University of Vermont and MITRE studies show that near-light-speed differences in stock prices may be exploited by traders with faster information systems. Imagine standing in…
A new method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t tackle. In a step toward practical quantum computing, researchers from…
Using mathematical theory, Virginia Williams coaxes algorithms to run faster or proves they’ve hit their maximum speed. Each semester, Associate Professor Virginia Vassilevska Williams tries…
Tool predicts how fast code will run on a chip: Machine-learning system should enable developers to improve computing efficiency in a range of applications. MIT…
Simplifying How Scientists Share Data Data is often at the heart of science – researchers track velocities, measure light coming from stars, analyze heart rates…
Princeton scientists demonstrate that two silicon quantum bits can communicate across relatively long distances in a turning point for the technology. Imagine a world where…
Aerospace engineers are developing technology to repair and refuel broken satellites in space. When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn’t much you can…
Joshua Agar’s AI technique has allowed him and his team to identify and visualize geometrically driven differences in ferroelectric domain switching, an important advancement for…
Google announced this fall to much fanfare that it had demonstrated “quantum supremacy” – that is, it performed a specific quantum computation far faster than…
Quantum computers can potentially answer questions beyond the capabilities of classical computing – but their answers might not be reliable University of Warwick scientists have…
Researchers at the University of Maryland developed a new tool based on genetic evolution that automatically learned to evade censorship in China, India and Kazakhstan….
What makes an image memorable? Ask a computer. From the “Mona Lisa” to the “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” some images linger in the mind…
Drexel University researchers’ program designs materials with human-like microvasculature. The complex network of veins that keeps us cool during the heat of summer has inspired…
For all our technological advances, nothing beats evolution when it comes to research and development. Take jumping spiders. These small arachnids have impressive depth perception…
Smart bulbs are expected to be a popular purchase this holiday season. But could lighting your home open up your personal information to hackers? Earlier…
An algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects, for picking and sorting, or tool use. If you’re at…
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee and Texas A&M University demonstrated bio-inspired devices that accelerate routes to…
Gathering the latest advancements in optical fiber telecommunications technology towards practical petabit-class backbone networks. The first 1 Petabit per second switching demonstration using spatial division…