December 2025 - IEEE Spectrum

In America’s most advanced car factory, robot dogs inspect welds
AI won’t solve IT’s management problems
Local AI is driving the biggest change in laptops in decades
An expedition in the Alps unleashes advanced genome sequencing
The acquisition raises concerns about open-source hardware’s future
Flash joule heating can recover important magnet metals
China is still surging ahead in the tech’s development
The advance opens up new contactless heart-monitoring possibilities
And cut data center power use, too
Security researchers find a wormable vulnerability
Risk analyst Robert N. Charette sees history repeating itself
The Lionel stove had a working oven, two burners, and no safety features
Software problems are responsible for 20 recalls a month
“Data walks” reveal how residents feel about digital privacy
Levi Unema builds, maintains, and pilots underwater robots
Build a DIY magnetometer with a couple of seasoning bottles
Read Paul Jones’s poem from our December 2025 issue
IEEE’s public imperatives promote innovation for social good
She is a former member of the IEEE Board of Directors
Expert tips to boost confidence and defeat self-doubt
An IEEE course covers ways to protect chips from jolts of volts
The Islamabad Section chair reflects on his volunteer journey
It offers age-verification standards and a certification program
Bell Labs’ Bellmac-32 paved the way for today’s smartphone chips
She turned her RF wireless expertise into a thriving career in industry
Marko Delimar is focused on funding more scholarships and grants