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History of TechnologyMagazineNovember 2024FeatureSpecial Reports

Why the Art of Invention Is Always Being Reinvented

You need creativity and chutzpah to launch new ideas in tech

7 min read
Why the Art of Invention Is Always Being Reinvented
RoboticsNews

Video Friday: Trick or Treat, Atlas

3 min read
A humanoid robot in a cheap hot dog costume holds a plastic car part and prepares to load it into a bin
The InstituteArticle

Honor a Loved One With an IEEE Foundation Memorial Fund

4 min read
Illustration of a hand holding an unnumbered dollar bill, with a heart centered behind it in the background.
TransportationEnergyNewsClimate TechClimate Change

New Carrier Fluid Makes Hydrogen Way Easier to Transport

4 min read
A person adjusts something in large, clear laboratory unit with multiple metal drums, pipes, and wires.
ComputingProfileTelecommunications

Scary Stories: Sudden Deadlines and Security Fiascos

3 min read
Photo collage of a smiling man, an Apple employee badge labelled Peter, and video game stills from F1 98 showing an animated pit crew.
ComputingMagazineNovember 2024FeatureSpecial ReportsClimate TechClimate Change

The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnes of Concrete

16 min read
A large concrete data center under construction
SemiconductorsSensorsNewsClimate Tech

A New Sensor Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

3 min read
Lava raining down from the sky at the top of a volcano during an eruption.

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BiomedicalProfile

Scary Stories: Establishing a Field Amid Skepticism

Robert Langer was on to something, even when everyone said he was wrong

3 min read
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Artificial IntelligenceSponsored ArticleComputing

NYU Researchers Develop New Real-Time Deepfake Detection Method

Chinmay Hegde is exploring challenge-response systems for detecting audio and video deepfakes

Six teenagers standing around a table. Four of them are pulling on strings tied to different sides of an elastic band in order to suspend a plastic cup in midair.
The InstituteIEEE Member NewsCareersArticle

Teens Gain Experience at IEEE’s TryEngineering Summer Institute

The students built gliders and constructed bridges

4 min read
Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator
EnergyMagazineNovember 2024FeatureClimate TechSpecial Reports

Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

Fast prototyping revives a 70-year-old reactor design

13 min read
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History of TechnologyMagazineNovember 2024ArticlePast ForwardSpecial ReportsConsumer Electronics

The Unlikely Inventor of the Automatic Rice Cooker

A Japanese housewife’s experiments cracked the code of perfectly cooked rice

7 min read
A photo of a person holding a robot.
RoboticsArtificial IntelligenceSponsored Article

Forums, Competitions, Challenges: Inspiring Creativity in Robotics

IROS 2024 will feature eight intense competitions, 13 forums, and much more

A photo of a smiling bearded man in a blue shirt.
CareersMagazineBiomedicalNovember 2024Special ReportsInterviewConsumer Electronics

For this Stanford Engineer, Frugal Invention Is a Calling

His designs prioritize simplicity, low cost, and impact

3 min read
The Patent Battle That Won’t Quit
Climate TechNovember 2024MagazineCareersOpinionClimate Change

The Patent Battle That Won’t Quit

Cob Burandt is still down and out in Ham Lake, but his attorneys have just begun to fight—again

2 min read
A photo of two women looking at a robotic arm.
RoboticsSponsored Article

Driving Middle East’s Innovation in Robotics and Future of Automation

Khalifa University brings global robotics event IROS 2024 to Abu Dhabi, a safe destination for nurturing innovation

Small groups of Indian undergraduate students sitting together and working on laptops in an assembly hall.
ComputingNews

India Is Building an Open-Source Cloud Computing Effort

It’s an alternative to options from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft

4 min read
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The InstituteIEEE Member NewsCareersArticle

Wireless Innovator Gerard J. “Jerry” Foschini Remembered

Bell Labs’ researcher will be honored at L.A.’s Italian American Museum

2 min read
This Startup Shows Why the U.S. CHIPS Act Is Needed
SemiconductorsMagazineNovember 2024FeatureSpecial Reports

This Startup Shows Why the U.S. CHIPS Act Is Needed

From lab to fab, Ideal Semiconductor’s journey would have been quicker

11 min read