Linking Renewables to Existing Plants Could Green the U.S. Grid
TL;DR U.S. electricity demand and prices have risen, and building new power plants is slow and expensive. Engineer Talgat Kopzhanov…
Accelerating Radar Cross Section Simulations for Electrically Large Structures
TL;DR A new white paper compares full-wave and approximate electromagnetic techniques and shows that extrapolation, physical optics (PO), and hybrid…
Grid-Scale ‘Bubble’ Carbon Dioxide Batteries Poised for Widespread Deployment
TL;DR A dome-shaped energy storage installation on Sardinia contains about 2,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide held permanently inside its system…
IEEE Spectrum’s Most-Read Biomedical Stories of 2025 Highlight AI and Revamps
TL;DR IEEE Spectrum’s most popular biomedical pieces of 2025 concentrated on both new technologies and upgrades to established tools. AI-driven…
Harnessing Ultrasound Cavitation to Attack Hard-to-Treat Tumors
TL;DR Researchers have shifted from treating ultrasonic cavitation as an unwanted side effect to exploring it as a potential tool…
Seven Major Telecommunications Developments Defining 2025 Networks
TL;DR IEEE Spectrum's year-end roundup highlights a shift in telecom from simple voice and packet carriage to a broader integrated…
IEEE STEM Summit Aims to Equip Preuniversity Educators Worldwide
TL;DR The annual IEEE STEM Summit took place virtually on 23–24 October, bringing together preuniversity teachers, IEEE volunteers, and STEM…
Neutral-Atom Quantum Machines Near Error Correction, Approaching Usefulness
TL;DR Researchers and companies are pushing toward small, error-corrected quantum machines with a target around 2026, driven in part by…
Top Transportation Tech Stories of 2025: EVs, Charging, Automation, Aviation
TL;DR IEEE Spectrum’s 2025 transportation coverage highlighted advances across electric vehicles, batteries, charging, automation, aviation and maritime technologies. Readers followed…
Teams Test Large Quadcopters That Spot and Drop Water on Brushfires
TL;DR Drone teams are demonstrating large quadcopters designed to detect and suppress small brushfires by delivering water payloads. A recent…