The Top 5 Transportation Stories for 2025

IEEE Spectrum’s transportation coverage this year covered breakthroughs in electric vehicles, batteries, charging, automation, aviation, maritime tech and more. Readers followed the race to rebuild U.S. magnet manufacturing, rethink EV-charging architecture, and reinvent automotive software. They tracked China’s sprint toward five-minute charging, the rise of high-power home chargers…Continue Reading

See inside London’s beautiful and unique private members’ clubs

It’s hard enough to imagine getting inside London’s exclusive members’ clubs, let alone being allowed to ogle all the details. Which is a shame, because some of the most memorable and important works of architecture and design in this historic city can be found behind these guarded doors.  Few libraries can compete with the gasp-inducingContinue Reading

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During the Cold War, the United States constructed dozens of air bases designed for a conflict that many feared could escalate to nuclear levels with little warning. Some of these installations have since closed or transitioned to civilian use, but several bases explicitly built during that era remain active today.Continue Reading

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If you want to install the new COSMIC desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, you’re in luck as a new (and totally unofficial) PPA makes it easy — but may upgrade critical system packages in the process. Chances are you’re familiar with COSMIC, the new, open-source Rust-based desktop environment developed byContinue Reading

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ClickUp has become a familiar name for many people who work online or manage teams. The reason is simple. It packs different types of work tools into one place. You can plan tasks, write documents, draw ideas on whiteboards, track time, and build full workflows without jumping between apps. ButContinue Reading