ComputingJuly 1, 2019
Social Media Bots Deceive E-cigarette Users
Social media bots promote unproved benefits of e-cigarettes
Computing
ComputingJune 21, 2019
A New “Law” Suggests Quantum Supremacy Could Happen This Year
Quantum computers are improving at a doubly exponential rate
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Quantum ComputingJune 19, 2019
The Quantum Internet Is Emerging, One Experiment at a Time
Breakthrough demonstrations using defective diamonds, high-flying drones, laser-bathed crystals and other exotica suggest practical, unhackable quantum networks are within reach
OpinionJune 10, 2019
The Problem with Quantum Computers
It’s called decoherence—but while a breakthrough solution seems years away, there are ways of getting around it
ComputingJune 6, 2019
High School Cheaters Nabbed by Neural Network
Researchers trained a neural network to scrutinize high school essays and sniff out ghostwritten papers. Christopher Intagliata reports.
ComputingJune 1, 2019
Online Voting Seems like a Great Idea—Until You Look Closer
Tech experts can’t guarantee it’s safe
ElectronicsJune 1, 2019
Virtual Assistants Are Getting Smarter All the Time. Can We Trust Them with Our Data?
Virtual assistants are getting smarter. Let's think about how that will play out
EngineeringJune 1, 2019
Simulating Evolution to Determine the Fastest Wing
Researchers combined laboratory and simulated experiments on 3-D-printed wings to find the ideal wing shape
ElectronicsMay 31, 2019
Don’t Panic about Rare Earth Elements
The materials used in iPhones and Tesla cars need not become a long-term casualty of a U.S.-China trade war
ComputingMay 22, 2019
A World Run with Code
Rethinking computation casts light on free will, intelligence and more
EngineeringMay 16, 2019
Rescue Drones Need to Learn How Lost Humans Think
New research seeks to improve the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles in search and rescue operations
ComputingMay 8, 2019
An AI System Spontaneously Develops Baby-Like Ability to Gauge Big and Small
On its own, the neural network seems to recap a process experienced by human infants