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08/03/2026 10:00
Military AI Policy Needs Democratic Oversight
A simmering dispute between the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and Anthropic has now escalated into a full-blown confrontation, raising an uncomfortable but important question: who gets to set the guardrails f
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06/03/2026 19:21
Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI?
The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense and the AI company Anthropic has raised a deep and still unanswered question: Does the law actually allow the US government to conduct mass surveillance on Americ
Source: MIT Technology Review
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07/03/2026 14:00
Laser-Based 3D Printing Could Build Future Bases on the Moon
Through the Artemis Program, NASA hopes to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon in its southern polar region. China, Russia, and the European Space Agency (ESA) have similar plans, all of which involve buildi
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06/03/2026 13:10
The Download: 10 things that matter in AI, plus Anthropic’s plan to sue the Pentagon
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Coming soon: our 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now For years, MIT
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06/03/2026 16:00
Video Friday: A Robot Hand With Artificial Muscles and Tendons
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 yo
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05/03/2026 14:28
The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think
Source: MIT Technology Review
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06/03/2026 14:00
The Millisecond That Could Change Cancer Treatment
Inside a cavernous hall at the Swiss-French border, the air hums with high voltage and possibility. From his perch on the wraparound observation deck, physicist Walter Wuensch surveys a multimillion-dollar array of accel
Source: IEEE Spectrum
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05/03/2026 11:00
How much wildfire prevention is too much?
The race to prevent the worst wildfires has been an increasingly high-tech one. Companies are proposing AI fire detection systems and drones that can stamp out early blazes. And now, one Canadian startup says it’s going
Source: MIT Technology Review
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06/03/2026 11:00
Scenario Modeling and Array Design for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs)
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) using low earth orbit (LEO) satellites present unique technical challenges, from managing large satellite constellations to ensuring reliable communication links. In this webinar, we’ll ex
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05/03/2026 10:00
Online harassment is entering its AI era
Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library that he helps manage. Like many open-source projects, matplotlib has been overwhelmed by a glut of A
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05/03/2026 19:00
From TV Repairman to Electromagnetic Compatibility Expert
No one had very high career aspirations for teenager David A. Weston—except for Weston himself. Growing up in London, he scored low on the U.K. national assessment test given to students finishing primary school. The res
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04/03/2026 14:00
Bridging the operational AI gap
The transformational potential of AI is already well established. Enterprise use cases are building momentum and organizations are transitioning from pilot projects to AI in production. Companies are no longer just talki
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04/03/2026 17:21
This Student-Built EV Focuses on Repairability
At first glance, the Aria EV doesn’t look much different from any other student-built electric prototype—no different from the battery-powered cars built by engineering students from dozens of universities every year. Be
Source: IEEE Spectrum
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04/03/2026 13:12
The Download: Earth’s rumblings, and AI for strikes on Iran
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Listen to Earth’s rumbling, secret soundtrack The boom of a calving gl
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04/03/2026 15:00
Taara Brings Fiber-Optic Speeds to Open-Air Laser Links
Taara started as a Google X moonshot spin-off aimed at connecting rural villages in sub-Saharan Africa with beams of light. Its newest product, debuting this week at Mobile World Congress (MWC), in Barcelona, aims at a d
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03/03/2026 15:53
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03/03/2026 20:56
This Offshore Wind Turbine Will House a Data Center Underwater
As data-center developers frantically seek to secure power for their operations, one startup is proposing a novel solution: Build them into floating offshore wind turbines. San Francisco–based offshore wind-power develop
Source: IEEE Spectrum
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03/03/2026 13:30
The Download: The startup that says it can stop lightning, and inside OpenAI’s Pentagon deal
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wil
Source: MIT Technology Review
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03/03/2026 19:00
Countdown to IEEE’s Annual Election
This year’s annual election, which begins on 17 August, will include candidates for IEEE president-elect and other officer positions up for election.To see who is running for 2027 IEEE president-elect and the petition ca
Source: IEEE Spectrum
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03/03/2026 10:00
This startup claims it can stop lightning and prevent catastrophic wildfires
On June 1, 2023, as a sweltering heat wave baked Quebec, thousands of lightning strikes flashed across the province, setting off more than 120 wildfires. The blazes ripped through parched forests and withered grasslands,
Source: MIT Technology Review
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03/03/2026 11:00
Optimizing a Battery Electric Vehicle Thermal Management System
This webinar looks at a Battery Electric Virtual Vehicle Model of a mid-size BEV, and uses Simulink and Simscape to facilitate design exploration, component refinement, and system-level optimization. The virtual vehicle
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02/03/2026 18:00
Watershed Moment for AI–Human Collaboration in Math
When Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska received a Fields Medal—widely regarded as the Nobel Prize for mathematics—in July 2022, it was big news. Not only was she the second woman to accept the honor in the award’s
Source: IEEE Spectrum
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02/03/2026 14:00
How Electrical Engineers Fight a War
Every time Russia attacks Ukraine’s power infrastructure, Ukrainian engineers risk their lives in the scramble to get electricity flowing again. It’s a dangerous job at best, and a lethal one at worst. It also requires c
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02/03/2026 13:00
How Quantum Data Can Teach AI to Do Better Chemistry
Sometimes a visually compelling metaphor is all you need to get an otherwise complicated idea across. In the summer of 2001, a Tulane physics professor named John P. Perdew came up with a banger. He wanted to convey the
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