July 2025 - IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum takes you inside the most advanced sky-mapping instrument ever built—and reveals its stunning first images
A new stimulation technique targets inflammation and diabetes
Scans distinguish bear spray from hairspray while biometric boarding passes get you on your way
Next-generation systems can suture soft tissue with minimal human input
It’s like a mood ring—on your forehead!
Silicon Data’s new index shines a light on a big problem holding AI back
Tinkerers, hobbyists, and students could find themselves paying the bill
Shiftly is a shape-shifting object that mimics what virtual-reality users see
Startup Ecolectro and tire company Michelin invest in anion-exchange membranes
Government-backed startup’s 2-nanometer pilot production gets underway
And how far we went to tell their story
Its inventor envisioned an end to arguments over what to watch
In a few years, AI could handle complex tasks with ease
Once upon a time all hardware was open source
Those with nontechnical backgrounds can succeed in software
Students are meant to use AI for learning rather than cheating