Justin Stine, Reza Ghodssi, and Luke Beardslee share their work on smart pills that can sense, transmit information, and target drugs to specific areas inside your body. "We’re building swallowable devices that integrate sensors, actuators, and wireless links in packages that are small and safe enough for patients."
See the story in the April issue of IEEE Spectrum or read the online version:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ingestible-electronics?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

More people have gone to space than have received advanced brain-computer interfaces. What is it actually like to live with one? 🧵
https://spectrum.ieee.org/bci-user-experience

#Meta has inked a deal to power data centers with energy beamed from space. The energy will come from Overview Energy's satellites, which will beam energy to Earth as near-infrared waves. So far, the startup has only demonstrated power beaming from a moving airplane:  https://spectrum.ieee.org/wireless-power-movin-airplane

#Quantum sensors are going to space! SBQuantum's magnetometer and QuantX Labs' frequency comb, a key component of their optical atomic clock, both launched today aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. To learn what these technologies are and why they're needed in orbit, read our previous coverage:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-sensors-space
https://spectrum.ieee.org/optical-atomic-clocks

Robots in the classroom? The first lady believes “humanoid educators” should help teach the next generation. One potential candidate walked alongside her at the White House, but did you know Honda paved the way 30 years ago with the first robot that could walk without falling? https://spectrum.ieee.org/honda-p2-robot-ieee-milestone

Seen the recent images of #Curiosity's worn-out wheels? Worry not! If necessary, the rover can rip a damaged wheel off on a rock and continue exploring. https://spectrum.ieee.org/if-necessary-mars-rover-curiosity-could-rip-its-own-wheels-off-to-stay-mobile

General Motors is working on systems to ensure its autonomous vehicles behave even in the most unexpected scenarios. Its scalable driving AI operates 50,000 times faster than real-time. https://spectrum.ieee.org/gm-scalable-driving-ai

While we don't have access to the astrophage from #ProjectHailMary in real life, scientists are designing space probes that rely on the same basic principle it uses to travel between the stars: very low mass objects accelerated to very high speeds using photons. It would take these probes about 60 years to reach Tau Ceti. https://spectrum.ieee.org/high-speed-interstellar-travel

In an effort to halt new offshore wind development, the U.S. announced today a deal with TotalEnergies to redirect the $1 billion the energy giant paid for an offshore wind lease and put it toward U.S. oil and gas projects. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cited cost and national security as the impetus for the deal. Do offshore wind farms pose a national security risk? We investigated: https://spectrum.ieee.org/offshore-wind-military-radar

"Without access to oil, #Cuba's in a dire situation: blackouts, trash piling up, and limited hospital access. But even if the U.S. lifts its oil blockade, Cuba's power grid will need a massive overhaul to recover. Here's why: https://spectrum.ieee.org/cuba-energy-crisis"