2026-04-28T02:56:58Z https://yabu.me IEEE Spectrum https://yabu.me/npub13m9csht7t0es0q2qdj9jntugf03307kg8pftd658csvhfrcsyqwqtk22yu https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/114/580/550/524/447/611/original/14cd6b9bcf878647.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/114/580/550/524/447/611/original/14cd6b9bcf878647.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8xzuxr67he2y5eweel5ny4y37dz2mfw0utxu3pag3f58jxahvawgzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcvwnd9l This chip is a Wi-Fi receiver that still works inside a nuclear reactor. It can endure 500 kilograys of radiation. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics-in-nuclear-industry?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotics-in-nuclear-industry?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-04-20T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf47rva3dd4gz2f3za6amcrk0a7pjvwd3dqyna8650x878vfa7u6gzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcr3gk4s As funding uncertainties and visa restrictions bite, U.S. engineering Ph.D. programs are seeing lower interest from international students. This could lead to future shortages in key technology fields. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/us-engineering-phd-enrollment-drop?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/us-engineering-phd-enrollment-drop?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-04-12T14:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswqrwkuavtkeu5f0twrcq08emkhgday5p4aq8kcqalfgzrd6xa75czyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspch3lvnf The reasoning given by the Trump administration for shutting down wind farms was due to concerns about interrupting military radar and sonar. But now offshore wind farms can be integrated into national defense programs, boosting sensing technologies. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/offshore-wind-military-radar?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/offshore-wind-military-radar?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-03-27T23:00:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2n9gvaqqxvudpf87ru9sh0hwgkxsnr5ed90kreu0m47q6q48zuwczyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcde5u0h While we don&#39;t have access to the astrophage from #ProjectHailMary in real life, scientists are designing space probes that rely on the same basic principle it uses to travel between the stars: very low mass objects accelerated to very high speeds using photons. It would take these probes about 60 years to reach Tau Ceti. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/high-speed-interstellar-travel">https://spectrum.ieee.org/high-speed-interstellar-travel</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/280/027/096/458/454/original/81c91273b76903dd.png"> <br/> 2026-03-23T19:00:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtr85ktcav725vtxlpjren5597vdeumzjdfejjwvsdwds20eslzczyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspc6352uq Humans have collaborated with AI to formally verify two versions of the sphere packing problem, a Fields Medal winner in 2022. An AI tool called Gauss helped to create the Lean code that verified the mathematical result. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-proof-verification?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-proof-verification?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-03-20T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrcdwwl8ra5pgjsfuktp0kdqe8k99y8nn4nk2w64nasz005r2u5czyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspceh27m5 Being a power engineer is a high-risk job in Ukraine, as Russia is intent on destroying the electrical grid. It&#39;s now about finding new solutions, working on backups, and bravery. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/repair-ukraine-power-grid?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/repair-ukraine-power-grid?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-03-20T14:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8jj99h36z0e6acu5w4j2wcarz82npj27qlggld4ue7z66lyhrmrgzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspce9e7ud Mainstream data storage techniques inevitably break down. Microsoft is trying to store data etched in glass because of its resistance to temperature and moisture levels. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/glass-data-storage-microsoft-silica?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/glass-data-storage-microsoft-silica?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-03-09T14:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs90wv4c7hmz9n085wp26xldcxa6atuzen57y62vze3tzr5q8t6szgzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspczyjus2 The majority of carbon emissions from data centers actually come from the devices that access them, so we’re missing a crucial measurement when reporting on data center sustainability. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-center-sustainability-metrics?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-center-sustainability-metrics?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-03-07T15:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ykasfqnnmnhcuzh42s36ramhdhvczx8x7sz37zp6cukfyhnaeaczyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspchfqtlp LLMs can translate as well as most humans. Only experienced translators working for 10 or more years in their field could beat them in a recent test. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/chatgpt-translate-skills-human-comparison?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/chatgpt-translate-skills-human-comparison?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-03-04T15:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqzleaj0h5jhl53f4vxfe87ujtz9a3up95x272fpkfyjr32e9jjcczyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspc8z2qwa Prices for the DRAM used to feed GPUs in AI data centers have skyrocketed, leaving personal computer makers and other manufacturers in a bind. When will supply rise to meet demand? <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/dram-shortage?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/dram-shortage?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-03-02T15:30:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0j3k2l5m7anv44pjp4ake3ulj07h9n45m2zd9h0r8wfgre4m4hcgzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcv7fwx8 Last night, the Vera Rubin Observatory sent out 800,000 alerts for changes it spotted in the night sky. What do they all mean? <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/vera-rubin-observatory-first-images">https://spectrum.ieee.org/vera-rubin-observatory-first-images</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/133/397/606/252/719/original/1c09eb2dcc27254f.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-25T21:30:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx6xv283ktzl3g9hq637xtte5z65j6n783d06sm4na6vnkjf84c4gzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcds23j4 Wikipedia’s editors and readers have a dangerous generational gap. Can it become something that serves younger audiences, or will it remain stuck in the past? <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/wikipedia-at-25?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/wikipedia-at-25?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-02-12T20:30:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkv5zjjg66ry3qeepgc6wt4dhasedy5d2gpcgujn49e8znxtdyrszyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcae852q Physicists are facing a problem: massive experiments, mountains of data—and few breakthroughs. Could #AI help them find what they’ve been missing? Our new feature explores how machine learning is reshaping particle physics: <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/particle-physics-ai">https://spectrum.ieee.org/particle-physics-ai</a> <br/>Read on for article highlights (1/8) 2026-02-10T14:30:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxmu58ghpftrc5p93sa4djfqas93un67y4q855l5lgzgzkelex0vczyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcp3twae The Great Refactor initiative aims to convert open-source software from C and C++ into Rust, a more secure language. Rust is specifically designed to prevent memory exploits from occurring. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-code-rust-great-refactor?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-code-rust-great-refactor?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2026-02-07T16:00:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrygrue40cwtyuw0znahkr999unyevtw2rtw8k9pzvsc83xg4pasqzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspck0cett The UK has a power transmission problem. Wind farms in Scotland are producing huge amounts of energy, but getting it flowing to London in the south is costly.<br/><br/>New grid-enhancing technologies allow more #power to be transferred across the grid, without building new power lines. <br/><br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/grid-congestion-uk?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/grid-congestion-uk?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-12-23T20:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxzqzu78ara05ws5jlnva2r2ag9cm9p77get828t3tqkcf5pflegzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspc2wnlxl Human traffickers often post photos of their victims in hotel rooms. This app is asking people to take photos of their hotel rooms, so analysts can determine where the photos were taken. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/traffickcam-human-trafficking-hotel-ai?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/traffickcam-human-trafficking-hotel-ai?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-12-10T15:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8z36e9c6pd535r3r3q68ytaevz6d4k0ker2yp96jk92kkwajwyvqzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcqpdn3p Scientists have developed a method of measuring heart rate through wifi, bypassing the need to wear any equipment on your body. It works by filtering our noise and detecting the change in signal amplitude between heartbeats. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/wi-fi-signal-heartbeat-detection?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/wi-fi-signal-heartbeat-detection?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-10-14T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8tj7296v00vudgmkra8678mlunajk4d4hae4tdwnscsqzx3n5lqzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcghyzle Scientists have found a simple way for any conventional smartphone camera to serve as a hyperspectral sensor, reporting what molecules are in its photo. Identifying chemicals present in photos could be used in medical diagnostics, distinguishing authentic versus counterfeit products, monitoring air quality, and non-destructive analysis of pigments in artwork. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/hyperspectral-imaging?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/hyperspectral-imaging?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-10-02T14:30:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs972s9655py2gs60xsyp2tjuplddqcf9yukq7cpefhw5ry37ev4aszyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcqg0hz8 Computer #programming is, at its core, creative. If you’ve lost your spark, try checking out one of Daniel Temkin’s 44 esoteric coding languages. It’s not about making sense, it’s about stretching the limits of what a programming language can be, and what a community of programmers can do together.<br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-programming-languages-daniel-temkin?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-programming-languages-daniel-temkin?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-09-17T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqgw5l8l98ndgsxy03avsjlyg3edvq4y43509zs8pmjjud4w254jgzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspc6crl7s AI lies to us. That’s why Jaime Fernández Fisac created a “bullshit index” to track how and why AI is misleading its users. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-misinformation-llm-bullshit?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-misinformation-llm-bullshit?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-08-25T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsft8m5jvr9few4c8s0dys33r5m9kt5xdg5vcx0s4ujdg2cr7p6qeszyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspccurscq A new solar panel is here that concentrates the sun’s light onto smaller areas. It extracted about 50 percent more power than previous designs. It’s also cheaper, using less than one-thousandth of the expensive semiconductor materials required by normal panels. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/solar-panels-micro-cpv?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/solar-panels-micro-cpv?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-08-19T19:30:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0fwtmjjrm2mnkfpu9lqwx32ylyv0wusvnzceezsauh7jcaeevx6szyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspc8xgy7m New grid-scale battery sites in Scotland are stabilizing the power supply with their ability to quickly inject power and current during emergencies, just like fossil fuel plants do. One site already proved its worth when it leapt into action after a wood-burning generator unexpectedly shut down.<br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-battery-scotland?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-battery-scotland?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-08-16T14:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzdzj30fxx32a2677gr2q00eyc9pkmthxkctnmnfaagge2nnjj0gzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspc9w4le2 GPS systems can be jammed and spoofed. Quantum gravity sensors can&#39;t be fooled. A prototype tested in Australia provided a ship with accurate navigation with no GPS sensing for 144 hours.<br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-gravity-sensor?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-gravity-sensor?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-08-11T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cq7p64f2zujp8v2n3ca9uzfdlp2p4u3e0zfwnvhzkc4wpde6weczyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspc3nvaq0 JPEG’s resilience in the digital world isn’t just about image quality. How does this image format still rule the web?<br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/jpeg-image-format-history?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline">https://spectrum.ieee.org/jpeg-image-format-history?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline</a> 2025-06-26T19:30:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy34mhu0z99dty08dalp9hz7qfunk2s6ufqyjsmr80mr5lfnkah2gzyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspcttg85g When Sojourner went to Mars, Marie Curie, its less-famous twin, stayed home on Earth. NASA used Marie Curie to mimic Sojourner’s movements in a Mars-like setting, testing algorithms and strategies. <br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/mars-pathfinder-rover">https://spectrum.ieee.org/mars-pathfinder-rover</a> 2025-06-10T17:37:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8aa3hnxmjh7dgkn6at5lhamr9mg3w9zna00044pddsrvfz4mnggczyz8vhzza0edlxpupgpkgk2d03p97x9l6equ99dh2slzpjay0zqspct5rlyh Hi Mastodon! <br/>IEEE Spectrum is an award-winning technology magazine, dedicated to bringing you the best technology news and analysis. <br/><br/><a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/">https://spectrum.ieee.org/</a> 2025-05-27T16:02:42Z