and equipment in common spaces

We need to reconsider how we manufacture goods to dig ourselves out of the present crisis

Perovskite and dye-sensitized solar cells could efficiently power indoor devices—and curb battery waste

Plant Vogtle in Georgia installs more Westinghouse reactors while Oregon-based NuScale awaits final approval of its small modular reactor design

VidPress combines Baidu’s natural-language processing and computer-vision technologies

While machine learning algorithms and hardware has moved into the mainstream, designers have only skimmed the surface of what is possible.

Read how others are dealing with the pandemic

Two new studies explore how airborne coronavirus particles travel via talking and coughing

Last week, it agreed to build an advanced foundry in the U.S.—at the same time that the U.S. sought to further restrict the foundry’s business with Huawei

An overview of the various radio frequencies in today's and tomorrow's cars.

Developed by a Sudanese engineer, the ventilator uses recycled air

Since mid-March, U.S. Digital Response has staffed hundreds on projects at 25 state and local organizations

An analysis of 1.2 million Android malware samples shows a trend toward more obfuscation and evasion techniques

MIT fined for chemical discharge while former principal scientist Caleb Harper moves on to greener pastures

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Offered by Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University, students perform experiments with real hardware over the Internet

Plasma thrusters could help jet planes fly without fossil fuels

Non-thermal plasma has been proven to inactivate several airborne viruses so could it work against the novel coronavirus?

Pandemic is increasing expenses while decimating tuition and research revenue

This smart image sensor uses digital signal processing of machine learning algorithms to decode what it "sees"

Developers are building and testing an opt-in automated system to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But will anyone use it?

Budding engineers from Portugal’s University of Porto develop the device with infrared temperature sensors

Unconventional gaits keep this rover from getting stuck in tough terrain

But pandemic pedagogy is not the same as quality online learning

As far as dogs are concerned, social robots have some human-like authority

Flexibility, portability, and intrinsic safety could make this personal mobility system better than rigid bikes and scooters

Facebook details the weapons deployed against fake coronavirus news

The IEEE Theodore W. Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award recognizes his many philanthropic projects

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Team Sonnenwagen from RWTH Aachen University race in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, in Australia.

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to balance public health and personal privacy

This pro-bono initiative crowdsourced 4,500 drug designs, synthesized 311, and is now testing them against viral proteins

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