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28 Oct 23

Einstein Made It Famous; Tech Makes It Current

Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

There are many ways to convert the movement of liquids into electricity, such as, in the form of hydropower or tidal power. But there’s another kind of movement available in liquids that has rarely been considered for this purpose—molecular thermal motion or Brownian motion. (Albert Einstein famously developed the foundational…

28 Oct 23

Explore the White House with Google Arts & Culture

Computer & Information Technology

It’s National Civics Day, and we’re taking a unique tour inside one of the most famous American structures of all: the White House.“Welcome to the White House” is the fi…

27 Oct 23

Video Friday: ChatSpot

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 SSRR 2023: 13–15 November 2023, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANHumanoids 2023: 12–14 December…

27 Oct 23

Curl up with a spooky Halloween story with Google Books

Computer & Information Technology

A list of spooky books that you can read free of charge on Google Books.

27 Oct 23

Netherlands starts building €1.5bn hydrogen pipeline to cut reliance on natural gas

Computer & Information Technology

Today, the Netherlands officially began constructing a 1,200km-long hydrogen pipeline — amid a continent-wide push to wean Europe off natural gas. The first section of the pipeline will run from the Maasvlakte — a massive man-made extension of the Europoort in Rotterdam (Europe’s largest port) — some 30 kilometres inland…

27 Oct 23

Major revamp of energy rules targets net zero and boosts competition

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The Energy Act 2023 will introduce a new tender process for electricity networks that the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said will see consumers save up to £1bn off their energy bills by 2050. A new regime for overseeing mergers in the energy sector will also be…

27 Oct 23

UN creates AI advisory body to ‘maximise’ benefits for humankind

Computer & Information Technology

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has unveiled a dedicated AI advisory body with a mandate to harness the technology’s power for good and mitigate its risks through international collaboration and governance. “AI could power extraordinary progress for humanity,” Guterres said, pointing to a plethora of benefits — from health and education…

27 Oct 23

Nasa testing laser system to help ISS communicate 10 times faster with Earth

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The ILLUMA-T (Integrated Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal) payload will be launching to the International Space Station (ISS) next month to show how missions in low Earth orbit can benefit from laser communications. The system works by using invisible infrared light to send…

27 Oct 23

Nanoparticles Show Quick and Easy Way to Target Cancer

Computer & Information Technology

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore.Researchers have been exploring the use of injectable nanoparticles that can quickly home in on a microscopic tumor. It’s a novel technique that could pave the way for the early detection of small tumors that…

27 Oct 23

South Africa granted $1bn World Bank loan to upgrade its energy grid

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The bank wants to support Africa’s sixth most populated nation and help it reduce its energy emissions. South Africa’s energy grid has been increasingly struggling, with the country’s coal-fired power stations routinely breaking down and leaving citizens without power for up to 10 hours a day. To address this situation,…