Computer Science
What Data Scientists Learned by Modeling the Spread of Covid-19
Models of the disease have become more complex, but are still only as good as the assumptions at their core and the data that feed them
Mighty Morphing 'Flat-Pack' Pasta Changes Shape in Boiling Water
The new noodle could save packaging materials by eliminating airspace inside food cartons
Scientists May Have Discovered How the Ancient Greeks' 'First Computer' Tracked the Cosmos
Researchers proposed a new theoretical model for the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old device used to chart the universe
Entirely Digital Artwork Sells for Record-Breaking $69 Million
The sale marks the third-highest auction price achieved by a living artist
Balancing Homework and A.P. Classes, These High Schoolers Discovered Four Exoplanets
Thanks to a Harvard-Smithsonian mentoring program, high school students Kartik Pinglé and Jasmine Wright helped discover new worlds
Scientists Write 'Hello World' in Bacterial DNA With Electricity and CRISPR
The new system shows that it's possible to encode information directly into bacteria
Human Interruption Slows Down Military Robots in Simulations
A.I. can make decisions faster than humans, raising a myriad of ethical questions when applied to weapons systems
The Ten Best STEM Toys to Give as Gifts in 2020
Tested and reviewed by engineers, these top picks make coding, robotics and engineering more accessible than ever
How Algorithms Discern Our Mood From What We Write Online
While sentiment analysis is far from perfect, it distills meaning from huge amounts of data—and could one day even monitor mental health
A New System for Cooling Down Computers Could Revolutionize the Pace of Innovation
A Swiss team has created tiny, fluid-filled channels in microchips to spirit away heat and save energy
With a Simple Piece of Paper, Engineers Create Self-Powered, Wireless Keyboard
Scientists at Purdue University have found a way to make a piece of paper digitally interactive
Stanford University Students Flock to a Virtual Campus
A new digital platform allows students to explore campus and connect in Zoom rooms during the school's Covid-19 shutdown
How an Algorithm Draws Unexpected Connections Between Works of Art
Given a starting image, the artificial intelligence can identify objects that match its colors, textures and themes
How the Mathematical Conundrum Called the 'Knapsack Problem' Is All Around Us
A litany of issues in business, finance, container ship loading and aircraft loading derive from this one simple dilemma
New Clue May Be the Key to Cracking CIA Sculpture's Final Puzzling Passage
"Northeast" joins "Berlin" and "clock" as hints for deciphering a 97-character section of Kryptos' code
The Ten Best STEM Toys to Give as Gifts in 2019
Stretch young learners’ minds with everything from card games to robotic spheres
A.I. Mastered Backgammon, Chess and Go. Now It Takes On StarCraft II
DeepMind's AlphaStar learns the complex strategy video game, which has trillions and trillions of possible moves conducted in real time
In This Interactive Football League, Fans Pick the Plays
Your Call Football's streaming app platform lets fans control the actions of real live players, earning points and winning prizes
This New Dye Changes Color When Exposed to UV Light
Color-change shoes, jewelry, cars, furniture and more could be possible with this new MIT technology
The Longest Running Web Cam, Set to Go Offline, Has Been Saved
The camera has been recording San Francisco’s fog for 25 years
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