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AI News

AI Models Overthink Problems—and It’s a Security Risk

Reasoning models can be tricked into denial-of-service attacks with illogical prompts

3 min read
Conceptual illustration of a dozen security lasers pointed in the wrong direction around a password, thus ironically creating a clear path to steal it.
A prototype memory chip consisting of a silver cube with orange strips on two sides and large grey blobs on the other sides.
Semiconductors News

Stacking Chips Sideways Gives AI More Memory

Solving a tricky 3D integration problem could boost bandwidth and keep chips cooler

4 min read
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The Institute IEEE Member News Robotics Careers Profile

IEEE Honors Robotics Pioneer Toshio Fukuda

The 2020 IEEE president developed industrial and medical robots

6 min read
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Telecommunications Whitepaper Computing

VHF Propagation: What Every RF Engineer Should Know

A practical educational guide to common and uncommon VHF propagation modes,

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AI News

What Makes AI Art Worth Collecting?

Collectors say it takes much more than a clever prompt

5 min read
Conceptual illustration of two mirrored hands using a key to unlock opposite sides of the same bitcoin token.
Computing News

Independent Labs Crack Google’s Secret Cryptography Work

Using crowdsourcing and AI swarms, one startup surpassed Google’s results in 72 hours

6 min read

Download “The EV Transition Explained” E-book for Free

A 49-page report on the engineering challenges of making and supporting EVs at scale
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Semiconductors News Consumer Electronics

Brain-Inspired Light Sensor Could Speed AI Image Processing

A pixel that both senses light and remembers what it sensed might reduce data movement

3 min read
A middle-aged man monitors his younger colleague through a simulator lab window as he conducts heart-rhythm experiments on a medical dummy.
AI News

Small AI Models Gain Traction Around the World

In places with unreliable networks and no data-center infrastructure, smaller is better

6 min read

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The latest engineering and computer science advances in context from IEEE Spectrum and the Xplore Digital Library
Robotics AI News Journal Watch

Visual Language Models Train Robots to Read Human Emotions

3 min read
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AI News Journal Watch

Deepfake Detection Dataset Aims to Keep Up With Generative AI

3 min read
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Transportation AI Magazine June 2026 News Journal Watch

Optical Fiber Networks Can Keep Rail Networks Safe

3 min read
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Computing News Journal Watch

HIPPO Turns One Master Password Into Many Without Storing Any

3 min read
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Aerospace May 2026 Magazine Robotics News Journal Watch

Mars Rover Sets New Autonomous Driving Record

4 min read
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AI News Journal Watch

AI Matches Junior Translators in Language Tasks

3 min read
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Robotics News Humanoid Robots

Japan Pioneered Humanoid Robots—Can It Now Catch China?

Japan must shift its approach to robotics stay competitive

6 min read
A middle-aged Asian man seated next to an uncanny humanoid robot dressed in identical glasses, hair and clothing.

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The Institute History of Technology IEEE History Article

IEEE’s Global Museum Brings Engineering History to You

The traveling exhibits spotlight microchips, radio tech, and more

5 min read
Mars-style rover prototype on rugged ground under a clear sky with the moon visible.
Robotics News

Video Friday: An Earthbound Mars Rover for the Moon

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

4 min read
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AI Article

AI’s Volatile Power Use Quietly Tests Grid Limits

Why the electrical grid is struggling to support not just scale, but pattern of demand

4 min read

Reinventing Invention

Stories from innovation’s edge
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Special Report: Reinventing Invention
Why the Art of Invention Is Always Being Reinvented
History of Technology November 2024 Magazine Reinventing Invention Feature Special Reports

Why the Art of Invention Is Always Being Reinvented

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Computing November 2024 Magazine Reinventing Invention Feature Climate Tech Special Reports Climate Change

The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

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History of Technology Magazine November 2024 Reinventing Invention Past Forward Article Special Reports Consumer Electronics

The Unlikely Inventor of the Automatic Rice Cooker

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Robotics AI Magazine November 2024 Reinventing Invention Feature Special Reports Humanoid Robots

Let’s Build the AI Robots of Our Sci-Fi Dreams

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Careers Magazine Biomedical November 2024 Reinventing Invention Special Reports Interview Consumer Electronics

For this Stanford Engineer, Frugal Invention Is a Calling

Energy News Climate Tech

Retired EV Batteries Get Second Life on the Grid

Combining old packs creates megawatt-scale energy storage

5 min read
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Three white men in suit jackets each holding up a different computer chip on-stage while addressing an audience together.
Semiconductors News

Chip R&D Is Accelerating to Keep Pace With AI

UCLA’s semiconductor hub tightens the academia-industry feedback loop

3 min read
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Why Mentorship Is the Most Underrated Leadership Skill

Advocacy, access, and honest feedback can transform careers

5 min read
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AI Energy Sponsored Article Computing

As AI Reshapes Global Energy Systems, Melbourne Leads Through Engineering Collaboration

This globally connected city is helping define how energy systems can keep pace with hyperscale AI

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Aerospace AI Magazine July 2026 Opinion

The Space-based Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit

Why the stars—and the math—won’t align for space compute anytime soon

4 min read
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AI Interview

Emily Bender Sets the Record Straight on “Stochastic Parrots”

Five years later, its lead author revisits the paper in the age of ChatGPT

7 min read

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