Computing

Math is called the “universal language,” but a unique dialect is being reborn

A professor explains why he is allowing students to incorporate ChatGPT into their writing process instead of banning the new technology

New “exascale” supercomputers will bring breakthroughs in science. But the technology also exists to study nuclear weapons

A new algorithm solves the long-standing “hidden line problem” of computer graphics

How, and whether, to keep atomic time in sync with Earth’s rotation is still up for debate

Acquaintances, more than close friends, show the strength of “weak ties” when it comes to employment

Flexible organic circuits that mimic biological neurons could increase processing speed and might someday hook right into your head

The CHIPS and Science Act aims to support domestic semiconductor production, new high-tech jobs and scientific research—even NASA

Scientists scramble to forecast where and when the disease-carrying arthropods pose the most danger

When we first started researching Klára Dán von Neumann, we thought she was “the computer scientist you should thank for your smartphone’s weather app.” It turns out that’s not true

Eventually, the most ethical option might be to divert all resources toward building very happy machines

The same physics that makes quantum computers powerful also makes them finicky. New techniques aim to correct errors faster than they can build up