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.....»»
Learn To Make A Cardboard Robot Costume, Infused With Awesome Tech
From simple circuits to more intermediate-level techniques, Sally Servo will inspire you to add real electronics to your next cardboard robot costume - no matter your skill level! The post Learn To Make A Cardboard Robot Costume, Infused With Awesom.....»»
Blaseball: Short Circuits takes the absurdist sports game back to its roots
Absurdist sports simulator Blaseball returns next week with a back-to-basics mini event......»»
Quantum material to boost terahertz frequencies
Topological insulators conduct electricity in a special way and hold the promise of novel circuits and faster mobile communications. Under the leadership of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), a research team from Germany, Spain and Russ.....»»
British Museum to display the world"s oldest map of stars
The British Museum will display what it says is the world's oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle......»»
In New Sequel to "The Circle", Dave Eggers Satirizes Algorithms Instead of Surveillance
Novelist Dave Eggers has just published a sequel to his 2013 dystopian tale of a tech company called The Circle — in which a low-tech crusader now tries to destroy the most powerful tech company in the world. Ars Technica quips that "When big.....»»
Cooling radio waves to their quantum ground state
Researchers at Delft University of Technology have found a new way to cool radio waves all the way down to their quantum ground state. To do so, they used circuits that employ an analog of the so-called laser cooling technique that is frequently used.....»»
Taiwan-based power management IC makers have strong 3Q21
The power management integrated circuits (PMIC) market continued to thrive in third-quarter 2021......»»
Google Pay’s disastrous year continues, promised bank account feature is dead
The rudderless Google Pay division cancels its biggest upcoming feature. Enlarge / Google Pay continues to circle the drain. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Google's grand plan to launch Google Bank Accounts is dead. As part of its big.....»»
The vicious circle of high academic achievement
For some teenagers, the new school year means reuniting with their friends. For others, it means an increase in anxiety and in the pressure to succeed and get good grades. According to researchers at the University of Ottawa, this can lead to perfect.....»»
Will twisted superconducting flakes make better components for quantum computers?
Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK have found a way to make 'single-crystal flake' devices that are so thin and free of defects, they have the potential to outperform components used today in quantum computer circuits......»»
Facebook suspends plan to launch Instagram Kids app as critics circle
Opposition to new photo-sharing platform for children under 13 gathers momentumn. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel/Getty Images) Facebook has suspended plans to launch Instagram Kids, a version of its photo-sharing app for children under the.....»»
Tuning flexible circuits with light
Researchers from Sanken (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University and Joanneum Research (Weiz, Austria), have shown how exposing an organic polymer to ultraviolet light can precisely modify its electronic properties. T.....»»
Tom Cruise gets sneak preview from SpaceX"s 1st private crew
Tom Cruise got a sneak preview of what it's like to circle Earth in a SpaceX capsule......»»
Vertica in Leader’s Circle of GigaOm Radar Report for Data Warehouses
For the second consecutive year, GigaOm has positioned Vertica in the “leader’s circle” of its Radar Report for Data Warehouses. In the report – “a forward-looking analysis that plots the relative value and progression of vendor solutions a.....»»
EXPLAINER: 4 will circle Earth on 1st SpaceX private flight
For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast into orbit with no professional astronauts on board, only four tourists......»»
Researchers develop new tool for analyzing large superconducting circuits
The next generation of computing and information processing lies in the intriguing world of quantum mechanics. Quantum computers are expected to be capable of solving large, extremely complex problems that are beyond the capacity of today's most powe.....»»
Mammoth Tusk Analysis Reveals Epic Lifetime Journey around Alaska
Researchers find the mammoth walked far enough to circle the globe twice -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Highlights of the day: Chinese firm to spend big building ABF substrate lines
In line with the country's bid to improve semiconductor self-sufficiency, China-based PCB maker Shennan Circuits has made plans to invest almost US$1 billion in building ABF substrate production lines. In Korea, Samsung is unlikely to move 3nm GAA pr.....»»
Shennan Circuits to build production capacity for ABF substrates
China-based PCB maker Shennan Circuits has disclosed plans to invest a total of CNY6 billion (US$925.3 million) in building production lines for ABF substrates, making it the first Chinese maker to venture into the segment and marking a big step forw.....»»
Study takes unprecedented peek into life of 17,000-year-old mammoth
An international research team has retraced the astonishing lifetime journey of an Arctic woolly mammoth, which covered enough of the Alaska landscape during its 28 years to almost circle the Earth twice......»»