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Past Forward: The Automatic Rice Cooker's Unlikely Inventor 过去向前自动电饭煲的意外发明者

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10749724

Allison Marsh

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Climate Tech: The AI Boom Rests on Billions of Tonnnes of Concrete: Why Tech's Climate Pledges Require the Reinvention of Concrete 气候技术：人工智能的蓬勃发展依赖于数十亿吨混凝土：为什么科技界的气候承诺需要对混凝土进行重塑？

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10748563

Ted C. Fishman

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Energy: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator: Fast Prototyping Revives a 70-Year-Old Fusion Reactor Design 能源现成的恒星装置：快速原型设计让 70 年前的聚变反应堆设计重获新生

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10748560

Tom Clynes

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Introduction: Why the Art of Invention is Always Being Reinvented: As IEEE Spectrum Turns 60, We Celebrate Creativity and Chutzpah in Tech 导言：为什么发明的艺术总是不断创新？在 IEEE Spectrum 60 周年之际，我们庆祝科技领域的创造力和胆识

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10748562

Eliza Strickland;Peter B. Meyer

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Artificial Intelligence: Can We Automate Fureka Moments?: That'S The Goal of This Swiss Company's Ai-Powered Invention Tech 人工智能：我们能让 "福瑞克时刻 "自动化吗？这就是这家瑞士公司的人工智能发明技术的目标

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10749728

Lucas Laursen

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10749722

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10749719

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Semiconductors: Will the U.S. CHIPS Act Speed the Lab-to-Fab Transition?: A Semiconductor Startup's Journey Shows How It Could Work 半导体：美国 CHIPS 法案能否加速实验室向工厂的过渡？一家半导体初创企业的发展历程说明了如何实现这一目标

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10749727

Samuel K. Moore

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Aerospace: Nasa Made the Hubble Telescope to Be Remade: Spacewalk Repairs and Upgrades Were Always Part of The Plan 航空航天：美国国家航空航天局（Nasa）制造的哈勃望远镜将被改造：太空行走维修和升级始终是计划的一部分

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10748559

Ned Potter

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Quantum Tech: Squeezing an Optical Atomic Clock Into a Briefcase: A Mind-Set Shift Propelled the Leap from Basic Science to Invention 量子技术：将光学原子钟装进公文包：思维方式的转变推动了从基础科学到发明的飞跃

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IEEE Spectrum Pub Date : 2024-11-11 DOI: 10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10749725

Dina Genkina

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