BER analysis of 400 GbE SERDES

The BBC Micro Bot will try to run anything you can code in 280 characters or less

Four Australians developed a new kind of blood-glucose sensor in just three months

China’s 2020 HX-1 Mars mission will draw on previous lunar explorations and human spaceflights

A novel energy-efficient metamaterial can efficiently absorb sunlight while limiting blackbody heat-loss to almost zero

Lasers, chips, and quantum circuitry could all benefit from this obscure phenomenon

In some coronavirus cases, the body’s immune system begins to attack itself; a new technology could counteract the harmful effects

Digital contact tracing using mobile phones can help stop the spread of COVID-19, but could also put us all under surveillance

SkyWater and GlobalFoundries both have to run 24/7 shops despite social distancing and stressed workers

A wearable for kids on the autism spectrum provides behavioral therapy via augmented reality

This algorithm creates “background noise” during data transmission to alert officials to hacking

Several experts express skepticism of the trial’s early results, suggest resources would be better spent exploring other treatments

The platform is for developers who want to create and test their code

A careful look at data from the French census shows that a key element in French culture is withering on the vine

Repair should be an option not a mandate

The guarantees made during the pandemic should be made permanent

The health and safety of the IEEE community is the organization’s first priority

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The NYC-based group is now producing and distributing 2,000 specialty test swabs per day and plans to release the specs

Y Combinator, Plug and Play, and StartX accelerators also fast-track efforts to help entrepreneurs develop technologies to address the pandemic

The advance could lead to a new era of reconfigurable photonic devices