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April 2019 Issue

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Self-driving and electric technologies are slowly infiltrating everyday cars

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April 2019 Issue

Self-driving and electric technologies are slowly infiltrating everyday cars

Frugal with fuel in stop-and-go traffic

It’s a turbo with the satisfying sound of an air-breathing monster

A production EV, refitted for the racetrack

Who needs mirrors when you’ve got cameras?

Reverse assistant gets you right back where you started from

After its triumph on Jeopardy!, IBM’s AI seemed poised to revolutionize medicine. Doctors are still waiting

It adds electricity in three ways

Slips through the air with the greatest of ease

Swapping spark plugs for microwaves

Surprisingly muscular, with plenty of range

Designed from scratch for electric propulsion

One day your doctor could prescribe drugs based on how a biochip version of you reacts to them

Radar, remote ID, and other tools can counter rogue drones

The software suite allows base stations to connect to one another in small groups

Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to electrify every household, but gaps remain in rural India

Rich Uhlig, who took over Intel Labs late last year, discusses Intel’s vision for the future of computing

Companies are deploying artificial intelligence systems but don’t know if they'll measure up

White LEDs offer better luminous efficacy and a color balance more pleasing than any previous lamp, but they still have a way to go

Outfitting headphones and earbuds with sensors will make them an ideal way to keep track of your health

For point-to-point communication, nothing beats a pigeon. Except, occasionally, a hawk

Visitors can play with the pioneering technology that helped turn the war

The SPUDwrite has everything you need to write creatively—and nothing else

Adafruit is betting the language will make sense for makers

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