Bioengineers embedded soft, stretchable electronics into the tiny clusters to create “cyborg” organoids. These can mimic the pancreas, sensing glucose levels and releasing hormones. They could help build replacement cells for people with type 1 diabetes. https://spectrum.ieee.org/cyborg-stem-cell-therapy-for-diabetes?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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

University students designed the Aria EV so that owners could repair their own cars, including replacing the battery themselves. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ev-battery-swapping-aria-ev?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

Where will we find the space for new data centers? Startup Aikido Technologies points to offshore wind farms as the answer. https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-center-floating-wind-turbine?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

Many self-driving cars still have human tele-operators to prevent catastrophe. Humans operating tech remotely isn’t new; drone research from the 1990s can provide guidance on supervisory control. https://spectrum.ieee.org/military-drones-self-driving-cars?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

Humans have collaborated with AI to formally verify two versions of the sphere packing problem, a Fields Medal winner in 2022. An AI tool called Gauss helped to create the Lean code that verified the mathematical result. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-proof-verification?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

"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"

Being a power engineer is a high-risk job in Ukraine, as Russia is intent on destroying the electrical grid. It's now about finding new solutions, working on backups, and bravery. https://spectrum.ieee.org/repair-ukraine-power-grid?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

Chi Chen and Matthias Troyer at Microsoft propose using quantum computers to generate data on electrons, which can then be used to train AI models on classical machines. https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-chemistry?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline