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The latest technology news and analysis from the world's leading engineering magazine.

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By 2030, #semiconductor facilities will create demand for 189,000 new full-time #jobs. On our current trajectory, there will not be enough trained workers to fill them. Community colleges are stepping in to fill the gap. buff.ly/AWJUphr
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Fannie Goodnow’s 1908 electric car reveals that home EV charging, range anxiety, nonstandardized charging apparatus, and even gendered marketing were all part of the EV story from the start. spectrum.ieee.org/early-elec…
When Electric Cars Were the Clean, Quiet Choice For Women

When Electric Cars Were the Clean, Quiet Choice For Women

Early carmakers decided women wanted cars that were quiet, clean, and easy to start

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Can organ chips replace animal testing? Some of these microfluidic chips are already outperforming traditional animal testing when predicting how new drugs affect humans. buff.ly/2sVKFPX
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Jonathan Hurst spent years chasing graceful locomotion, but ended up shipping a forklift-shaped humanoid that sits down and powers off when approached. Digit 5 is what happens when physics, safety, and customer uptime beat your inner sci-fi nerd. buff.ly/AwTsou1
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Watch the best robot videos of the week! spectrum.ieee.org/video-frid…
Let's Have Some Fun: Spot Plays With a Tire, Reachy Mini Races Microduck

Let's Have Some Fun: Spot Plays With a Tire, Reachy Mini Races Microduck

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

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The E.U. will no longer pay for Chinese inverters for power grid projects starting November 1. The U.S. is enacting similar regulations, wary of backdoors that could remotely shut down power infrastructure. buff.ly/0p0wD5O
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IEEE Spectrum's work on Semiconductors has been recognized as one of the Top 46 Semiconductor Blogs online in 2026 by FeedSpot. You can view all of IEEE Spectrum's semiconductor coverage here: buff.ly/qLbBAkN See the full list on FeedSpot: buff.ly/JUQ6e7O
Semiconductors News & Articles

Semiconductors News & Articles

The latest developments in processors, memory, nanotechnology, optoelectronics, and integrated circuit design and materials

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SoftCom and Skeye have partnered to launch a solar-powered, uncrewed, lighter-than-air aircraft that will hover in the atmosphere and beam down phone service. It covers the equivalent area of 500 cell towers. buff.ly/vM3bG55
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#China dominates vital rare-earth markets, which are used in semiconductors, LEDs, and many other electronics. For the U.S., moving forward without Chinese rare-earth supply will require processing sometimes radioactive monazite ore. buff.ly/OllhxGO
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Can a 10-hour-endurance airship outscale drones and helicopters for grid, pipeline, and rail inspections? spectrum.ieee.org/infrastruc…
Can Tiny Blimps Replace Helicopters for Grid Checks?

Can Tiny Blimps Replace Helicopters for Grid Checks?

French startup HyLight goes up against helicopters and drones

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This ultra-thin piezoelectric mesh could one day pull usable energy from heartbeats, challenging the idea that implants must rely on bulky batteries. spectrum.ieee.org/medical-im…
Mesh Woven Into Heart Tissue Harvests Energy From Motion

Mesh Woven Into Heart Tissue Harvests Energy From Motion

The approach could offer a more biocompatible way to power implants

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There’s a global transformer shortage. And on top of that, the E.U. has raised the cost of importing the specific steel used to manufacture transformers, which could slow down Europe’s #energy transition plans. buff.ly/cVOK9CJ
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Go, Perseverance, Go! In five years, Perseverance has driven farther than any other Mars rover. IEEE Spectrum talked to #NASA about designing rovers for autonomy and what it means for the future of space exploration. buff.ly/sbWVgRn
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For any aspiring electric aviation company, the long path to FAA certification is daunting. Learn how Beta Technologies's unique approach to certification "retired a lot of the risk."  spectrum.ieee.org/beta-techn…
Can This Vermont Company Remake the Electric Aviation Industry?

Can This Vermont Company Remake the Electric Aviation Industry?

It aims to lift the industry with its aircraft, motors, batteries, and charging network

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FAA Gets Serious About Aviation Airwaves spectrum.ieee.org/faa-aviati…
FAA Gets Serious About Aviation Airwaves

FAA Gets Serious About Aviation Airwaves

Companies seek to secure 33 GHz of spectrum across 9 million square kilometers

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The U.S. #semiconductor R&D sector is growing, with investments from Applied Materials, Micron, and SK Hynix in recent months. Investments are in part due to a push from the U.S. government and in part due to anticipating future profits from AI demand. buff.ly/N1E6no8
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A pilot test of an undersea geothermal #power plant failed 8.7 seconds after it started producing power, IEEE Spectrum has learned. Here's what happened: buff.ly/PYGJ0n4
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