Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

17 Aug 23

Analyzing the Impact of Quantum Computing on Future Wireless Networks

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing are poised to play an increasing role in future mobile networks. This webinar will look specifically at the role of quantum computing for these networks. The webinar will examine: The use of quantum computing tools for wireless network design for both satellite and terrestrial…

17 Aug 23

India’s first mission to the Sun could uncover flaring mysteries

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Aditya L1 will be the first Indian mission to visit our nearest star. The spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun, which is about 1.5m km from the Earth. A satellite placed in the halo orbit around this point has…

17 Aug 23

Treasury wind farm rules could cost UK billpayers £1.5bn a year

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

The non-profit’s latest report has criticised the rules surrounding the financing of offshore wind farm projects, claiming the government could cause taxpayers to miss out of savings of more than £1.5bn a year from cheaper renewable energy. Constraints on bidding for wind power – due to be completed in September –…

17 Aug 23

Cheaper green hydrogen production made possible with ‘thermochemical’ method

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Green hydrogen is a versatile, storable, potentially zero-carbon fuel source that has been hailed as a solution for countries to reach their net zero targets. It produces just heat and water as by-products when burned or used in fuel cells, making it a highly attractive alternative to fossil fuels. Traditionally,…

17 Aug 23

Tape Storage Might Be Computing’s Climate Savior

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

This article is part of our exclusive IEEE Journal Watch series in partnership with IEEE Xplore. Data storage has long contributed a significant portion of the computing industry’s carbon footprint, even representing as much as 1.8 percent of the United States’ total electricity consumption in 2014, according to a report…

16 Aug 23

EDF launches consultation on 400MW onshore wind farm in Scottish Borders

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

Liddesdale wind farm will be located within Wauchope Forest and Newcastleton Forest and could consist of up to 80 wind turbines, with a battery storage system and solar development on the site. The site is expected to power up to 231,000 homes. EDF has said it will deliver a community…

15 Aug 23

Education Programs to Sharpen Your Leadership Skills

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

While technology is indeed transformative, the people who are developing today’s groundbreaking technical advancements are helping to transform all sectors of industry, including manufacturing, e-commerce, and financial services.To continue to fuel technical innovation, companies need to support their employees. When businesses invest in the career advancement and education of their…

15 Aug 23

Second Sight’s Implant Technology Gets a Second Chance

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

When California biotech company Second Sight ran out of money in 2020, the future looked dim for hundreds of blind users around the world relying on its Argus II retinal implant, or its next-generation Orion brain implant, for some approximation of vision.Last year, IEEE Spectrum documented the journeys of users…

15 Aug 23

Meta’s AI Agents Learn to Move by Copying Toddlers

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

In a simulated environment, a disembodied skeletal arm powered by artificial intelligence lifted a small toy elephant and rotated it in its hand. It used a combination of 39 muscles acting through 29 joints to experiment with the object, exploring its properties as a toddler might. Then it tried its…

15 Aug 23

Record number of solar panels and heat pumps installed in UK homes

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation, Mechanical, Production & Manufacturing

More UK homes than ever are turning to low-carbon technology, with the country on track to install certified renewable technologies in nearly a quarter of a million homes, according to a report by MCS, the official standards body for renewable technologies. The body has found that, in the first half…

Analyzing the Impact of Quantum Computing on Future Wireless Networks

India’s first mission to the Sun could uncover flaring mysteries

Treasury wind farm rules could cost UK billpayers £1.5bn a year

Cheaper green hydrogen production made possible with ‘thermochemical’ method

Tape Storage Might Be Computing’s Climate Savior

EDF launches consultation on 400MW onshore wind farm in Scottish Borders

Education Programs to Sharpen Your Leadership Skills

Second Sight’s Implant Technology Gets a Second Chance

Meta’s AI Agents Learn to Move by Copying Toddlers

Record number of solar panels and heat pumps installed in UK homes

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