Alternatives to animal testing are finally taking off(spectrum.ieee.org)
325 points by rbanffy | 98 comments
IEEE Spectrum feature on organ-on-a-chip and other technologies emerging as alternatives to animal testing in biomedical research.
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The first fully implanted cochlear implant reaches patients(spectrum.ieee.org)
96 points by rbanffy | 78 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on the world's first fully implanted cochlear implant reaching patients, giving round-the-clock hearing with no visible external hardware.
A brief history of the Bloomberg terminal(spectrum.ieee.org)
363 points by rbanffy | 153 comments
An IEEE Spectrum history-of-technology article by Allison Marsh on the origins and development of the Bloomberg Terminal used by Wall Street traders.
Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives(spectrum.ieee.org)
425 points by bookofjoe | 749 comments
IEEE Spectrum article by Lawrence Ulrich arguing that evidence shows autonomous cars save lives and could prevent 580,000 deaths a year.
Lost Images from the 1945 Trinity Nuclear Test Restored(spectrum.ieee.org)
400 points by pseudolus | 118 comments
IEEE Spectrum feature presenting forgotten, restored photographs of the 1945 Trinity atomic bomb test and what they show about the project's scale.
The Age Verification Trap: Verifying age undermines everyone's data protection(spectrum.ieee.org)
1623 points by oldnetguy | 1225 comments
IEEE Spectrum opinion piece arguing that online age verification requirements undermine data protection and privacy for all users.
AI coding assistants are getting worse?(spectrum.ieee.org)
414 points by voxadam | 658 comments
IEEE Spectrum guest article by Jamie Twiss arguing newer AI coding assistants are more prone to silent but deadly failure modes.
Trillions spent and big software projects are still failing(spectrum.ieee.org)
580 points by pseudolus | 536 comments
IEEE Spectrum feature article examining why large, expensive software and IT projects continue to fail despite trillions in spending.
Getting Past Procrastination(spectrum.ieee.org)
396 points by WaitWaitWha | 159 comments
IEEE Spectrum guest article by Taro founder Rahul Pandey on building systems to overcome procrastination and stay consistently productive.
“Normal” engineers are the key to great teams(spectrum.ieee.org)
554 points by jnord | 475 comments
IEEE Spectrum guest article by Honeycomb CTO Charity Majors arguing against the myth of the "10x engineer" and in praise of normal engineers on strong teams.
Calm tech certification "rewards" less distracting tech(spectrum.ieee.org)
358 points by headalgorithm | 114 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on the Calm Tech certification for less distracting devices, with the first certified products shown at CES 2025.