A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions
Tue, Jan 24, 2012
The approach of the solar maximum is an urgent reminder that power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects

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Reinventing the Lecture
Fri, Feb 03, 2012
Stanford University is blending the online and in-class experiences

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Why I'm Wagering $100,000 on Quantum Computing
Tue, Feb 07, 2012
If quantum computing really does turn out to be impossible for some fundamental reason, I'll be absolutely thrilled.

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Why I'm Wagering $100,000 on Quantum Computing
Tue, February 07, 2012
If quantum computing really does turn out to be impossible for some fundamental reason, I'll be absolutely thrilled.

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Hackers Eavesdrop on FBI Scotland Yard Conference Call Discussing Hackers
Mon, February 06, 2012
Ease of communication hacking once again exposed

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LS3 AlphaDog Robot Begins Outdoor Assessment (Video)
Wed, February 08, 2012
Boston Dynamics' giant robotic pack animal starts getting put through its paces by DARPA

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Geek Life: 02.01.2012
Searching for the Aakash

Yet another ultra-inexpensive computer project falls short of the mark

Geek Life: 01.31.2012
IR Eye

A cheap infrared scanner can replace an expensive thermal-imaging camera

Geek Life: 01.24.2012
Fixing the Things About Technology I Hate

Senior Editor Tekla Perry sees 2012 as a year of small but key improvements

Semiconductors: 10.14.2009
Who Deserves Credit for the Nobel-Prize-winning CCD?

Two Bell Labs contemporaries of Nobel Prize winners George Smith and Willard Boyle put some doubt into the accepted history.

Semiconductors: 03.01.2002
The Secret Art Of Chip Graffiti

Chip designers have often etched whimsical imagery onto their creations, but as automated tools improved and design cycles shrank, so did companies' tolerance for the improvised extras

Computing: 07.01.2007
Slideshow - More Core Memories

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Slideshow: The Many Facets of Microchips

A hand-drawn diagram, a long-forgotten memo, a photo of a Ferrari--intriguing images of chips and their creators

May 2009

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Photo: Gene Frantz/Texas Instruments

NOW WE’RE TALKING

The Speak & Spell was a learning toy that Texas Instruments created using its TMC0281, the first single-chip speech synthesizer. One of the hits of Christmas 1978, the toy was the brainchild of four TI engineers [from left]: Gene Frantz, Richard Wiggins, Paul Breedlove, and Larry Brantingham.

This is part of IEEE Spectrum's Special Report: 25 Microchips That Shook the World.

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