Thursday, October 8, 2026

Did Early Americans Reuse Spearpoints?

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI—According to a statement released by the University of Mississippi, Jesse Tune of the University of Mississippi and Shane Miller of the University of Alabama have examined some 500 stone projectile points crafted by the Clovis and Cumberland people in the Tennessee River Valley region. “We’re talking about Ice Age hunter-gatherers, people who looked…

Unveiling IC-STAR: Full-Flow Autonomy from Digital to Analog

Learn how engineers can shift from manually managing tools and handoffs to defining objectives and supervising AI-driven execution across the silicon development lifecycle.Key TakeawaysExplore four critical technologies enabling silicon design autonomyUnderstand how autonomous AI accelerates complex engineering workflowsSee real-world impact across semiconductor design and verificationGain practical insights from Ambiq’s deployment of autonomous AI in productionRegister…

A Day in the Life of a Roboticist: Charlie Kemp

Building useful robots starts with understanding the people who use them. For Charlie Kemp, cofounder and chief technology officer of Hello Robot, that means developing assistive robots that can help people with everyday tasks and support greater independence.In this Robots Guide profile, Kemp shares his path from studying artificial intelligence at MIT to building Stretch,…

Butchered Bones in Chile Dated to 13,000 Years Ago
Ancient Engineering

Butchered Bones in Chile Dated to 13,000 Years Ago

An archaeologist cleans an in situ gomphothere bone fragment during excavations in the basin of Chile's ancient Lake Tagua Tagua. TARRAGONA, SPAIN—Live Science reports that cut marks have been detected on the bones of gomphotheres recovered from the basin of central Chile's ancient Lake Tagua Tagua by researchers from the Catalan Institute for Human Paleoecology…

Ancient Carving May Represent Nubian King

MISEEDA, SUDAN—According to the Greek Reporter, Joanna A. Ciesielska of the University of Warsaw and her colleagues think that a life-sized petroglyph at the site of Miseeda in northern Sudan may depict an ancient Kushite ruler. A church was built around the carving during the seventh century A.D., suggesting that the location continued to be…

A New IEEE STEM Book Series for Tweens from TryEngineering

IEEE TryEngineering is dedicated to inspiring intellectual curiosity in children.The technologies shaping our world, including in the realms of artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, and ocean exploration, are evolving rapidly. Helping young learners understand the concepts is essential to preparing the next generation of problem-solvers, creators, and engineers.TryEngineering has introduced a STEM book series for youngsters…