Do Advanced Engineering Degrees Matter?
Did getting that masters or doctorate degree help your career? Fewer than half of tech professionals who have an advanced degree say yesWas getting that advanced degree worth it? Job …
Ossia’s Wireless Charging Tech Could Be Available By Next Year
The Cota wireless power system delivers 1 watt up to 1 meter awayWireless power company Ossia has received authorization from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its Cota wireless power system
5 Must-Read Books About the Moon
If you can’t visit our celestial neighbor yourself, Ian McDonald has some recommendations to give you a taste Photo-illustration: IEEE Spectrum Ian McDonald is a Hugo Award–winning novelist who has written …
AI Job Market Cools Off to a Steady Boil
Employers are hiring more AI experts than last year, but the AI job market isn’t growing as quickly as it once wasHuge shortages, astronomical salaries, raids on engineering departments at …
Sensitive Whiskers Could Make Small Drones Safer
This whisker sensing system can detect air pressure from objects even before they make physical contactAnimals of all shapes and sizes have whiskers of some sort. Cats and dogs and …
Jaco Is a Low-Power Robot Arm That Hooks to Your Wheelchair
The lightweight carbon fiber arm has three fingers and six degrees of freedomWe usually think of robots as taking the place of humans in various tasks, but robots of all …
University of Southampton Uses the USRP and LabVIEW to Change the Way It Teaches Wireless Communications
The University of Southampton has been looking at new and innovative ways to teach the principles of wireless communication at a time when there is significant interest in wireless technologiesDemonstrating …
Video Friday: Humanoid Robot Digit Takes a Stroll Downtown
Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your Automaton bloggers. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming …
The Pioneers Behind MEMS Technology, Bose Speakers, and 4G Networks Honored
Synopsys and Zipline innovators also receive top IEEE awards Photo: IEEE The innovators who IEEE honored with its highest medals at the annual ceremony held in San Diego. .entry-content
A Radar to Watch You in Your Car
Vayyar says there are at least four good reasons to monitor passengers with radar instead of camerasUsed to be, when we said the walls had ears, it meant there were …