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07 Aug 23

Aerospace tech company to issue contrail reduction ‘credits’

Computer & Information Technology

UK-based aerospace software startup SATAVIA announced today that sustainability certification body Gold Standard has approved its methodology concept to issue what could be referred to as “contrail credits.” Rather than offsetting carbon emissions directly (like carbon credits), they will offer an avenue for airlines to “make up” for the warming…

07 Aug 23

Dev world mourns loss of Vim creator Bram Moolenaar

Computer & Information Technology

Developers across the world are mourning the loss of Bram Moolenaar, renowned Dutch software engineer and creator of the Vim text editor. Moolenaar passed away on August 3, 2023, after suffering from a medical condition that “rapidly progressed over the last few weeks,” according to a statement shared by his…

07 Aug 23

European fintech players are bracing for market consolidation

Computer & Information Technology

When Monzo published its latest annual revenue figures in February, it provided a flicker of light after months of headlines about fintech down rounds and job cuts. The accounts showed that the UK digital bank was now profitable with a net operating income of £214.5 million (€249mn). The news will…

06 Aug 23

EU Late to the Quantum Party, Report Warns

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Companies and governments need to act quickly to develop a comprehensive strategy for quantum readiness, says a new report by the European Policy Center, a think tank for European Union affairs. Given the current pace of quantum computing research, a quantum computer capable of breaking modern cryptography is estimated to…

05 Aug 23

Studying Climate Change with an Ice Radar Drone

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

I’m standing on top of 100 meters of ice, watching a drone crisscross the Slakbreen glacier on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, more than 600 kilometers north of the mainland. I’m part of a team testing Peregrine—a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with miniaturized ice-penetrating radar, which can image the glacial…

05 Aug 23

Wi-Fi Boosts New, Ultrafast Li-Fi Standards

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Just as Wi-Fi uses radio signals to encode information, Li-Fi relies on light for incredibly fast data rates. Now a new IEEE standard for Li-Fi based off the IEEE standard for Wi-Fi (802.11) may help it expand across the globe as Wi-Fi has, with the new devices complementing instead of…

05 Aug 23

Court dismisses state AG claims about Google Search

Computer & Information Technology

Kent Walker's statement regarding today's ruling on our Motion for Summary Judgment.

05 Aug 23

Supporting Mongolia’s Vision 2050 in education

Computer & Information Technology

We’ve partnered with the Mongolian government to help provide Chromebooks, ChromeOS Flex and teacher training.

04 Aug 23

Video Friday: Detour on Mars

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.IEEE RO-MAN 2023: 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREAIROS 2023: 1–5…

04 Aug 23

Liquid Target Brings Fresh Twist to Inertial Fusion

Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Last December, when scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) achieved a net energy gain—or ignition—in a fusion reactor, champagne was practically uncorked. The NIF’s discovery was certainly a “necessary first step,” but the eventual possibility of mass-produced fusion still remains far, far away. All the more…