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…
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…