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.....»»
Scientists observe rapid ozone fluctuations over the Antarctic polar vortex edge area
The polar vortex is a large area of upper-atmosphere cyclonic air circulation surrounding both poles. It is bounded by the polar jet stream and its associated cold air is usually confined to the polar regions. Within the Antarctic circle, and souther.....»»
Researchers in Sweden develop light emitter for quantum circuits
The promise of a quantum internet depends on the complexities of harnessing light to transmit quantum information over fiber optic networks. A potential step forward was reported today by researchers in Sweden who developed integrated chips that can.....»»
Moving Chips Closer to Cold Qubits
Conventional electronics join quantum circuits in the deep freeze Photo: Microsoft Three of the biggest companies making quantum computers today—Google, Intel, and Microsoft—are betting on supercooled devices operating at.....»»
Is battle royale dead? The circle shrinks on gaming’s biggest phenomenon
Battle royale games have been dominant for four years, but a shake-up may be imminent......»»
A silver lining for extreme electronics
Tomorrow's cutting-edge technology will need electronics that can tolerate extreme conditions. That's why a group of researchers led by Michigan State University's Jason Nicholas is building stronger circuits today......»»
The Radio We Could Send to Hell
Silicon carbide radio circuits can take the volcanic heat of Venus Illustration: NoEmotion In an artist’s rendering, a future Venus rover gains some power from wind blowing in the planet’s thick atmosphere......»»
For The First Time, Electronics Printed On Paper Can Be Fully Recycled
Long-lasting devices written with carbon nanomaterial inks can be remade into new ones when their work is done With a cocktail of carbon-based inks, engineers have made the first fully printable and recyclable electronic circuits on paper. The.....»»
Founders Circle Capital has raised a new $355 million fund to buy primary and secondary shares
Founders Circle Capital, a nine-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm that strikes agreements with private, venture-backed companies to buy some of the vested stock options of their founders and employees — so they can buy a house or ju.....»»
Founders Circle Capital has raised a new $355 million fund to buy secondary startup shares
Founders Circle Capital, a nine-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm that strikes agreements with private, venture-backed companies to buy some of the vested stock options of their founders and employees — so they can buy a house or ju.....»»
At social media hearing, lawmakers circle algorithm-focused Section 230 reform
Rather than a CEO-slamming sound bite free-for-all, Tuesday’s big tech hearing on algorithms aimed for more of a listening session vibe — and in that sense it mostly succeeded. The hearing centered on testimony from the policy leads at Facebo.....»»
Could electric tattoos be the next step in body art?
Researchers are experimenting with thin, flexible circuits that can be transferred to the skin......»»
NOVID Tracing App Scans Your Social Circle for COVID-19 Risk
Developed by a Carnegie Mellon mathematician, the app uses ultrasound, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi to serve as an early-warning system .entry-content .tisubhead { color: #999999; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bo.....»»
Clubhouse closes an undisclosed $4Bn valuation Series C round, as tech giants’ clones circle
Buzzy ‘social audio’ app Clubhouse has raised a Series C funding round, reportedly valuing the company at $4 billion. Clubhouse said the new round of financing was led by Andrew Chen of Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from DST Global, Tig.....»»
New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits
Encoding information into light, and transmitting it through optical fibers lies at the core of optical communications. With an incredibly low loss of 0.2 dB/km, optical fibers made from silica have laid the foundations of today's global telecommunic.....»»
China PCB maker Shennan facing headwinds
China's leading PCB maker Shennan Circuits is facing increasing pressure on its business operations in 2021 due to losses of orders from Huawei for 5G infrastructure applications and rising prices for upstream raw materials, according to industry sou.....»»
Dynamical machine learning accurately reconstructs volume interiors with limited-angle data
Tomographic reconstruction of an object's interior volume from limited angular views is a challenging problem with practical applications in biological imaging, failure analysis of integrated circuits, etc. A team at MIT presents a dynamical machine.....»»
Programming proteins to turn cells into molecular computers
A new method of breaking and fixing proteins could speed the development of sophisticated computer-like circuits in cells that will pave the way to new biotechnology and medical advances......»»
Auxin makes the spirals in gerbera inflorescences follow the Fibonacci sequence
When people are asked to draw the flower of a sunflower plant, almost everyone draws a large circle encircled by yellow petals......»»
Lightning strikes will more than double in Arctic as climate warms
In 2019, the National Weather Service in Alaska reported spotting the first-known lightning strikes within 300 miles of the North Pole. Lightning strikes are almost unheard of above the Arctic Circle, but scientists led by researchers at the Universi.....»»
Cool Crowdfunding: Scrappy Circuits, Smart Diode Lasers, and LED Cubes
the latest cool crowdfunding campaigns The post Cool Crowdfunding: Scrappy Circuits, Smart Diode Lasers, and LED Cubes appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»