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20 Jun 23

Bob Kahn on the Birth of “Inter-networking”

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

IEEE Spectrum recently published a profile of Vint Cerf, who together with Bob Kahn developed what later became known as TCP/IP, the suite of protocols that power the Internet. That article didn’t detail the events leading up to their influential technical collaboration, though. So IEEE Spectrum talked with Kahn to…

20 Jun 23

Insulating British homes would deliver £39bn boost by 2030

Geotechnical & Environmental

The large-scale drive would also save the NHS £2bn and cut new cases of childhood asthma by 650,000, whilst also creating an economic and social boost for regions with the most inefficient housing, the charity said. It said public and private investment in an “urgent” programme of retrofitting would tackle…

19 Jun 23

A Wearable Robotic Assistant That’s All Over You

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

This is a guest post. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not represent positions of IEEE Spectrum or the IEEE.Researchers at the Small Artifacts Lab (SMART LAB) at the University of Maryland have been working on a small wearable robot called Calico. Weighing just…

19 Jun 23

MIT Unveils a Megawatt Motor for Electric Aircraft

Aerospace & Aeronautical

Aviation aims to slash some of its substantial carbon emissions by electrifying aircraft, but the industry’s stringent weight restrictions make this difficult. Building electric motors that match the power-to-weight ratios of jet engines has proven especially challenging, so most efforts have been restricted to smaller aircraft. A new compact lightweight…

19 Jun 23

P&O launches double-ended hybrid ferry for Channel Crossing journeys

Civil, Structural & Architecture, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

P&O Ferries’ newly commissioned Fusion Class vessel ‘P&O Pioneer’ has two bridges so that it does not need to turn around in ports, which saves fuel on every roundtrip. The firm said it forecasts a 40 per cent reduction in carbon emissions on the Dover-Calais route which crosses the English…

18 Jun 23

Qubit Quest Takes a Topological Turn

Computer & Information Technology

The math that explains why a donut is really the same shape as coffee mug but not a waste bin could be the key to making quantum computers practicable. Two teams of researchers have used topology, a centuries-old field of mathematics, and a new kind of “quasiparticle” to come up…

17 Jun 23

Is Russia’s Hypersonic Missile Vulnerable?

Aerospace & Aeronautical

The first reported use of a hypersonic weapon in combat was on 18 March 2022, when a Russian Kinzhal missile destroyed an alleged underground weapons depot of the Ukrainian armed forces in Deliatyn. Another such attack came the next day, then more in April and May, and still more eight…

16 Jun 23

Video Friday: Modular Polygons

Metallurgy & Material Science

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.RoboCup 2023: 4–10 July 2023, BORDEAUX, FRANCERSS 2023: 10–14 July 2023,…

16 Jun 23

Ready for a career change? Watch YouTube’s Job Hoppers

Computer & Information Technology

The Google Career Certificates YouTube Channel launches a new video series to inspire and guide Gen Z job changers on their next career move.

16 Jun 23

TNW Conference 2023 is a wrap! Here are some of the highlights

Computer & Information Technology

TNW Conference 2023 is a wrap! And what a couple of days it has been; a whirlwind of phenomenal insights, extraordinary events and connections across the entire tech ecosystem. We have talked about diversity and inclusion, why to design anything in the first place, the importance of building not only…