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RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Video Friday: Welcome to Fall

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

2 min read
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A conceptual AI drawing of a robot with two feet, clawed arms and a torso with many wires exposed.
Artificial IntelligenceTopicMagazineTypeFeature

How Generative AI Helped Me Imagine a Better Robot

It didn’t give me schematics, but it did boost my creativity

11 min read
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ComputingTopicTypeSemiconductorsNewsConsumer Electronics

Low-Power Hardware Accelerator Offers Outsize Security

All RISE for the new approach to homomorphic encryption

3 min read

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Artificial IntelligenceTopicTypePodcastsPodcastFixing the Future

Your Life As A Digital Ghost

Would you want to be reanimated from the data you leave behind?

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Your Life As A Digital Ghost
SemiconductorsTopicTypePodcastsPodcastFixing the Future

The Future of Moore's Law Is Inside This Willy Wonka Machine

Manipulating extreme ultraviolet light is the key to making the next generation of chips

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The Future of Moore's Law Is Inside This Willy Wonka Machine
RoboticsTopicAerospaceTypePodcastsPodcastChatbot

Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Skydio’s Adam Bry and the University of Zurich’s Davide Scaramuzza probe how to create super-human skill

3
42:27
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RoboticsTopicArtificial IntelligenceTypePodcastsPodcastChatbot

Creating Domestic Robots That Really Help

Labrador Systems' Mike Dooley and iRobot's Chris Jones compare notes on handling unpredictable dwellings

2
39:53
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Climate TechTopicEnergyTypeNews

Hydrogen Electrolysis Can Give Nuclear Power a Boost

Machine learning shows ways to make nuclear more profitable and reliable

3 min read
A photo of a small yellow and black wheeled robot with sensors on top on grass with rolling fields in the background.
RoboticsTopicTypeNews

What’s Next for Clearpath Robotics?

Clearpath cofounder Ryan Gariepy answers our questions about the company’s acquisition

3 min read

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EnergyTopicNewsType

Crushing Plutonium for Nuclear Safety

Near-explosions and X-ray blasts help keep nuclear weapons in check

4 min read
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The InstituteTopicTypeCareersProfile

IEEE’s Honor Society Gave This Boston University Student Tools to Succeed

The network he built scored him an internship

6 min read

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The latest engineering and computer science advances in context from IEEE Spectrum and the Xplore Digital Library
ComputingTopicTypeSemiconductorsNewsConsumer Electronics

Low-Power Hardware Accelerator Offers Outsize Security

3 min read
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Climate TechTopicEnergyTypeNews

Hydrogen Electrolysis Can Give Nuclear Power a Boost

3 min read
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TransportationTopicEnergyTypeNewsClimate Tech

Where Are All the Solar-Powered Cars?

3 min read
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TelecommunicationsTopicTypeComputingNews

More Lidar With Less Data Crunching

2 min read
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TransportationTopicTypeNewsClimate Tech

This Universal Charger Could Simplify the EV Landscape

2 min read
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RoboticsTopicTypeNewsHumanoid Robots

Figure Unveils Its Humanoid Robot Prototype

This slim, shiny humanoid went from zero to dynamic walking in just 12 months

8 min read
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BiomedicalTopicTypeNews

Superficial Brain Implant Could Have a Deep Impact

With wireless power from a wearable, brain stimulation could enter the home

4 min read
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AerospaceTopicTypeNewsTransportation

Entangled Atoms Lead to Ultraprecise Quantum Sensors

Atomic clocks with multiple entangled ions could improve GPS tech

4 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

12 min read
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SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureHistory of TechnologySpecial Reports

The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

2 min read
A photo of 3 different transistors.
SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

4 min read
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SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

9 min read
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SemiconductorsTopicDecember 2022MagazineTypeFeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

5 min read
CareersTopicMagazineTypeTransportationProfile

From Hockey Enforcer to High-Flying eVTOL CEO

Kyle Clark’s Beta Technologies is a leader in electric aircraft

6 min read
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EnergyTopicTypeNewsClimate Tech

Five New Fusion Prospects, Minus the Neutrons

Promise of nonlingering radiation fuels next-gen nuclear quest

6 min read
Kathleen Kramer is 2024 IEEE President-Elect
The InstituteTopicTypeNews

Kathleen Kramer is 2024 IEEE President-Elect

Her top goal is to increase engagement with young professionals and students

2 min read
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ComputingTopicTypeSemiconductorsSponsored Article

Evaluating COM Express and COM-HPC for Your Projects

While COM Express suits a wide range of applications, COM-HPC excels in high-performance scenarios like AI and 5G

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The InstituteTopicArtificial IntelligenceTypeGuest Article

A Roadmap for Regulating AI Programs

This IEEE standard outlines how to verify and validate any system

4 min read
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RoboticsTopicTypeNews

Video Friday: Strandbeest

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

2 min read
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Climate TechTopicTypeComputingNews

Japan’s Moonshot Program Aims Sky-High—at the Weather

Ambitious projects tackle AI, aging, disease, and reining in typhoons

5 min read
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The InstituteTypeGuest ArticleClimate Tech

Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

Nokia Bell Labs teamed up with AeroFarms to boost crop production

4 min read
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ComputingTopicTypeCareersWhitepaper

How One Technology Precinct Is Attracting the World's Most Progressive Innovators

Sydney's Tech Central is redefining how large tech companies, startups, and academic institutions can work together to drive global change

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TelecommunicationsTopicAerospaceTypeNews

Space 5G Changes Course

Cellular industry predictions for 2023 fell short, as satellite technology branched into IoT

3 min read
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SemiconductorsTopicAerospaceTypeComputingNews

2D Transistors, 3D Chips, and More Mad Stuff

What to expect from IEDM 2023 this December

5 min read
TransportationTopicEnergyTypeNewsClimate Tech

Where Are All the Solar-Powered Cars?

Harvesting solar energy could cure your EV of its range anxiety

3 min read
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