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35 Years Ago, Researchers Used Brain Waves to Control a Robot
The first EEG-controlled robot was developed in North Macedonia
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Before Ships Used GPS, There was the Fresnel Lens
This bright idea revolutionized lighthouses and saved lives
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How Microwave Radar Brought Direct Phone Calls to Millions
​The Trans-Canada Microwave System also made live TV possible
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The Superconducting Shields Behind MRIs' Triumph
Actively shielded magnets brought the machines from iron-walled rooms to the mainstream
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Meet Roberta Williams, The Queen of Graphic Adventure Video Games
She was the mind behind King's Quest, Mystery House, and Phantasmagoria
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Ethernet is Still Going Strong After 50 Years
The technology has become the standard LAN worldwide
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50 Years Later, This Apollo-Era Antenna Still Talks to Voyager 2
DSS-43 is the only antenna that can communicate with the probe
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The Pioneer Behind Electromagnetism
Ampère's theory was fundamental to electronic inventions such as motors and generators
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How This Record Company Engineer Invented the CT Scanner
The machine, made to image the human brain, won him a Nobel Prize
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How USB Came to Be
Intel's 26-year-old plug-and-play tech made it easy to connect everything
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The First Digital Camera Was The Size of a Toaster
Kodak's camera displayed photos on a TV screen
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The Birth of Random-Access Memory
The Manchester "Baby" was the first electronic digital computer to store a program
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Inside the Three-Way Race to Create the Most Widely Used Laser
GE, IBM, and MIT's Lincoln Lab announced the advance days apart
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Toshiba T1100 — why a laptop without a hard drive was named an IEEE milestone of electronic engineering?
A laptop, which was intended "for mobile professionals", with up to 8 hours of battery life, with an $1899 price… in 1985. How was it possible? This is a hero of this story, Toshiba T1100 Plus:
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The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry
The first mass-produced hybrid EV is an IEEE milestone
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IEEE Recognizes Itaipu Dam's Engineering Achievements
The South American hydropower facility set records for energy generation
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How the Computer Graphics Industry Got Started at the University of Utah
Adobe and Pixar founders created tech that shaped modern animation
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Quiz: What Happened to Previous Top Tech Predictions?
Did Intel's great leap end in a splat? Did solar geoengineering take off?
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IEEE Forms Board Dedicated to Its Humanitarian Activities
The body oversees sustainable development programs
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IEEE President's Note: Let's Get Practical
Industry and students are critical to the success of IEEE
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