Circle of Circuits
The Big Picture features technology through the lens of photographers. Every month, IEEE Spectrum selects the most stunning technology images recently captured by photographers around the world. We choose images that reflect an important advance.....»»
Synthetic genetic circuits could help plants adapt to climate change
Increasingly, global food production is being threatened by the effects of climate change. As floods, droughts, and extreme heat waves become more common, crops need to be able to adapt faster than ever......»»
Doom Can Now Be Played In Doom
As Doom continues to be played on just about every piece of technology available, things have finally gone full circle as someone has now made Doom playable in, well, Doom.As Doom continues to be played on just about every piece of technology availab.....»»
Friends enjoy being reached out to more than we think
People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according to research published.....»»
Optical demonstration of quantum fault-tolerant threshold
Dealing with experimental errors, which could occur in every step of quantum circuits, is of great importance, especially in the implementation of quantum computation. Generally speaking, quantum error correction requires more qubits to accomplish th.....»»
EA wants your help to test the next Skate game
EA and Full Circle have released a development update for Skate and is requesting playtesters to assist with the game's creation......»»
Amphioxus sequencing gives insight on vertebrate evolution
Vertebrate evolution was accompanied by two rounds of whole genome duplication followed by functional divergence in terms of regulatory circuits and gene expression patterns. As a basal and slow-evolving chordate species, amphioxus is an ideal paradi.....»»
Exotic photonic crystals empower robust one-way transport of light
Topological photonics is an emerging area that provides unprecedented opportunities for controlling the flow of light in photonic integrated circuits. With the introduction of non-trivial topological phases, a one-way street for light is feasible in.....»»
Happy together: Orphaned turtles and kids who set them free
The circle of life was on vivid display Wednesday at the Jersey Shore in a way that even the youngest children could understand......»»
"Father of MIDI" Dave Smith Dies At 72
Sad news from long-time Slashdot reader NormalVisual: Synthtopia reports that Dave Smith, founder of the legendary synthesizer manufacturer Sequential Circuits and creator of the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) standard, died this past.....»»
Twitter Circle is coming soon. Here’s what you need to know
Twitter has expanded the rollout of its Twitter Circle feature that lets you pick who gets to see your tweets. But it's still not available to everyone yet......»»
Developing wet circuits for biology research
You don't have to be an engineer to know that water and electronics don't mix. But if you want to use a sensing circuit to study small-scale features in a community of cells, the electronics must find a way to accommodate the cell's aqueous environme.....»»
Latest Twitter for Mac update adds support for ‘Circle’ feature
Twitter this month officially launched its “Circle” close friends feature to the public, so that users can have an “alternative timeline for trusted friends.” While Circle was only available in Twitter’s mobile app and website, the feature.....»»
Breakthrough in quantum universal gate sets: A high-fidelity iToffoli gate
High-fidelity quantum logic gates applied to quantum bits (qubits) are the basic building blocks of programmable quantum circuits. Researchers at the Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) conducted the.....»»
On-chip photodetection: Two-dimensional material heterojunctions
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) use photons as information carriers and are expected to solve the bottleneck problems of microelectronic chips in terms of speed, power consumption and integration density with their advantages of ultra-high transm.....»»
First rays of sunlight for balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III
Approximately a month before it begins its research flight in the stratosphere, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III has looked at the Sun for the first time from its launch site at the Arctic Circle. In June, Sunrise III will take off fro.....»»
"Twitter Circle" is here for all your trash-talking needs
Look, not everyone needs to see all of your tweets all of the time.On Tuesday, Twitter announced a new feature which lets users tweet exclusively to pre-selected followers. Dubbed "Twitter Circle," the limited test is being run globally and appears d.....»»
This is what the Salisbury Plain looked like before Stonehenge
The monument's builders didn't have to clear dense forests after all. Enlarge / Stonehenge as viewed from the northeast, showing the post-and-lintel construction of the Sarsen Circle. (credit: Timothy Darvill) Stonehenge was a.....»»
Twitter Circle now official, Instagram Close Friends’-like feature rolling out to some users
Twitter Circle is now rolling out to some users, as the company is making an official statement on this new feature. What started as an “alternative timeline for Trusted Friends” a year ago is now finally seeing the light of day. more… The po.....»»
Twitter Circle will soon let you send semiprivate tweets
Twitter is taking a page out of Meet the Parents and testing Twitter Circle, a new feature that allows users to select up to 150 people to see their tweets......»»
Researchers create self-assembled logic circuits from proteins
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers have created self-assembled, protein-based circuits that can perform simple logic functions. The work demonstrates that it is possible to create stable digital circuits that take advantage of an electron's pro.....»»