Stephen Cass

A new approach to interstellar travel could bring us close-up images of exoplanets in just 25 years.

Python reigns supreme again, but is AI changing the game for programming languages? Find out how coding is transforming.

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Vintage tech meets modern coding: Learn how a Raspberry Pi and a little bit of hardware hacking revived a 50-year-old analog HP X-Y recorder.

In the '80s and '90s, BBSs were tiny dial-up digital oases for exchanging messages, playing games, and sharing files. Today, there's a resurgence of interest in BBSs, and here's how you can build one of your own using modern Meshtastic radios and a Raspberry Pi.

You can set up this portable system with a software-defined radio receiver and a computer. Are you ready to see the Earth from 36,000 kilometers or explore the Milky Way from your own rooftop? 🌍📡✨

The Pad-O-Matic prints one-time pads at the press of a button

She went from YouTube stunts to commercial products

Libi Rose keeps obsolete technologies running at the Media Archaeology Lab

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Typescript and Rust are among the rising stars

For when you really need to know what’s inside the box

A capability-building program funded by the IEEE Foundation

<p>The LoRa-based tech brings mesh radio to makers</p>

<p>Exeger’s flexible dye-based solar cells can recharge consumer electronics indoors</p>

<p>Zipline’s Keenan Wyrobek talks about two recent milestones</p>

<p>Advances could bring these energy-efficient devices to many more homes</p>

<p>The UV-K5 can be modded at the click of a mouse</p>

<p><em>IEEE Spectrum </em>visits ISSCC, the key conference in integrated circuit tech</p>

The first CPU-on-a-chip was a shoestring crash project