IEEE Innovation at Work

Figure 1: AI is everywhere. Companies all over the world are taking advantage of everything AI offers. This is a sponsored post from Digi-Key. Written by Siobhan Treacy Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic—it seems like there is a new development every day. Many people ...
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Thanks to decreasing renewable energy prices and progressive policymakers, state-level 100% clean energy targets are becoming more common across the United States. Federal policymakers have proposed legislation that would mandate 50% of national power be green by 2035. The use of distributed energy resources (DERs), ...
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A Professional Engineer (PE) license requires a four-year engineering degree, four or more years of progressive experience under a professional engineer (in most states), and a multidisciplinary understanding of physical and engineering principles as proven through a competency exam. Once you’ve earned a license from ...
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According to Gartner, a leading research and advisory company, blockchain has the potential to become a viable solution for major supply chain issues as the complexity of the supply chain sector continues to grow. These issues include counterfeit products, visibility/traceability, and efficiency play. Several companies ...
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The global water crisis is wreaking havoc on communities worldwide. The United Nations estimates that 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water in their homes. Because people with access to clean water have a better chance of escaping poverty, fending off disease, and pursuing ...
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Billions of dollars have been invested in autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, and the industry has spectacular advancements to show for it. However, we are still nowhere near achieving widespread deployment of fully autonomous vehicles.
AVs Today At this time, no companies offer a Level 5, ...
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The future promises dramatic transformations in the way people produce and consume energy. Many experts are turning to microgrids— small-scale, self-sustaining power networks unburdened by ties to a centralized power plant— as key agents of this transformation. Microgrids provide everything from greater reliability and resilience ...
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Depending on how many of the 30 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices forecast for global deployment by 2020 rely on the cloud, managing the deluge of IoT-generated data makes proper processing seem near impossible. Furthermore, traditional cloud computing has serious disadvantages, including data security ...
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The current technologies used in the healthcare industry face limitations related to security, privacy, and full ecosystem interoperability. Although several challenges must be addressed before any large scale adoption can be attempted, a healthcare blockchain could transform the industry through the secure nature of distributed ...
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