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September 2024 Issue

Recent advances point the way to useful classical-quantum hybrids

Tech makes millions of connections in a square millimeter of silicon

They had a billion-dollar idea—and a lot to learn about hardware

A new laser system makes it possible to build photonic elements inside wafers

The new technique could protect against GPS spoofing

Thanks to VERO, Genoa has fewer cigarette butts littering the ground

It weighs less than a nickel and can fly nonstop while the sun shines

Regulations haven’t caught up to this new kind of sexual abuse

Qualcomm saves Microsoft from rough launch of new Arm-powered laptops

How one artist fostered a visually stunning collaboration

John Logie Baird’s television was based around a spinning metal disk

Richard Garwin was assigned the task by Edward Teller at age 23

Break free with Home Assistant and some Raspberry Pis

She checks out the sensors and subsystems used by millions

The IEEE Board of Directors sanctions a member

Produced by Boston Museum of Science, it covers the issues and solutions

Marking its 120th anniversary, IEEE-HKN opens chapters in Ecuador and India

Students learn computer science while designing and building apps

The budding engineers serve on its boards and have voting privileges

Amateur radio has been his hobby since he was young

The network he built scored him an internship

The units are benefiting Nomadic people in Mongolia

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