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China's great Quantum Link
The 2,000-kilometer Beijing-
Shanghai project pushes the
limits for "unhackable" links.
by rachel Courtland

a Diy Lego Controller
Use a Raspberry Pi as a
low-cost-and powerful-
upgrade for Lego creations.
by Diomidis Spinellis

the invisible technology
Software is ubiquitous, which
is why there will never be
another software billionaire.
by g. pascal Zachary

13 Agriculture Drones Are
Finally Cleared for Takeoff
14 Four Steps to Dust-Size
Neural Implants
16 Breaking the Multicore Bottleneck
18 The Big Picture: Sea Drone
Sails Without Sailors

23 Startups: Cypher Wants
Machines to Hear You Better
24 Geek Life: Atari's Early Days
25 Review: Solar Chargers in
the Himalayas
76 Past Forward: The Pen's
Atomic Age

04 Back Story
06 Contributors
26 Numbers Don't Lie: We
Humans Are the Undisputed
Superstars of Sweating
27 Reflections: What's Constant
About Electrical Engineering?

Video: this Water-Jet Cutter
Slices through anything
Startup Wazer introduced the first
desktop water-jet cutter with a
Kickstarter campaign, bringing
this form of computer numerical
control cutting technology out of
the factory and into DIY workshops.
Watch it saw a Rolex in half, cut a
steak into the shape of the United
States, and carve a dragon out of
glass: http://spectrum.ieee.org/
waterjetcutter1116

aDDitionaL reSourCeS

from left: Xinhua/alamy; DiomiDis spinellis; Wazer

Tech
Insider / Webinars
Available at spectrum.ieee.org/webinar
Analyzing HF & LF RadHaz Scenarios With 3D EM Simulation-3 November
Creative Statistics-4 November
Realizing New Potentials in Miniature Subsea Robotics-8 November
EMC Simulation for Space Applications With CST STUDIO SUITE-
10 November
Transformer Simulation-17 November
Antenna Analysis and Design With Characteristic Mode Analysis-
22 November
Master Bond resource LiBrary
http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/master-bond-resource-library
new Product reLease LiBrary
http://spectrum.ieee.org/static/new-product-release-library

The
Institute
Available at theinstitute.ieee.org
Brain initiatiVe There's been a surge of activity around the world to
develop tools and applications to help the brain function better. IEEE has
formed its own initiative to advance brain research and neurotechnology
development through workshops, standards, and partnerships with
academia, government, and industry.
weston Meters Weston Electrical Instrument Co. introduced the first
portable and direct-reading current and voltage meters in the late 1880s.
This breakthrough was recently honored with an IEEE Milestone.
ieee day Hundreds of groups around the world held events on 4 October
to mark the annual celebration, which commemorates the founding of one of
IEEE's predecessor societies.

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