Stories by The Conversation US

Right now, your computer might be using its memory and processor power—and your electricity—to generate money for someone else, without you ever knowing

A fingerprint could give a molecular signature revealing aspects of a person’s lifestyle and environment, such as their job, eating habits or medical problems

Despite widespread concern about lack of cybersecurity funding, two surprising factors more directly determine whether a hospital is well protected

The perceptions that driverless cars have of the world around them can be very different from those presented to human eyes

You have a variety of strains of E. coli in your intestine, including one that’s busy making the antioxidant vitamin K crucial for your and its survival

U.S. companies follow more comprehensive privacy laws in other countries but have little incentive to protect U.S. consumers the same way

When researchers extract DNA from human remains the rights of the dead remain murky

Epigenetics may play a role

Are people in Appalachia deprived of the benefits of technology, or are they protecting themselves from harmful effects of its misuse?

Where does responsibility lie if a person acts under the influence of their brain implant?

Understanding this type of instability can prevent catastrophic failures and help generate power

Nearly every basketball player, coach or fan believes that some shooters have an uncanny tendency to experience the hot hand

Computational models representing human heart cells show higher accuracy than animal models in predicting an adverse drug effect, such as dangerous arrhythmias 

Investigators will study video, design plans and the “accelerated bridge construction” method for clues

In the Steven Spielberg movie’s vision of the future, people go to school, go to work, socialize and spend leisure time in a vast virtual environment

The great explainer of the universe lived in a time when researchers rapidly developed technology to assist people with physical limitations in achieving increased independence

The Soviet-designed chemical is the nerve agent responsible for poisoning a former spy and his daughter, according to British Prime Minister Theresa May

Somewhere between the opposing forces of “favorites” and “underdogs” lies a winning solution

Unlike today’s wearables, new fabrics promise to come with antennas and batteries that are flexible and washable

A century after the “Great Influenza” struck infectious disease specialists still fear the emergence of viral diseases they will not be able to control, including influenza

The ability to better track and distribute security software updates would help fortify insecure IoT devices, which have already contributed to major cyber disasters

The first nerve agents were invented by accident in the 1930s when German researchers were trying to make cheaper and better alternatives to nicotine as insecticides

Researchers are analyzing dialects and historical records to unravel the formation of a Creole language

They probably experienced dental abrasion similar to what is found today from eating tough and surprisingly acidic fibrous foods