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Understanding Phase Noise and Its Impact on RF System Performance

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Finding Success in Industry as a Chip Designer

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Make a Soft Digital Clock Tick With Millifluidics

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Poetry for Engineers: Cyborg Laboratory

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This DIY Bipedal Robot Used Pneumatic “Air-Muscles” Instead of Motors

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Why Sardinians Are Fighting the Renewable Energy Transition

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IEEE President’s Note: Designing a Safer Digital World for Kids

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Direct-to-Cell Technology: Enabling Satellite Connectivity for Legacy Devices

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What It Takes for Future-Ready Power Distribution

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7 Ways New Engineers Can Flourish in the Age of AI

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50 Years of The Institute

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IEEE Celebrates Technology’s Brightest Minds at Annual Event

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Beyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics

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The Computer Science Degree Isn’t Dead

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The Pros and Cons of Job Hopping as an Engineer

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What Size Company Is Right for You?

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We Are Crowdsourcing the Panopticon

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EPICS in IEEE’s Awards Honor Outstanding Students and Faculty

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Defining Autonomy for Wellness Robots in Senior Care

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Why Orbital Data Centers Are Harder Than Silicon Valley Thinks

Award-Winning Researcher Trains Robots to Make Educated Guesses

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This 1976 University Experiment Spun Up the U.S. Wind Industry

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Engineering Is Critical to Boosting Food Security

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The Secret to Marathon-Winning Humanoid Robots

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How Musicians Can Get Paid for Training AI

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Behind the Scenes of a Technical Interview

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IEEE’s 2026 Education Week Events Emphasized Lifelong Learning

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