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Make a Portable Wide-screen Mechanical TV
I never intended to join the cutting edge of electromechanical television.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 27, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Student Conference Provides Visibility to Budding Authors
The IEEE–Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) honor society is preparing to host the Innovating the Future event on 6 November.
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Aug 26, 2026·1 min read
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A New NASA Design Turbocharges Nuclear Spacecraft
The biggest threat to any crewed expedition to Mars is time .
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Aug 26, 2026·1 min read
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IBM Built the Cold War’s Most Powerful Code Breaker for the NSA
At the height of the Cold War, one very specialized computer was so secret that the world didn’t know it existed.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 25, 2026·1 min read
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AI Companion Robots Are Closing the Human Connection in Modern Homes
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Aug 25, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Senior Membership Demystified
For most of my career, my IEEE membership sat quietly in the background—a line on my résumé, a discount code for a conference registration, and access to the IEEE Xplore digital library , which I underutilized.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 24, 2026·1 min read
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What It Takes to Be an Adaptable Engineer
The AI boom has disrupted the way engineers work, introducing new tools to learn, raising expectations for what teams can achieve in a workday, and making it harder to get hired in the first place.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 24, 2026·1 min read
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Building Technology People Can Trust
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Aug 24, 2026·1 min read
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This IEEE Senior Member Develops AI Tools for E-Commerce Sites
Balaji Ingole rarely saw televisions while growing up in Udgir, India.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 21, 2026·1 min read
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Gaining Leadership Backing for Your Innovations
This article is part of our exclusive career advice series in partnership with the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 19, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship Honors Teen Innovators
About 16 percent of the global population—more than 1 billion people—live with some form of disability, according to the World Health Organization .
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 17, 2026·1 min read
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From AI Copilots to Agent Swarms
The impact of AI on software development has been both profound and ever-evolving.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 17, 2026·1 min read
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Digital Signal Processing Pioneer Bede Liu Dies At 91
Bede Liu, a digital signal processing pioneer, died on 7 May.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 14, 2026·1 min read
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Predict Antenna Coupling on Electrically Large Platforms Before Building Hardware
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Aug 14, 2026·1 min read
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Bring a Product Manager Mindset to Your Next Engineering Job
If you haven’t already seen a job listing for a “product engineer,” you probably will soon.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 13, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Engineering Summit Supports Bhutan’s Digital Transformation
In collaboration with the Kingdom of Bhutan government, IEEE recently introduced its Engineering Education, Research, and Innovation Summit.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 11, 2026·1 min read
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Simulating Lunar Regolith with COMSOL for Mission Safety and Space Infrastructure
Current space exploration aims to establish permanent structures on the Moon, Mars, and eventually other planetary bodies.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 11, 2026·1 min read
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Zap Rocks. Add Water. Get Clean Hydrogen
In a tranquil Boston suburb , on the far edge of a horse farm, where pasture gives way to woods, a crane lowers an enormous electrode into a borehole.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 11, 2026·1 min read
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Navigating the Pivot From Tech Expert to Organizational Leader
The transition from a purely technical expert or individual contributor position to a broader leadership role is one of the most challenging phases in a STEM career.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 07, 2026·1 min read
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Cars Communicating Badly Is an Already-Solved Problem
The history of networking is full of tools that repurposed solutions to very different kinds of problems first.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 07, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Course Teaches How to Use AI to Modernize Power Grids
Today’s U.S.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 05, 2026·1 min read
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The System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical Records
Most hospitals and health care providers use electronic health records instead of paper charts to note patient vaccinations, diagnoses, and procedures.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 03, 2026·1 min read
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Identifying the Root Cause of Electronics Failures With Simulation Apps
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Aug 03, 2026·1 min read
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This Hi-Fi Tape Recorder Changed Radio Forever
A German engineer wanted a cheaper cigarette.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 02, 2026·1 min read
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Fridays With Bob
When I started at Spectrum 25 years ago, a senior editor suggested that I find a “rabbi,” by which he meant someone who could mentor me in how EEs approach problems and evaluate potential solutions.
IEEE Spectrum
Aug 01, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Publishing Ethics Team Upholds Research Integrity
Given a rising number of publishing misconduct allegations , IEEE in 2022 created the Publishing Ethics Team as a centralized department to assist in handling claims.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 30, 2026·1 min read
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Detect Dark Matter’s Mark From Your Backyard
If you’re wondering what dark matter is, you’re not alone.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 30, 2026·1 min read
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A Remote Indigenous Community Built One of Canada’s Fastest Fiber Networks
In February 2024, a young man lay somewhere on the frozen shore of James Bay, Canada, surrounded by snow and darkness, succumbing to hypothermia.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 30, 2026·1 min read
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Negotiating Your Salary Is About More Than Money
This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum ’s careers newsletter.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 29, 2026·1 min read
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Siobahn Day Grady Wants Everyone to Be AI Literate
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the skills employers expect from new graduates.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 29, 2026·1 min read
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AI Hyper-Scaling Digital Inequality
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday infrastructure–in some places.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 29, 2026·1 min read
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Laboratoria’s Mariana Costa Empowers Women in Tech
In shaping her career, Peru native Mariana Costa has asked herself a question: What can I do to make life better for women in Latin America?
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 28, 2026·1 min read
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Why NIST Researchers Spent 10 Years Measuring Gravity
Physicists have been trying to measure the fundamental gravitation al constant for well over two centuries.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 28, 2026·1 min read
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2022 IEEE President K.J. Ray Liu Honored for His Leadership
Unlike many budding engineers, K.J.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 24, 2026·1 min read
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The Computer That Helped Win World War II
One summer day in 1941, a British radio operator was monitoring German military frequencies and heard something unexpected in her headphones.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 22, 2026·1 min read
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Why AI Needs a “Genie Coefficient”
Major benchmarks measure what AI can do.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 21, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Program Helps Girls In India See a Future In STEM
Roughly half the world’s population is female, but the STEM fields don’t reflect that.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 20, 2026·1 min read
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SEM-Guided Low-kV FIB Finishing for Leading-Edge Semiconductor Failure Analysis
Discover how the ZEISS Crossbeam 750 FIBSEM sets a new benchmark for precise TEM lamella prep, tomography, and advanced nanofabrication.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 20, 2026·1 min read
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We’re Squandering LEDs’ Potential to Save Our Night Skies
In the chill of a London spring night, under overcast skies, iconic Trafalgar Square opens around me.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 20, 2026·1 min read
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This Graduate Student Equips NASA’s Robots With Assembly Skills
Like many engineers, Sarah Downs says she knew she wanted to pursue a STEM career from a young age.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 17, 2026·1 min read
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Digital Surveillance Reshapes Fishery Enforcement in Indonesia
In the eastern Indian Ocean, south of Java in the vast sea stretching toward Australia, a fishing vessel slightly alters its course while operating near the boundary of its authorized fishing ground.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 16, 2026·1 min read
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When Career Risks Are Worth Taking
This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum ’s careers newsletter.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 15, 2026·1 min read
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The First Chatbot’s Multiple Personalities
ELIZA is remembered as the world’s first AI star, a kindly therapist in chatbot form that gently probed users’ worries.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 15, 2026·1 min read
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How I Tricked AI Chatbots into Revealing Dangerous Secrets
Researcher Dave Kuszmar discovered vulnerabilities in LLMs, allowing him to obtain dangerous instructions.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 14, 2026·1 min read
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Panasonic’s PV-460 Camcorder Stabilized Shaky Videos
If you grew up in the 1980s or ’90s, you likely remember shaky home video footage, taken with a handheld camcorder , of family gatherings, vacations, and other events.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 13, 2026·1 min read
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Nokia’s 14 Years of Mobile-Phone Supremacy Ended in an Afternoon
In 2005, Nokia sold its billionth mobile phone , a budget-friendly device that went to a customer in Nigeria.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 13, 2026·1 min read
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IEEE Remembers Pioneering Computer Scientist Peter G. Neumann
The computing community recently lost one of its enduring voices: IEEE Fellow Peter G.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 10, 2026·1 min read
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Military and Government Investment in HF Communications Sees Revival
Satellite vulnerabilities drive renewed interest in HF communications with modern waveforms and automatic link establishment
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 09, 2026·1 min read
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Inside the Race to Electrify Semi Trailers for Long Haul Freight
A semi-trailer that helps propel itself entered commercial road testing in late May, when a powertrain kit developed by Nivalis Energy Europe , headquartered in Luxembourg with engineering operations in Germany, was fit…
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 08, 2026·1 min read
Robotics
IEEE Honors Robotics Pioneer Toshio Fukuda
Toshio Fukuda has been blazing trails for most of his career.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 07, 2026·1 min read
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AI’s Volatile Power Use Quietly Tests Grid Limits
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure is typically framed as an energy problem.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 03, 2026·1 min read
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Why Public Speaking Skills Are Worth Investing In
This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum ’s careers newsletter.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 01, 2026·1 min read
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The Power of Mentorship: A Crucial yet Underrated Leadership Skill
Effective mentorship can accelerate career growth, strengthen decision-making, and create access to opportunities that hard work alone does not always unlock.
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 01, 2026·1 min read
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As AI Reshapes Global Energy Systems, Melbourne Leads Through Engineering Collaboration
This article is brought to you by Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) supported by Business Events Australia .
IEEE Spectrum
Jul 01, 2026·1 min read
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Poetry for Engineers: Nine Lives of Nikola Tesla
He was born into a storm, lightning split the summer sky, in a village the world had not yet heard of.
IEEE Spectrum
Jun 30, 2026·1 min read
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How the U.S. Engineered Its Sovereignty
In 1839, J.M.W.
IEEE Spectrum
Jun 29, 2026·1 min read
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This Senior Member Solves Complex Product Lifecycle Challenges
What do an instinct to fix things and the 1999 global panic over whether computers would survive the date change to 2000, known as the Y2K bug, have in common?
IEEE Spectrum
Jun 26, 2026·1 min read
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Why a Bank Needs a Chief Scientist to Lead AI Innovation
Capital One's Chief Scientist Prem Natarajan explains the bank's approach to AI research and innovation.
IEEE Spectrum
Jun 25, 2026·1 min read
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What it Means to Be a Mathematician When AI Does the Math
In the mid-noughties, when music by the Killers and Franz Ferdinand blared out of every pub and nightclub I passed, I spent my days and nights struggling through a Ph.D.
IEEE Spectrum
Jun 25, 2026·1 min read
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How IEEE Awardee Karen Panetta Became Bewitched by Engineering
When considering the 1960s sitcoms Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie , both of which featured women with supernatural powers navigating life with mortals, most people wouldn’t connect them with pursuing an engineering ca…
IEEE Spectrum
Jun 24, 2026·1 min read