Did product safety laws lead to the dumbing down of science toys? https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-history/space-age/fun-and-uranium-for-the-whole-family-in-this-1950s-science-kit
Most recent stories in IEEE Spectrum February 2020
Here's an insider's account of how a team of 347 people created an image of a black hole. https://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/astrophysics/the-inside-story-of-the-first-picture-of-a-black-hole#.XjMYzCVtVnQ.flipboard
Electricity is vastly more affordable than it was 100 years ago, but the long-term trend has reversed, and prices are rising in after-inflation terms. https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/policy/electricity-its-wonderfully-affordable-but-its-no-longer-getting-any-cheaper
Bangladesh pioneered the use of solar power to electrify rural communities. But a new grid expansion project prioritizes coal. https://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/fossil-fuels/bangladesh-scrambles-to-deliver-electricity-to-its-160-million-residents-in-2021#.XjGyc61JUrE.flipboard
After decades of not happening, fusion power finally appears to be maybe possibly happening.
Researchers in quantum computing have run into a problem many people find after a big holiday: There’s just not enough room in the fridge. https://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/hardware/4-ways-to-make-bigger-quantum-computers#.XisYq5w18Wg.flipboard
Although virtual reality technology is maturing and proliferating, augmented reality remains a significant challenge to engineers. https://spectrum.ieee.org/consumer-electronics/gaming/sense-and-sensoribility
Kepler Communications wants to build Internet routers in outer space, by using CubeSats to relay information between spacecraft.
5G cellular could bring about the end of Wi-Fi as we know it.
Even as they speed the growth of renewable energy, giant solar parks also concentrate some of solar energy’s liabilities.
Devices made with 2D semiconductors might start to appear sooner than you expected.