Computing

It’s called decoherence—but while a breakthrough solution seems years away, there are ways of getting around it

Researchers trained a neural network to scrutinize high school essays and sniff out ghostwritten papers. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Tech experts can’t guarantee it’s safe

Researchers combined laboratory and simulated experiments on 3-D-printed wings to find the ideal wing shape

Virtual assistants are getting smarter. Let's think about how that will play out

The materials used in iPhones and Tesla cars need not become a long-term casualty of a U.S.-China trade war

Rethinking computation casts light on free will, intelligence and more

New research seeks to improve the effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles in search and rescue operations

On its own, the neural network seems to recap a process experienced by human infants

They will have to overcome the challenges of America’s convenient single-stream recycling system

Algorithms learned to sift ultrasonic rat squeaks from other noise, which could help researchers who study rodents’ emotional states. Lucy Huang reports. 

Quadruped robots simulate their skills before going out in the real world