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ComputingTopicMagazineTypeFeature

A Bold New Plan for Preserving Online Privacy and Security

Decoupling our identities from our data and actions could safeguard our secrets

16 min read
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Artificial IntelligenceTopicNovember 2023MagazineTypeFeature

How Generative AI Helped Me Imagine a Better Robot

It didn’t give me schematics, but it did boost my creativity

11 min read
The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry
Artificial IntelligenceTopicNovember 2023MagazineTypeFeatureComputing

The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

These companies could use your data to bring you back—without your consent

11 min read

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Justine Bateman's Fight Against Generative AI In Hollywood

SAG-Aftra’s AI advisor warns about the destructive potential of taking actors out of the loop

Justine Bateman's Fight Against Generative AI In Hollywood
Artificial IntelligenceTopicTypePodcastsPodcastFixing the Future

Your Life As A Digital Ghost

Would you want to be reanimated from the data you leave behind?

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RoboticsTopicAerospaceTypePodcastsPodcastChatbot

Drones That Can Fly Better Than You Can

Skydio’s Adam Bry and the University of Zurich’s Davide Scaramuzza probe how to create super-human skill

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RoboticsTopicArtificial IntelligenceTypePodcastsPodcastChatbot

Creating Domestic Robots That Really Help

Labrador Systems' Mike Dooley and iRobot's Chris Jones compare notes on handling unpredictable dwellings

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This Robot Could Be the Key to Empowering People With Disabilities
RoboticsTopicNovember 2023MagazineBiomedicalTypeFeature

This Robot Could Be the Key to Empowering People With Disabilities

It's simple to use and gives users—and their caregivers—much needed independence

12 min read
Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind
EnergyTopicNovember 2023MagazineTypeFeatureClimate Tech

Inside the Global Race to Tap Potent Offshore Wind

Here’s why we need wind turbines that float

12 min read

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The Practical Power of Fusing Photons
SemiconductorsTopicMagazineOctober 2023TypeFeatureClimate Tech

The Practical Power of Fusing Photons

Changing the color of light supercharges solar energy, 3D printing, and night vision

11 min read
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EnergyTopicMagazineOctober 2023TypeFeatureClimate Tech

Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

A Puerto Rico test could finally push microgrids into the mainstream

13 min read

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Climate TechTopicTypeNewsTransportation

Smart Emergency Responses to Severe Weather

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Artificial IntelligenceTopicTypeNewsClimate Tech

Machine Learning Could Be Used to Better Predict Floods

3 min read
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BiomedicalTopicTypeNews

Nanoparticles Show Quick and Easy Way to Target Cancer

2 min read
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ComputingTopicTypeSemiconductorsNewsConsumer Electronics

Low-Power Hardware Accelerator Offers Outsize Security

3 min read
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Climate TechTopicEnergyTypeNews

Hydrogen Electrolysis Can Give Nuclear Power a Boost

3 min read
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TransportationTopicEnergyTypeNewsClimate Tech

Where Are All the Solar-Powered Cars?

3 min read
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RoboticsTopicMagazineSeptember 2023TypeFeature

Superhuman Speed: How Autonomous Drones Beat the Best Human Racers

Processing on the fly gives extreme drones the edge

14 min read
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TransportationTopicMagazineSeptember 2023TypeFeature

Lidar on a Chip Puts Self-Driving Cars in the Fast Lane

Commercial sensors will be reliable, tiny, and affordable

11 min read
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EnergyTopicMagazineSeptember 2023TypeFeature

Wind-to-Hydrogen Tech Goes to Sea

Is electrolysis cheaper offshore? Siemens Energy and the H2Mare project will find out

9 min read
Climate TechTopicMagazineOctober 2023TypeFeature

Studying Climate Change With an Ice Radar Drone

This budget system probes beneath the ice to discover its secrets

14 min read
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TransportationTopicArtificial IntelligenceMagazineOctober 2023TypeFeature

What Self-Driving Cars Tell Us About AI Risks

5 conclusions from an automation expert fresh off a stint with the U.S. highway safety agency

10 min read
Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?
History of TechnologyTopicAugust 2023MagazineTypeFeatureConsumer Electronics

Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

Many dropped the baton before Sony finally took it across the finish line

10 min read
Ready for the Ultimate Security Solution? Create a Safer World with Zero-Trust Autonomic Swarm Security
Artificial IntelligenceWhitepaper

Ready for the Ultimate Security Solution? Create a Safer World with Zero-Trust Autonomic Swarm Security

Discover innovative security solutions by leveraging zero-trust autonomous swarms to establish a robust systems-level approach to safety assurance

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SemiconductorsTopicMagazineSeptember 2023TypeFeature

This Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track

The next trick to tinier transistors is high-numerical-aperture EUV lithography

7 min read
This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape
EnergyTopicAugust 2023MagazineTypeFeatureClimate Tech

This Fusion Reactor Is Held Together With Tape

High-temperature superconducting tape is behind one hope for a tinier tokamak

12 min read

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BiomedicalTopicAugust 2023MagazineTypeFeature

Can Neural Stimulation Zap Addiction?

Different types of brain stimulation may reduce cravings

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi
AerospaceTopicTypeFeatureTransportation

3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

A Texas consortium is working out a traffic system for eVTOLs

9 min read
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History of TechnologyTopicTypeFeatureComputingConsumer Electronics

Designing the First Apple Macintosh: The Engineers’ Story

How a small team of little-known designers changed computing forever

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RoboticsTopicJuly 2023MagazineTypeFeature

Will Robots Triumph over World Cup Winners by 2050?

The RoboCup dream has inspired generations of roboticists

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AerospaceTopicAugust 2023MagazineTypeFeature

How to Build a Power Grid on the Moon

To supply outposts sunk in the lunar night, solar power must come from the south pole regions

7 min read
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