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The Future of the Transistor Is Our Future
This is a guest post by Chenming Wu. Wu, the researcher credited with inventing the FinFET. He says: "On the 75th anniversary of the invention of the transistor, I’d like to answer two questions: Does the world need better transistors? And if so, what will they be like?"
The Tech Is Finally Good Enough for an Airship Revival
Airships dwindled nearly a century ago—LTA Research thinks it can bring them back.
A New Treatment for Arthritis: Vagus-Nerve Stimulation
Studies will soon show whether electroceuticals outperform pharmaceuticals
IEEE on Artificial Intelligence
15 Graphs You Need to See to Understand AI in 2021
The 2021 AI Index provides insight into jobs, publications, diversity, and more
This AI Can Spot an Art Forgery
With millions at stake, deep learning enters the art world
«Low-probability regions do not definitively signal the work of another hand. They could result from a bold, out-of-character experiment by the artist—or even just a bad day.»
IEEE on Gadgets
Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported
These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.
IEEE on Programming
Why Functional Programming Should Be the Future of Software Development
It’s hard to learn, but your code will produce fewer nasty surprises
The Rise of SQL
SQL dominated the jobs ranking in this year's IEEE Spectrum interactive rankings of the top programming languages. Normally, the top position is occupied by Python or other mainstays, such as C, C++, Java, and JavaScript, but we explain why SQL has soared to the top
IEEE on Quantum Computing
The Case Against Quantum Computing
The proposed strategy relies on manipulating with high precision an unimaginably huge number of variables
IEEE on Robotics
How DeepMind Is Reinventing the Robot
Having conquered Go and protein folding, the company turns to a really hard problem
Alphabet’s Intrinsic Acquires Majority of Open Robotics
Open Robotics, which includes the nonprofit Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) as well as the for-profit Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC), announced that 0SRC is being acquired by Intrinsic, a company within Alphabet that’s making industrial robots intuitive and accessible.
IEEE on Technology
Autonomous Drones Challenge Human Champions in First “Fair” Race
Watching robots operate with speed and precision is always impressive, if not, at this point, always surprising. Sophisticated sensors and fast computing means that a powerful and agile robot, like a drone, that knows exactly where it is and exactly where it’s going can reliably move in highly dynam
New Records for the Biggest and Smallest AI Computers
Nvidia H100 and Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon debut on ML Perf training benchmarks
IEEE on Virtual Reality
The Metaverse Could Help Us Better Understand Reality
The killer app for ambitious virtual reality could be our world
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Q&A: Why the Metaverse Needs to Be Open
Making virtual worlds as interconnected as the internet will be tough
«Online video games like Fortnite and Roblox are pitching themselves as precursors to the metaverse because of their large 3D environments where millions gather every day.»
AI and Machine Learning Salaries Drop
Overall, 2021 was a good year for tech professionals in the U.S., with the average salary up 6.9 percent to $104,566, according to online recruitment firm Dice. Dice released these numbers last month as part of its annual Tech Salary Report.
AI Is Learning Twice as Fast This Year Than Last
According to the best measures we’ve got, a set of benchmarks called MLPerf, machine learning systems can be trained nearly twice as quickly they could last year. It’s a figure that outstrips Moore’s Law by quite a ways.
Q&A: Marc Raibert on the Boston Dynamics AI Institute
The founder of Boston Dynamics talks with us about the new $400 million research institute
Neuron-Like Memristors Could Superspeed 6G Wireless
The dream for the next generation of wireless communications, 6G, includes speeds of up to trillions of bits per second. Now a new study reveals that neuron-like devices made of atomically thin films might serve as key switches in upcoming 6G networks.
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