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rise of the eye Phones
Eye-tracking smartphone software
will change the way we use handheld
devices.
By ariel Bleicher

Tools: a Game Pad for the iPad
Another blow for consoles?
By Stephen Cass

Spectral Lines
The subsidy to Fisker Automotive is
the latest instance of the government
acting as venture capitalist of last
resort. But is that a good idea?
By John voelcker

Taking Tech to Market
Skybox Imaging is the latest company
we've profiled in our ongoing series
covering start-ups at the forefront of
commercializing technology. Skybox
is hoping to create a revolution
in satellite imagery by building a
low-cost constellation of spacecraft.
Read more at http://spectrum.ieee.
org/at-work/innovation

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Solar Power in the Gulf Oil States
A Wiring Diagram of the Brain
The New Nanotransistor
The Big Picture

Resources
22 Hands On: An electronic
bicycle gear shifter
26 Q&A: Can We Trust User
Reviews?
28 Profile: Limor Fried
68 Dataflow: Mobile Broadband

Opinion

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04 Back Story
06 Contributors
30 Reflections

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Meeting the Challenges of Embedded-System Design for
Automobiles-1 May
Additive Manufacturing for Medical Advancements-16 May
Managing Complexity in the Oil Industry
CST Studio Suite 2013-MW & RF Simulation
Smart Materials With COMSOL Multiphysics
NEW PRODUCT RELEASE LIBRARy
http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/new-product-release-library
IBM SySTEMS ENGINEERING RESOURCE LIBRARy
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ibm-systems-engineering-resource-library

3-d printing goes green IEEE member Joshua Pearce is working
on a tool called Recycle Bot, which can turn milk jugs and other trash into
3-D printing material. The bot requires only one-tenth of the energy normally
needed to produce a 3-D filament.
learn a new language for less Being bilingual can be a great
career booster. That's why IEEE is now offering members a discounted rate for
Rosetta Stone, the world leader in language-learning software.
conference covers undersea exploration Engineers
will meet in Rio de Janeiro this July to discuss state-of-the-art and emerging
techniques for using acoustics to investigate the water column, seafloor, and
more. The conference is sponsored by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society.

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