In the September 2026 issue of the IEEE Spectrum magazine, learn about the rise of AI for mathematicians, geoengineering clean hydrogen, a nuclear rocket for Mars, the Cold War's top code breaker, and more!

The Rise of AI Forcing Big Questions on Mathematicians
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“What does it mean to be a mathematician when AI does the math? Researchers debate motivation, purpose, and the field’s future...” |
Geoengineering Clean Hydrogen
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“Zap rocks. Add water. Get clean hydrogen. Startup wields subterranean lightning strikes to conjure the gas…” |
A Nuclear Rocket for Mars
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“A new NASA design turbocharges nuclear spacecraft. The synchronal bimodal nuclear rocket could slash travel time to Mars...” |
The Cold War’s Top Code Breaker
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“IBM built the Cold War’s most powerful code breaker for the NSA and it ran its jobs 200 times as fast as any other computer on Earth…” |
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