May 2023 – Page 12 – ENGGtalks®

02 May 23

Xerox Donates Legendary PARC Research Center

Computer & Information Technology

Xerox is donating its legendary research lab PARC to the non-profit research institute SRI International. The subsidiary’s pioneering research in the 1970s helped give birth to the era of personal computing, but Xerox says the move will allow it to focus on its core business. The Palo Alto Research Center…

02 May 23

Calls for ‘loophole’ to be closed as BP bags £500m of profits beyond expectations

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

BP announced that it made just under $5bn ($4.96bn; £4bn) in underlying replacement cost profit between January and March of this year, citing a strong performance in its oil trading business. The profit is actually a reduction from last year's gargantuan take, when BP's business benefitted from extremely high energy…

02 May 23

View from India: ‘Mann ki Baat’, a spiritual journey for PM

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Prime Minister (PM) Modi addresses the citizens of the country through 'Mann Ki Baat', a monthly radio programme aired on All India Radio (AIR). During his first term as PM, Modi launched the nation’s talk show on 3 October 2014, the festival of Vijaya Dashami, which is the festival of…

01 May 23

IEEE Spectrum Wins 11 Editorial Awards

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

IEEE Spectrum garnered top honors at this year’s annual Jesse H. Neal Awards ceremony, held on 21 April. Known as the Pulitzer Prizes of business-to-business journalism, the Neal Awards recognize editorial excellence. The SIIA (Software and Information Industry Association) bestows the awards. For the fourth year in a row, IEEE…

01 May 23

The Portrait Artist

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Only a handful of engineering luminaries know what it feels like to get “The Call” from IEEE Spectrum senior editor Tekla S. Perry. It’s a rite of passage, a vital part of the process of being selected by IEEE as a Medal of Honor recipient. This year it was Mr.…

01 May 23

Neato Robotics, a Robotic Vacuum Pioneer, Shuts Down

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The parent company of robot vacuum maker Neato Robotics, Germany’s Vorwerk Group, announced late last week that a broad restructuring of its robotics division will result in the closure of Neato and the end of the Neato product line. Vorwerk is promising five years of parts and service availability, along…

01 May 23

New Drone Can Hitch a Ride on a Moving Car

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.Drones are being used for everything, it seems: surveillance, delivery tasks, search and rescue efforts. But as these handy fliers take on more unique and difficult tasks, they need to be able to land in…

01 May 23

FDA Warns Consumers to Not Purchase or Use Nose Slap and Soul Slap Products Marketed for Alertness and Energy Boosting

Biotechnology & Biomedical

Audience: Consumers May 1, 2023 -- FDA is warning consumers to not purchase or use Nose Slap and Soul Slap products, which are unapproved drugs marketed to promote alertness and boost energy. These products are inhalants and primarily contain...

Month: May 2023

Xerox Donates Legendary PARC Research Center

Calls for ‘loophole’ to be closed as BP bags £500m of profits beyond expectations

View from India: ‘Mann ki Baat’, a spiritual journey for PM

IEEE Spectrum Wins 11 Editorial Awards

The Portrait Artist

Neato Robotics, a Robotic Vacuum Pioneer, Shuts Down

New Drone Can Hitch a Ride on a Moving Car

FDA Warns Consumers to Not Purchase or Use Nose Slap and Soul Slap Products Marketed for Alertness and Energy Boosting

Google won two major awards at MWC Barcelona 2025.

Expanding AI Overviews and introducing AI Mode

This MRI Can Run on Batteries

The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law