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RSS IEEE Spectrum Computing

  • How to Land a Job in Quantum Computing October 28, 2025
    Quantum computing has long held promise as the next era in information processing, with applications in drug discovery, finance, and encryption. But it’s only in recent years that the technology has edged closer to commercial viability. With that, a new demand has emerged in the job market: engineers capable of designing, building, and maintaining the […]
    Aaron Mok
  • Semiconductor Industry Closes in on 400 Gb/s Photonics Milestone October 27, 2025
    The optical links that help connect the computers densely packed inside data centers may soon experience pivotal upgrades. At least two companies, Imec and NLM Photonics, now say they have either achieved 400-gigabit-per-second per lane data rates, the next key goal for data centers, or have these speeds within sight. Moreover, instead of relying on […]
    Charles Q. Choi
  • Your AI Agent Is Now a Target for Email Phishing October 27, 2025
    Email security has always been a cat-and-mouse game. Viruses are invented, and antivirus software is invented to catalog known viruses and detect their presence in email attachments and URLs. As viruses morphed into more sophisticated forms of malware, cybersecurity tools adapted to be able to scan for and detect these new threats. Phishing became the […]
    Drew Robb
  • Google’s New Quantum Algorithm May Actually Be Useful October 22, 2025
    Critics of quantum computers have argued that the supposed advantage these machines have over regular computers have often relied on tests involving pointless tasks. Now, the team at Google Quantum AI has developed a new algorithm that the company says may be used by quantum computers to outperform classical supercomputers on a task that could […]
    Charles Q. Choi
  • You Can Cool Chips With Lasers?!?! October 16, 2025
    Modern high-performance chips are marvels of engineering, containing tens of billions of transistors. The problem is, you can’t use them all at once. If you did, you would create hot spots—high temperatures concentrated in tiny areas—with power densities nearing those found at the surface of the sun. This has led to a frustrating paradox known […]
    Jacob Balma

RSS IEEE Spectrum Semiconductors

  • Semiconductor Industry Closes in on 400 Gb/s Photonics Milestone October 27, 2025
    The optical links that help connect the computers densely packed inside data centers may soon experience pivotal upgrades. At least two companies, Imec and NLM Photonics, now say they have either achieved 400-gigabit-per-second per lane data rates, the next key goal for data centers, or have these speeds within sight. Moreover, instead of relying on […]
    Charles Q. Choi
  • Diamond Blankets Will Keep Future Chips Cool October 20, 2025
    Today’s stunning computing power is allowing us to move from human intelligence toward artificial intelligence. And as our machines gain more power, they’re becoming not just tools but decision-makers shaping our future.But with great power comes great…heat!As nanometer-scale transistors switch at gigahertz speeds, electrons race through circuits, losing energy as heat—which you feel when your […]
    Srabanti Chowdhury
  • You Can Cool Chips With Lasers?!?! October 16, 2025
    Modern high-performance chips are marvels of engineering, containing tens of billions of transistors. The problem is, you can’t use them all at once. If you did, you would create hot spots—high temperatures concentrated in tiny areas—with power densities nearing those found at the surface of the sun. This has led to a frustrating paradox known […]
    Jacob Balma
  • In a First, Artificial Neurons Talk Directly to Living Cells October 13, 2025
    The bacteria Geobacter sulfurreducens came from humble beginnings; it was first isolated from dirt in a ditch in Norman, Okla. But now, the surprisingly remarkable microbes are the key to the first ever artificial neurons that can directly interact with living cells.The G. sulfurreducens microbes communicate with one another through tiny, protein-based wires that researchers […]
    Perri Thaler
  • Where Will Taiwan Get Energy After Its Failed Nuclear Referendum? October 2, 2025
    Taiwan failed to pass an August referendum on whether or not a nuclear plant should be restarted, if it were deemed safe to operate. While the more than 4 million votes for “yes” outnumbered the more than 1.5 million “no” votes, the number of affirmative votes failed to surpass the 25 percent threshold of eligible […]
    Yu-Tzu Chiu

RSS ESA Telecom

  • ESA-supported test leads to better in-flight connectivity October 21, 2025
    Better in-flight streaming and video-calling might just become more accessible thanks to a project supported by the European Space Agency (ESA). Building upon the success of an experiment for a new type of antenna terminal together with ESA, Viasat – a global leader in satellite communications – now plans to commercialise its new in-flight connectivity […]
  • Connecting science from sea to space October 13, 2025
    Doing science at sea is no easy endeavour. Add racing across oceans and heading to a UN conference , and the complexity multiplies. This summer, thanks to satellite connectivity from Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit constellation, OneWeb and the support from the European Space Agency (ESA), and the UK Space Agency, the Kaïros’ We Explore catamaran […]
  • Advancing Europe’s quantum secure communications from space October 1, 2025
    The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a €50 million contract with aerospace company Thales Alenia Space to begin the preliminary design phase of the Security And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. This agreement enables SAGA to continue to its preliminary design review, marking a relevant step towards establishing secure, space-based communications using quantum technologies.
  • ESA and Honeywell set for quantum data protection from space September 16, 2025
    The European Space Agency (ESA) and Honeywell move to the next phase of a project that will provide satellite-based quantum key distribution. The project, called QKDSat, will enable protection of critical infrastructures, such as power plants, water management systems, hospitals and banks from cyberattacks.
  • Live demonstration shows reliable satellite-5G connectivity on the move September 3, 2025
    Making video calls while travelling – or when faced with an unstable internet connection – just got easier, thanks to a technology that allows devices to seamlessly bond satellite and ground connections. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently partnered with British advanced networking technology company UniVirtua to conduct a live demonstration of the dashAlpha platform, […]

RSS NASA Education

  • Helio Highlights: October 2025 September 30, 2025
    Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics Education Activation Team (HEAT) teaches people of all ages about the Sun, covering everything from how to safely view an eclipse to how to mitigate the effects of geomagnetic storms.
  • From City Lights to Moonlight: NASA Training Shows How Urban Parks Can Connect Communities with Space Science September 26, 2025
    When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from city lights. But a recent NASA Earth to Sky training, funded by NASA’s Science Activation Program, challenges that assumption, demonstrating how urban parks, wildlife refuges, museums, and green spaces can be incredible venues for connecting communities with […]
  • NASA Helps Connect Astronomers and Community Colleges Across the Nation September 26, 2025
    The NASA Community College Network (NCCN) and the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top astronomy researchers into the classrooms of community colleges around the United States. The Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program, named for astronomer Harlow Shapley (1885-1972), has a history dating back to […]
  • NASA & STEM Learning Ecosystems: Opportunities & Benefits for Everyone September 25, 2025
    STEM learning ecosystems are intentionally designed, community-wide partnerships that enable all Americans to actively participate in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) throughout their lifetimes. Lifelong STEM learning helps people build critical knowledge and skills, access economic opportunities, drive innovation, and make informed decisions in a changing world. STEM learning ecosystems draw on expertise and […]
  • Connecting Educators with NASA Data: Learning Ecosystems Northeast in Action September 15, 2025
    One of the challenges many teachers face year after year is a sense of working alone. Despite the constant interaction with students many questions often linger: Did the lesson stick? Will students carry this knowledge with them? Will it shape how they see and engage with the world? What can be easy to overlook is […]

RSS IEEE Spectrum Telecom

  • The 7 Phases of the Internet October 27, 2025
    The Internet, born as an experiment meant to connect teams of researchers, has grown into a planetary-scale infrastructure that has reshaped society. Over the course of six decades, it has advanced through—by our count—three phases: first connecting computers, then mobile devices, and later all devices. But that’s just the start. Because just ahead comes new […]
    Vint Cerf
  • User-Centered Design Shapes Assistive Tech for Cerebral Palsy October 24, 2025
    Researchers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest recently delivered a piece of assistive technology whose design began with a simple but important question: What will the person using this tech need?Last month a team of engineers and occupational therapists from Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash. delivered a learning station they’d designed for a first grader with […]
    Jason Hahr
  • Terahertz Tech Sets Stage for “Wireless Wired” Chips October 23, 2025
    Terahertz waves are hard to tame. Ranging between microwaves and infrared light, these electromagnetic frequencies promise ultrafast wireless links but are very difficult to create and manipulate efficiently. Now, new research sheds light on a promising candidate to harness these waves: mercury telluride (HgTe), a material that converts two incoming frequencies into terahertz outputs with […]
    Meghie Rodrigues
  • Why Mesh Networks Break When Big Crowds Gather October 19, 2025
    A decentralized networking technology originally built for battlefields and Burning Man is today being reimagined from the ground up.Mesh networks—named for their fishnet-like connections—emerged over the past few decades from rigorous, mathematical research on keeping data flowing even when portions of a system fail. But the theory hasn’t always matched up to reality. Real-world mesh […]
    Margo Anderson
  • 5G Networks Could Provide an Unjammable GPS Alternative October 14, 2025
    5G cellular networks could form the basis of a low-cost Earth-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) back-up. GNSS options, like GPS, provide reliable positioning, timing, and navigation services but are vulnerable to jamming and spoofing attacks. Proponents of the 5G-based alternative, which would be more secure against such attacks, say the technology could be widely […]
    Tereza Pultarova