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RSS IEEE Spectrum Computing

  • Superconducting "Islands" Could Lead to Magnetic Memory May 1, 2024
    Ferromagnetism and superconductivity don’t play well together. Ordinarily the two phenomena—ferromagnetism grants garden-variety permanent magnets their magnetic fields and superconductivity expels the internal magnetic fields of certain materials cooled below critical temperatures—seem to cancel each other out.But under uncommon circumstances, the two phenomena can behave with one another. One such circumstance could be a promising […]
    Rahul Rao
  • Expect a Wave of Wafer-Scale Computers April 30, 2024
    At TSMC’s North American Technology Symposium on Wednesday, the company detailed both its semiconductor technology and chip-packaging technology road maps. While the former is key to keeping the traditional part of Moore’s Law going, the latter could accelerate a trend toward processors made from more and more silicon, leading quickly to systems the size of […]
    Samuel K. Moore
  • Smart Roads Get Better Eyesight April 23, 2024
    This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Smart roads with advanced vehicle-sensing capabilities could be the linchpin of future intelligent transportation systems and could even help extend driverless cars‘ perceptual range. A new approach that fuses camera and radar data can now track vehicles precisely at […]
    Edd Gent
  • LED Touchscreen Is Also a PV Charger April 19, 2024
    Modern smartphone touchscreens offer edge-to-edge glass and use advanced bonding that makes the screen nearly flush with the surface of the phone. Beneath it, however, there’s still layer upon layer of glass, polarizers, color filters, capacitive touch sensors, and more. That’s an obstacle for smartphone makers looking to integrate sensors or create flexible displays.However, new […]
    Matthew S. Smith
  • Prepping For Post-Quantum Cryptography April 16, 2024
    Encryption today is typically a game of very large numbers. Some of today’s cryptographic systems, like RSA or elliptic-curve cryptography, utilize as keys integers that are hundreds or thousands of bits long. Cracking a key requires breaking down one of these integers into its prime-number factors. Even the mightiest non-quantum computers struggle to perform this […]
    Rahul Rao

RSS IEEE Spectrum Semiconductors

  • Expect a Wave of Wafer-Scale Computers April 30, 2024
    At TSMC’s North American Technology Symposium on Wednesday, the company detailed both its semiconductor technology and chip-packaging technology road maps. While the former is key to keeping the traditional part of Moore’s Law going, the latter could accelerate a trend toward processors made from more and more silicon, leading quickly to systems the size of […]
    Samuel K. Moore
  • 10 Power Integrity Tips You Need to Know for Making Best Measurements April 18, 2024
    In today's technologically-driven world, electronics have transformed how we interact with the world, from the smartphones in our hands to the autonomous vehicles on our roads. Yet, amidst the marvel of these technological advancements, one fundamental aspect often goes unnoticed — power integrity. It serves as the backbone of signal integrity, ensuring the consistent and […]
    Keysight
  • The Tiny Ultrabright Laser that Can Melt Steel April 14, 2024
    In 2016, the Japanese government announced a plan for the emergence of a new kind of society. Human civilization, the proposal explained, had begun with hunter-gatherers, passed through the agrarian and industrial stages, and was fast approaching the end of the information age. As then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put it, “We are now witnessing […]
    Susumu Noda
  • AI Chip Trims Energy Budget Back by 99+ Percent April 12, 2024
    Neural networks that imitate the workings of the human brain now often generate art, power computer vision, and drive many more applications. Now a neural network microchip from China that uses photons instead of electrons, dubbed Taichi, can run AI tasks as well as its electronic counterparts with a thousandth as much energy, according to […]
    Charles Q. Choi
  • Intel’s Gaudi 3 Goes After Nvidia April 9, 2024
    Although the race to power the massive ambitions of AI companies might seem like it’s all about Nvidia, there is a real competition going in AI accelerator chips. The latest example: At Intel’s Vision 2024 event this week in Phoenix, Ariz., the company gave the first architectural details of its third-generation AI accelerator, Gaudi 3. […]
    Samuel K. Moore

RSS ESA Telecom

  • Space-connected ambulances improve patient care March 25, 2024
    Satellites are helping to improve at-home patient care for those living in remote areas of the UK. ESA and the UK Space Agency (UKSA) are working with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to trial the Digital Ambulance of the Future project, which enables paramedics to stay connected to vital patient data, support and resources […]
  • Supporting rapid disaster response through space March 15, 2024
    ESA has launched a new partnership with industry through a project called Smart-Connect. The project aims to mitigate the challenges presented when traditional communication channels are disrupted during times of crisis, through facilitating the efficient and timely exchange of secure information between first responders and disaster control centres.
  • Space-enabled connectivity steers self-driving cars March 8, 2024
    In one of the longest-running trials of a self-driving vehicle, collecting data over 13 000 km of autonomous travel, Darwin Innovation Group has been testing a novel driverless shuttle bus at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, in Oxford, UK; home to ESA’s European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT). The technology is funded under […]
  • Satellite communications for safer and greener aviation January 26, 2024
    The first commercial flights of a programme that uses Iris satellite technology to help modernise air traffic management and reduce carbon emissions have taken place.
  • Demonstrating connectivity’s latest technologies December 14, 2023
    A satellite has been launched that will demonstrate the latest technologies for connectivity and for Earth observation. The ALISIO-1 satellite was developed under an ESA Pioneer Partnership Project with satellite manufacturer and operator Open Cosmos, based at Harwell in the UK.

RSS NASA Education

  • NASA Grants Support Academic Collaborations for STEM Student Success April 30, 2024
    NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is the second round of seed funding awards given through the agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Bridge Program, which was […]
    Lauren E. Low
  • NASA Grant Brings Students at Underserved Institutions to the Stars April 26, 2024
    At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life. What does wastewater management in Los Angeles have to do with the search for life on Mars? Eduardo Martinez certainly didn’t make the connection when he was pursuing a master’s in civil engineering. Not at […]
    Anthony Greicius
  • NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of ‘Moon Trees’ Across US April 25, 2024
    After careful review of hundreds of applications, NASA has selected organizations from across the country to receive ‘Moon Tree’ seedlings that flew around the Moon on the agency’s Artemis I mission in 2022, to plant in their communities. Notifications to selected institutions will be made in phases, with the first beginning this spring, followed by […]
    Lauren E. Low
  • Washington State High Schooler Wins 2024 NASA Student Art Contest April 25, 2024
    A 12th grade artist with a passion for NASA and space took home the top prize for the 2024 NASA Student Art Contest, a nationwide competition hosted by NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Esther Lee, of Washington State, was selected as the grand prize winner for her submission “Beyond Imagination,” which depicts a […]
    Julia L. Bradshaw
  • NASA Glenn Joins Big Hoopla STEM Challenge April 24, 2024
    NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland joined in the adventure of the Big Hoopla STEM Challenge held at the Dayton Convention Center on March 17. The free family event for kids (K-8) tied together the excitement of college basketball and the power of STEM education. NASA Glenn Deputy Center Director Dawn Schaible participated in the […]
    Kelly M. Matter

RSS IEEE Spectrum Telecom

  • Phone Keyboard Exploits Leave 1 Billion Users Exposed April 29, 2024
    Digital Chinese-language keyboards that are vulnerable to spying and eavesdropping have been used by 1 billion smartphone users, according to a new report. The widespread threats these leaky systems reveal could also present a concerning new kind of exploit for cyberattacks, whether the device uses a Chinese-language keyboard, an English keyboard, or any other. Last […]
    Margo Anderson
  • Why One Man Spent 12 Years Fighting Robocalls April 24, 2024
    At some point, our phone habits changed. It used to be that if the phone rang, you answered it. With the advent of caller ID, you’d only pick up if it was someone you recognized. And now, with spoofing and robocalls, it can seem like a gamble to pick up the phone, period. In 2023, […]
    Michael Koziol
  • Curving Terahertz Signals Around Obstacles for 6G April 23, 2024
    By making light beams curve in midair around obstacles, researchers hope to help make blazingly fast 6G data networks a reality, a new study finds.The next generation of wireless communications, 6G, will likely rely on terahertz waves to help reach unprecedented speeds. Terahertz rays (also called submillimeter radiation or far-infrared light) lie between optical waves […]
    Charles Q. Choi
  • Unlock the Most Sophisticated Security Solutions with TII Ghaf Solution April 18, 2024
    This white paper delves into modern enterprise computing solutions and explores different approaches for securing enterprise laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and other endpoints. The analysis emphasizes the Technology Innovation Institute's (TII) Ghaf solution, underscoring its potential in augmenting security, manageability, and cross-platform support in the enterprise realm.
    Technology Innovation Institute
  • Ukraine Is the First “Hackers’ War” April 10, 2024
    Rapid and resourceful technological improvisation has long been a mainstay of warfare, but the war in Ukraine is taking it to a new level. This improvisation is most conspicuous in the ceaselessly evolving struggle between weaponized drones and electronic warfare, a cornerstone of this war.Weaponized civilian first-person-view (FPV) drones began dramatically reshaping the landscape of […]
    Juan Chulilla