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Finding the Perfect Blend of Full and Half Duplex for Future Cell Phone Networks

Posted: 26 May 2016 08:30 AM PDT



A proper mix of full and half duplex cells will maintain high-quality coverage and deliver greater spectrum efficiency

Tesla Reveals Its Crowdsourced Autopilot Data

Posted: 26 May 2016 07:30 AM PDT



Six month's worth of beta-testing is showing what works and what needs tweaking

OpenBike Charges Phones, Lights, and Connects Your Bike to the Cloud

Posted: 26 May 2016 06:30 AM PDT



OpenBike says their pedal-charged battery and in-bike network should be standard equipment

To Recycle, or Not To Recycle? This Trash Robot Knows For Sure

Posted: 25 May 2016 11:00 AM PDT



The TrashBot aims to prevent recycling mistakes by doing the sorting

Chilling Effects Watch: Oracle v. Google

Posted: 25 May 2016 10:00 AM PDT



A lawsuit over the Android operating system could adversely affect how companies write and release software

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Google Glass Gets a Second Life in the ER

Posted: 25 May 2016 07:00 AM PDT



Doctors don the glasses to virtually bring off-site specialists to bedsides, and even the front lines of a disaster

5 Myths About 5G

Posted: 25 May 2016 06:15 AM PDT



The CTO of Japan's largest mobile carrier is on a mission to dispel these misconceptions

Researchers Teaching Robots to Feel and React to Pain

Posted: 24 May 2016 02:05 PM PDT



An artificial nervous system could help robots avoid damaging interactions

Carbon Nanotubes Reveal Cancer Deep Inside Tissue

Posted: 24 May 2016 01:00 PM PDT



New method exploits the luminescence of carbon nanotubes to detect tumors deep inside tissue

You’ve Got the VR Glasses—But Do You Have the VR Jacket?

Posted: 24 May 2016 12:00 PM PDT



Startup Machina says gamers need connected clothing to be fully immersed in virtual reality

Autonomous Vehicles Traveling in Convoys Will Run Into This Inevitable Tradeoff

Posted: 24 May 2016 09:00 AM PDT



Wireless experts will need to find a "sweet spot" between intragroup message reliability and data age

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How I Designed a Practical Electric Plane for NASA

Posted: 24 May 2016 08:00 AM PDT



To win a competition, a Georgia Tech student devised a fuel-cell plane to rival today’s best-selling small aircraft

Solar and Wind Energy From the Same Device

Posted: 24 May 2016 06:35 AM PDT



Candy-bar-sized device could produce solar and wind power from city rooftops

Gas and Power Grid Link Means L.A. Could Be Gigawatts Short This Summer

Posted: 24 May 2016 05:00 AM PDT



Simulations show the potential for wider problems, because of natural gas dependence and poor understanding of feedback effects between the two systems

Atlanta, Seattle, and Chicago are Desperate for Software Engineers, says Job Search Firm

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:58 PM PDT



Indeed Prime reports on tech talent deficits across the U.S.; DevOps engineers in highest demand

You Don’t Actually Own Your Data and Devices

Posted: 23 May 2016 12:00 PM PDT



Companies go to great lengths to lock us out from our own stuff

Why China's Wind Energy Underperforms

Posted: 23 May 2016 09:45 AM PDT



In 2012, low quality turbines and delayed grid connections wasted as much of China's wind power potential as forced outages. But today's picture could be quite different

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IEEE Spectrum


A Smart Adult Diaper? Makes Sense. A Smart Tampon? Not So Much

Posted: 23 May 2016 07:00 AM PDT



Not every personal product should join the Internet of Things

Review: See the Future Through Microsoft's HoloLens Augmented-Reality Glasses

Posted: 23 May 2016 06:00 AM PDT



The HoloLens Development Edition shines despite rough edges

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IEEE Spectrum


Video Friday: Whiskered Robot, Haptic Jamming, and Humorous Humanoid

Posted: 20 May 2016 03:49 PM PDT



The best robot videos of the week, ICRA edition

Smart Dampener Moves Tennis Motion Sensors Closer to the Action

Posted: 20 May 2016 01:00 PM PDT



Startup Courtmatics hopes its smart dampener makes it easier—and cheaper—for tennis players to quantify their strokes

Unusual Alloy Brings Magnesium-ion Batteries Closer

Posted: 20 May 2016 12:00 PM PDT



Tin is good and antimony is bad, but together they're perfect for the electrodes of magnesium-ion batteries