Peak Energy is trying to succeed where others have failed, bringing sodium-ion #battery tech to the U.S. But they have something new: powerful backing from General Motors. spectrum.ieee.org/sodium-ion-b...
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Sure, an #AI can provide a solution to your query. But is it accomplishing what you actually want it to do? As AI agents are given more control over our surroundings, a measure of how well they interpret our meaning becomes important: The Genie Coefficient. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agent-ben...
Much of the research process gets left out of today's academic papers. Could a new publishing format designed for AI agents automatically record and learn from dead ends and extra details?
Should Researchers Write Papers for AI Instead of People?
Jiachen Liu wants to replace the PDF with an “AI native” format
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E-bikes are revving up so much that some are becoming e-motos. The rules aren't keeping up.
The Power Bike That Slips Through Every Legal Crack
Ariel Rider’s MUDD is part of a new class of e-bikes on steroids
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Engineers have created a new power outlet for bioelectric implants, accessible with a needle. The device can remain entirely under the skin and charge long-term implants when necessary. spectrum.ieee.org/injectable-b...
A 2 cm² perovskite receiver just drove a propeller with a 5 W laser; what happens when this scales to real UAVs?
Midair Laser Charging Gives Drones A Shot At Endless Search Runs
Researchers in China test a perovskite receiver for in-flight power delivery
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With Chinese company Z.ai’s #GLM5.2 open-weight model providing cheap AI access to software developers, have U.S. tech companies lost their AI edge?spectrum.ieee.org/ai-coding-as...ic
The FCC’s new ban on foreign mobile robots over 2 kg could reshape robotics supply chains.
U.S. Bans New Foreign Mobile Robots
New rules further bifurcate U.S. and Chinese supply chains
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A total eclipse, thousands of smartwatches, and one question: how does a shared cosmic event imprint on human physiology?
Solaris App Turns A Total Eclipse Into A Massive Heart Study
Researchers will gather smartwatch data to learn how an eclipse affects human health
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Adding more and brighter light doesn’t necessarily make cities safer, but it can create health risks. Controllable #LEDs could help, but they aren’t being widely used. spectrum.ieee.org/led-light-po...
A $300M Toyota spinout is skipping legs, embracing wheels, and focusing on durability over dexterity—see how that changes humanoid economics.
Walden’s Wheeled Humanoids Aim to Redefine Factory Floor Work
The company aims to create physical AI tools for human workers
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Balcony #solar panels that plug into your electrical outlet have popped up across the United States. But they don’t always meet safety standards. spectrum.ieee.org/plug-in-sola...
Engineers have spent decades optimizing #5G #wireless networks to near their physical limits. Now researchers and #telecom firms are debating whether adding AI chips to that finely tuned system, for #6G, would help or just add expense and electricity use.
The Real Question for AI for 6G Isn’t Whether. It’s Where.
Are expensive GPUs really needed at every cellphone tower?
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Biotech startup @adaptyxbio.bsky.social wants to create a #cortisol monitor similar to blood glucose monitors, giving constant feedback for the stress hormone’s presence in your body. spectrum.ieee.org/cortisol-con...
The story of the Magnetophon captures how engineering choices can rewrite cultural norms about what sounds “real.”
How a Nazi Era Tape Recorder Gave Birth to the Laugh Track
The Magnetophon also gave rise to the laugh track
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Probabilistic computers have data that can flip between two states with a tunable probability, to help solve optimization problems that standard computers struggle with. Scientists have just built one with one million p-bits. buff.ly/WSE5kKf
Million P Bit Machine Pushes Probabilistic Computing to New Scale
New machine may solve optimization problems that are too hard for regular computers
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"You can't see software, you can't touch it, you can't taste it." For 20+ years Robert N. Charette wrote about the software we don't notice until it fails. As he steps back from Spectrum, EIC Harry Goldstein reflects on their friendship and his legacy.
Fridays With Bob
Parting thoughts from legendary IEEE Spectrum author Robert N. Charette
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Digital tools are allowing for new ways of monitoring wide spaces in oceans to make sure fishery laws are enforced. spectrum.ieee.org/fishery-sate...
If quantum computers can do things classical computers can't, how do you check if what they are doing is correct? New research points the way
IBM Claims Quantum Advantage With New Validation Techniques
Three results show calculations that are out of reach of classical computers yet have good evidence of correctness
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This spinning #drone is nearly transparent. Called the Phantom Twist, it's still loud, but it's quite hard to see with the human eye. spectrum.ieee.org/invisible-sp...
AI #datacenters are moving to 800 VDC power systems to pack in more computing power with less heat, lighter cables, and fewer energy-wasting conversions. spectrum.ieee.org/800-vdc-for-...
Use a DIY Backyard Radio Rig to Trace the Mark of Dark Matter
Use a DIY Backyard Radio Rig to Trace the Mark of Dark Matter
Probe this invisible cosmic enigma with a DIY radio telescope
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Can binary lookups and tiny FPGAs handle tasks we reserve for transformers today? This weightless neural net work suggests they can.
Can Weightless Neural Nets Make Chatbots Lean and Fast?
Lizy K. John says weightless neural networks could slash AI’s energy bill
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When major telecom companies wouldn't build, a remote Cree community built its own fiber network. The result outperforms satellite internet—and changed life along the James Bay coast. https://spectrum.ieee.org/indigenous-fiber-network?share_id=9683911
This generative #AI model can take any user design and create #DNA folded into that shape. These custom DNA designs can be used for designing immunotherapies and drug delivery methods. spectrum.ieee.org/ai-dna-origami
Vieques, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico, is getting a clean hydrogen #microgrid to keep power during emergencies. This technology can be applied to other remote, isolated communities, reducing their reliance on carbon-emitting power. spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
My latest @spectrum.ieee.org article is out! I explore how AI is creating a new kind of digital inequality, not just in access, but in who gets to build, shape, govern, and benefit from AI. Read more: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-digital-d...
When AI Literacy Becomes the New Fault Line In Global Inequality
The next AI divide is about who gets to build, govern, and benefit
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IEEE Spectrum@spectrum.ieee.org · last wk.An AI institute at this HBCU is expanding who gets access to AI skills and research networks.
Siobahn Day Grady Wants Everyone to Be AI Literate
The professor launched the first AI research institute at an HBCU
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