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15 Aug 23

Angel and seed funding remain insulated from startup market volatility: Report

Computer & Information Technology

Angel and seed funding in Europe are remarkably resilient to the startup market downturn, according to new research by Pitchbook. In the first half of 2021, both median deal values and valuations in these stages exhibited positive trends. The biggest increase was in median angel deal values, which were up…

14 Aug 23

How Non-Terrestrial Networks are Transforming Mobile Communications

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The convergence of non-terrestrial networks and 6G promises to reshape the communication landscape, opening doors to unprecedented levels of global connectivity and setting the stage for a new era of innovation and economic growth. Download this eBook to learn more about some of the technical research and regulatory progress that…

14 Aug 23

German chancellor says push for renewables will revive economy

Computer & Information Technology

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he believes forthcoming green tech investments will benefit the country’s stagnated economy as a whole. In a ‘summer interview’ with public broadcaster ZDF, the chancellor stated that the government has “moved at an incredible pace” when it comes to shifting legislation around hydrogen production and…

14 Aug 23

Fiber Optic Cables Are Natural Earthquake Detectors

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Fiber optic cables are the vast underground nervous system that meets our growing demand for high-speed Internet and communication services. However, signals in the cables can occasionally suffer from vibrations from cars driving overhead, nearby construction, or even earthquakes. Researchers have previously proposed harnessing those perturbations to convert the thousands…

14 Aug 23

Einstein, Newton could have been wrong about gravity, Gaia telescope data reveals

Computer & Information Technology

A groundbreaking study, based on observations from the European Space Agency’s billion-pixel Gaia space telescope, has revealed a “gravitational anomaly” that challenges our fundamental understanding of the universe. The anomaly occurs when loosely orbiting stars, known as wide binaries, seem to move in ways that defy standard models of gravity…

14 Aug 23

Composition co-written by AI performed by choir and published as sheet music

Computer & Information Technology

Ed Newton-Rex, a creative AI pioneer and VP Audio at Stability AI, says that he’s become the first author to publish a piece of classical music that uses generative AI. The musician and entrepreneur wrote his “I stand in the library,” a piece for the choir and piano, to a…

13 Aug 23

Skydio Stops Selling Consumer Drones

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Skydio, maker of the most autonomous consumer drone there ever was, has announced that it is getting out of the consumer drone space completely, as of this past week. The company will be focusing on “over 1,500 enterprise and public sector customers” that are, to be fair, doing many useful…

12 Aug 23

DEI Fund Supports STEM Workshops and Coding Camps

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

IEEE groups are working hard to support the organization’s mission in creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. One such group is the IEEE Computer Society, which last year created a diversity and inclusion fund in collaboration with the IEEE Foundation. The fund supports programs and events that seek to…

12 Aug 23

This Weekend, The Ionosphere Becomes a Canvas

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

High above our heads, the ionosphere haloes the world with a haze of charged particles. The ionosphere was once critical to global telecommunications, because shortwave radio signals reflect off it, and so they can bounce all around the planet. Fiber optic and satellite communications have largely displaced shortwave radio. But…

11 Aug 23

3D Haptic Display Melds Touch With Tech

Computer & Information Technology

What started out as trying to create soft, simulated organs for medical devices and surgical robots, has given us, instead, a touch-sensitive, shape-morphing 3D display. This multifunctional device, developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, is about as big as a…