How Ultrasound Became Ultra Small: With MEMS technology, all you need is one probe and a smartphone
spectrum.ieee.org/mems-ultrasound-history
Nvidia Tops Llama 2, Stable Diffusion Speed Trials: MLPerf releases its first LLM and generative AI inferencing tests
spectrum.ieee.org/ai-benchmark-mlperf-llama-stablediffusion
EVTOL Companies Are Worth Billions—Who Are the Key Players?: And what are they flying?
spectrum.ieee.org/evtol-air-taxi-industry
Implantable Batteries Run on the Body’s Oxygen: New devices could boost the battery lifetimes of biomedical implants
spectrum.ieee.org/biomedical-implants-battery-oxygen
The Most Hackable Handheld Ham Radio Yet: The UV-K5 can be modded at the click of a mouse
spectrum.ieee.org/quansheng-uv-k5-hacking
This Startup’s AI Tool Makes Moving Day Easier: Yembo’s app takes an inventory of a home’s contents
spectrum.ieee.org/zach-rattner-yembo-profile
5 Ways to Strengthen the AI Acquisition Process: This IEEE standard covers how to evaluate vendors and negotiate contracts
spectrum.ieee.org/5-ways-strengthen-ai-acquisition
Synthetic Power Grid Is Safer Than the Real Thing: Planners study wildfire risks, EV charging, and more without security concerns
spectrum.ieee.org/power-grid
Exclusive: Startup Plans Largest Ocean Geoengineering Plant: Ebb Carbon's facility could start drawing down CO2 this year
spectrum.ieee.org/ocean-geoengineering
Unico's Battery Testing Enters a Competitive Industry: But new testing tools could also jumpstart the used EV market
spectrum.ieee.org/ev-battery-testing
These Courses Will Sharpen Your Knowledge on 6 Emerging Technologies: They cover data privacy, Wi-Fi 6, and IoT
spectrum.ieee.org/ieee-courses-on-emerging-tech
The Story Behind Pixar’s RenderMan CGI Software: Used to create Toy Story, the tools revolutionized animation
spectrum.ieee.org/story-behind-pixars-cgi-software
How to Boot Up a New Engineering Program: Brandeis University aims to boost its STEM street cred
spectrum.ieee.org/brandeis-university-engineering
Inkjets Are for More Than Just Printing: They can build DNA arrays, 3D structures, and much more
spectrum.ieee.org/inkjet-printer
Grokking X.ai’s Grok—Real Advance or Just Real Troll?: Grok-1 is the largest open-source LLM yet, though not without caveats
spectrum.ieee.org/open-source-ai-grok-llm
Elastic Patch Tech Helps Vocally Impaired Speak: Non-invasive, AI-assisted device converts neck movements to words and phrases
spectrum.ieee.org/assistive-tech-voice-patch
Math That Predicts System Fails Makes Solar Smarter: Bayesian optimization can help PV tech where materials science has stalled
spectrum.ieee.org/high-efficiency-solar-cells-shj
We Need to Decarbonize Software: The green software movement is tackling the hidden environmental impact of today’s code
spectrum.ieee.org/green-software
U.S. Passes Landmark Act to Fund Semiconductor Manufacturing: CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 provides billions for new fabs and other incentives
spectrum.ieee.org/chips-act-of-2022
Exosuit Muscle Control Steps Closer to Reality: Brain-guided muscle stimulation finds relief with electronic clutch system
spectrum.ieee.org/functional-electrical-stimulation-exosuit-project
Video Friday: Project GR00T: Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-project-gr00t
6G Terahertz Devices Demand 3D Electronics: Fin resonators, built with chip tech know-how, rise up to meet scaling challenge
spectrum.ieee.org/rf-filter-6g-terahertz
Pressure-Relief Eye Tech Advances Toward Approval: FDA panel’s green light on glaucoma wearable device offers hope in sight
spectrum.ieee.org/glaucoma-treatment-device
AI Takes On India's Most Congested City: A former engineer turned top traffic cop hopes the tech can tame Bengaluru's roads
spectrum.ieee.org/bengaluru-traffic
Here Are 6 Actual Uses for Near-Term Quantum Computers: Google and XPrize offer US $5 million to researchers who can find more
spectrum.ieee.org/what-are-quantum-computers-used-for
The 5 Spacecraft Behind China’s Moon Rock Sample Mission: Chang’e-6’s trip to the lunar far side and back is no easy task
spectrum.ieee.org/china-moon-landing-uncrewed-chang-e6
Exploding Chips, Meta's AR Hardware, and More: IEEE Spectrum visits ISSCC, the key conference in integrated circuit tech
spectrum.ieee.org/secure-integrated-circuits-meta-ar
Electroadhesion Heralds New Implant And Robot Tech: Briefly applying electricity can bond hard and soft materials
spectrum.ieee.org/electroadhesion-for-better-implants
Squeezing Ultra-Precise Optical Timing Onto A Chip: The approach could boost the accuracy of crucial tech such as GPS or radar
spectrum.ieee.org/frequency-comb-for-ultraprecise-timing
Nvidia Unveils Blackwell, Its Next GPU: A big boost in AI training performance, an even bigger one for AI inference
spectrum.ieee.org/nvidia-blackwell
Nvidia Announces GR00T, a Foundation Model For Humanoids: The company also announces long-term support for the Robot Operating System
spectrum.ieee.org/nvidia-announces-gr00t-a-foundation-model-for-humanoids
This Transistor Can Be Reconfigured on the Fly: Electrostatic doping makes it feasible to reuse circuits based on need
spectrum.ieee.org/reconfigurable-transistor
Stretchy Circuits Break Records for Flexible Electronics: A new sensor array can read Braille faster than a human fingertip
spectrum.ieee.org/stretchable-electronics
Laser-Driven Pacemaker Guides Ailing Hearts With Light: PV semiconductor tech could find applications in neurostimulation, too
spectrum.ieee.org/pacemaker-laser-driven
China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover: Who else is aiming toward all (or mostly all) electric vehicles by 2030?
spectrum.ieee.org/ev-adoption-2030-goals
VR Headsets Are Approaching the Eye’s Resolution Limits: Some manufacturers want to go beyond that
spectrum.ieee.org/virtual-reality-head-set-8k
Chip Hall of Fame: Intel 4004 Microprocessor: The first CPU-on-a-chip was a shoestring crash project
spectrum.ieee.org/chip-hall-of-fame-intel-4004-microprocessor
How Zipline Designed Its Droid Delivery System: Inspired by dolphins, the Droid seems complex, but it solves hard problems
spectrum.ieee.org/delivery-drone-zipline-design
The Heart and the Chip: What Could Go Wrong?: An excerpt from a new book by MIT roboticist Daniela Rus
spectrum.ieee.org/the-heart-and-the-chip-what-could-go-wrong
Why Are Large AI Models Being Red Teamed?: Intelligent systems demand more than just repurposed cybersecurity tools
spectrum.ieee.org/red-team-ai-llms
Video Friday: Many Quadrupeds: Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-many-quadrupeds
Who Will Free EV Motors from the Rare Earth Monopoly?: A materials breakthrough makes GE Aerospace a contender
spectrum.ieee.org/electric-motor-no-rare-earth
Researchers Turn Electronic Garbage Into Gold: A new technique extracts the precious metal from dissolved motherboards
spectrum.ieee.org/electronic-waste-recycling
Wearable Sticker Reads Even the Smallest Finger Motions: The sensor can aid stroke patients and people with disabilities
spectrum.ieee.org/wearable-sensors
Optical Fibers Could Illuminate the Moon's Core: Distributed acoustic sensing can detect earthquakes—why not moonquakes, too?
spectrum.ieee.org/distributed-acoustic-sensing
FCC Denies Starlink Low-Orbit Bid for Lower Latency: Agency says SpaceX craft could hinder International Space Station
spectrum.ieee.org/starlink-vleo-below-iss
Cerebras Unveils Its Next Waferscale AI Chip: Which will power an 8-exaflop AI supercomputer
spectrum.ieee.org/cerebras-chip-cs3
Quick Glance: New 900,000-Core 125 PetaFLOPS Wafer-Scale Processor for AI Launched
- Cerebras Systems introduces the innovative Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3), an AI wafer-scale chip with significantly improved performance compared to its predecessor, the WSE-2.
- Powering Cerebras's CS-3 supercomputer, the WSE-3 enables training of AI models with up to 24 trillion parameters and offers excellent scalability.
- The CS-3 can be configured in clusters of up to 2048 systems, facilitating quicker model training and supporting dynamic and unstructured sparsity.
- Cerebras's CS-3 excels in power efficiency and user-friendliness, requiring significantly less code for training large language models compared to GPUs, generating substantial interest across various sectors.
The Messy Reality Behind a Silicon Valley Unicorn: A VC-backed startup’s push for growth left little time for actual engineering
spectrum.ieee.org/unicorn-startup
Using Manga to Spark Interest in STEM: Published by IEEE, the comics feature topics such as blockchain and climate change
spectrum.ieee.org/manga-spark-interest-in-stem
Injectable Microchip Tracks Animal Health: Heart rate, breathing , movement, and temperature sensing in a 4-mm-wide package
spectrum.ieee.org/injectable-animal-health-tracker
Tiny Laser Opens Door to Chip-Size Sensors: The new frequency comb could make powerful sensors fit in a phone
spectrum.ieee.org/frequency-comb-2667465105
Covariant Announces a Universal AI Platform for Robots: The robotics foundation model is built on tons of warehouse data
spectrum.ieee.org/covariant-foundation-model
Diminutive Deep Sea Drone Dives for Wrecks and Reefs: Hydrus is designed to be more like a DJI quadcopter than a submarine
spectrum.ieee.org/underwater-drone
Countdown to the 2024 IEEE Annual Election: Candidates to be placed on the ballot will be announced on 1 May
spectrum.ieee.org/countdown-to-2024-ieee-election
Privacy Is Just No Longer a Thing in Augmented Reality?: Skepticism mounts over Apple’s austere claims toward Vision Pro data
spectrum.ieee.org/apple-vision-pro-privacy
6G Reflector Chip Tech Offers Road to 33 Gbps: High bandwidth means smart signal timing; spiral waveguides are here to help
spectrum.ieee.org/6g-wireless-reflector-chips
Video Friday: Human to Humanoid: Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-human-to-humanoid
A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap: Electrifying a bike can be electrifyingly easy
spectrum.ieee.org/a-diy-e-bike-conversion-on-the-cheap
Drones Are Now the Real First Responders: Fremont's drone response program gets eyes on-site before emergency services arrive
spectrum.ieee.org/police-drones
India Injects $15 Billion Into Semiconductors: First state-of-the-art chip fab will break ground this year
spectrum.ieee.org/indian-semiconductor-manufacturing
AI Prompt Engineering Is Dead: Long live AI prompt engineering
spectrum.ieee.org/prompt-engineering-is-dead
Lean Software, Power Electronics, and the Return of Optical Storage: TK
spectrum.ieee.org/lean-software-power-electronics
BYD’s EV Dream May Be Legacy Automakers’ Nightmare: World’s leading electrified car-maker is also a battery-tech rule breaker
spectrum.ieee.org/byd-ev-china-supercar
Anyware Robotics’ Pixmo Takes Unique Approach to Trailer Unloading: A clever accessory helps this robot move heavy boxes quickly
spectrum.ieee.org/anywhere-robotics-pixmo
Meta's AI Watermarking Plan is Flimsy, At Best: It takes 2 seconds to remove the watermarks on AI-generated content
spectrum.ieee.org/meta-ai-watermarks
Sci-fi and Hi-fi: The microstory of a storyteller who delivers both
spectrum.ieee.org/science-fiction
Faster, More Secure Photonic Chip Boosts AI Training: Optical computing can perform matrix computations at the speed of light
spectrum.ieee.org/photonic-ai-chip
Prototype Probe Could Someday Search Icy Moons for Life: The probe can melt through ice to reach subsurface oceans
spectrum.ieee.org/life-on-jupiter-moon
The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software: He now heads Korea University’s speech and language processing lab
spectrum.ieee.org/chanwoo-kim-profile
A Few Social Media Influencers Are Shaping AI: Tweets lead to attention, which leads to higher citation numbers.
spectrum.ieee.org/social-media-ai
Video Friday: $2.6 Billion: Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos
spectrum.ieee.org/video-friday-2-6-billion
The Space-Based Drug Factory That Can’t Come Home: Orbiting lab pioneers space-made medicines—and the red tape needed to land.
spectrum.ieee.org/space-manufacturing-varda
The Lithium-Ion Battery May Not Be the Best Bet for EVs: At large scales, lithium-sulphur may be more environmentally friendly
spectrum.ieee.org/ev-batteries-environment
IEEE President’s Note: Let’s Get Practical: Industry and students are critical to the success of IEEE
spectrum.ieee.org/ieee-presidents-note-march-2024
AI Is Being Built on Dated, Flawed Motion-Capture Data: "Gold standard" data is based on certain body types... and cadavers
spectrum.ieee.org/motion-capture-standards
Figure Raises $675M for Its Humanoid Robot Development: Plus everything you need (and want) to know about Figure's latest video
spectrum.ieee.org/figure-robot-video
Quick Glance: Figure Rides Humanoid Robot Hype Wave to $2.6B Valuation
- Today Figure confirmed rumors of raising significant funding, announcing a $675 million Series B round valuing the startup at $2.6 billion.
- Founder Brett Adcock initially invested $100 million, with an additional $70 million last May. The focus is on developing humanoid robots for industry, with funds geared towards accelerating market entry.
- Figure set an ambitious goal to create a walking bipedal robot within a year. The partnership with OpenAI aims to enhance humanoid robots' capabilities, particularly in natural language processing.
- Microsoft, OpenAI, and other notable investors have backed Figure to advance humanoid robot development for various applications, including warehouses.
This Clock Made Power Grids Possible: The clock’s motors kept electricity at a steady 60 cycles per second
spectrum.ieee.org/history-of-power-grid
Turn a Vintage Hi-Fi Into a Modern Entertainment Center: It’s easier than ever to repair vintage electronics
spectrum.ieee.org/vintage-audio-repair
Brain Stimulation Detoxifies the Alzheimer’s Brain: 40 Hz sound and light oscillations activate brain’s waste-disposal function
spectrum.ieee.org/gamma-light-therapy-alzheimers
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