Explore Stephen Cass’s stash of old electronics, spanning decades. His office is full of inspiration for projects, new designs to tinker with, and old hardware to improve upon. What’s the coolest item in your stash, and what project would you want to do with it?
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Why AI Agrees With You
AI agents want to keep your attention, so they have been trained to agree with you, even if you’re wrong or have bad ideas. This is called AI sycophancy and can lead to AI psychosis. But there are ways you, as a user, can prevent AI from agreeing with you. See the full article in IEEE Spectrum. Link in bio.
#ai #aiagents #aipsychosis #engineering #tech
What if we could use technology to identify wildfires, then extinguish them before they spread? That’s what Crossfire, a research team, is trying to accomplish with drones. There’s a multi-million dollar contest awarding the best wildfire-dousing tech.
#wildfire #drones #tech #fire
Physics experiments like the Large Hadron Collider produce so much data every second that it’s impossible for humans to sort through all of it. In order to discover new theories of physics outside the standard model, physicists are beginning to use AI to point out anomalies. Do you think it’s a good idea?
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Harry Goldstein, our Editor in Chief, went to meet Sprout from @faunarobotics . He was skeptical at first, but Sprout won him over with its robotic charm. Sprout is a general-purpose robotics platform with many options for control. What would you use Sprout for?
#ieee #tech #ieeespectrum #fauna #robot
This giant bubble of carbon dioxide can store 20 megawatts of energy. Renewable energy resources can fluctuate, so these new batteries will power the shift to clean energy across the globe.
#ieee #tech #ieeespectrum #innovation #future
Beat the traffic by taking an air taxi this year. Joby Aviation will likely begin its air taxi service in Dubai in 2026, shuttling you quickly across the busy city. Would you ride an air taxi?
#dubai #ieee #tech #innovation #travel
Viewing the night sky through a telescope lets you see the Universe from our planet. But you can miss spectacular sights that are too far away.
For under $250, you can DIY a low-cost eyepiece to observe deep-sky objects yourself.
For the full article, check our link in bio.
#engineering #physics #IEEE #ieeespectrum #telescope #diy #electronics #dıyproject #inspiration #electronic #astronomy #astronomylover #nightskyphotography
Vint Cerf says there are 7 stages of the Internet, and we’re right in the middle right now. What’s coming next?
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Ever wanted to listen to protons oscillating under Earth's magnetic field? 📡
You can build a proton-precession magnetometer for yourself for under $100.
For the full article, you can check our link in bio.
#engineering #physics #IEEE #ieeespectrum #magnets #diy #electronics #dıyproject #inspiration #electronic
Are These Micro-electronic Devices the Key to AR Glasses?
Spectrum Editor Glenn Zorpette tried on a new kind of audio driver to see how companies could make lightweight AR glasses that have clear audio. He was impressed!
#engineering #ieeespectrum #ieee #engineer #tech #ar #arglasses #audio
Tiny Robots Have Feelings Too
Meet OSCER, a robot designed to test human-robot empathy. Are you charmed by its tiny face?
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