Essential Questions to Ask in Your Next Job Interview — Make the Reverse Interview Count
TL;DR This piece, crossposted from IEEE Spectrum’s careers newsletter and produced in partnership with career development firm Taro, urges candidates…
Researchers Build MEMS Chip That Keeps Time Nearly as Precisely as Atomic Clocks
TL;DR Atomic clocks have long been the most stable timekeepers, defining the SI second by atomic resonances. Researchers report a…
How Engineering Leaders Should Mentor Teams to Boost Innovation in a Digital Age
TL;DR In an era of fast digital transformation, engineering leaders are expected to go beyond managing projects and deep technical…
New Valve Design Could Cut EV DC Fast-Charging Times by Half
TL;DR Direct-current fast charging can top an EV battery from about 20% to 80% in roughly 20 minutes, but thermal…
CHIPS Act Program Loses Funding: Digital-Twin Center Contract Ends
TL;DR The head of the SMART USA Institute told its 121 members that the U.S. Department of Commerce will terminate…
Video Friday: Holiday-themed robotics videos and lab greetings roundup
TL;DR Video Friday presents a curated weekly selection of robotics videos and links to a calendar of upcoming robotics events,…
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…