Computer Science
What Do WALL-E and Salvador Dalí Have in Common? Meet DALL-E 2
This new and improved A.I. system can produce photorealistic images of anything on demand
Engineers Pick the Ten Best STEM Toys to Give as Gifts This Year
These expert-approved gifts teach robotics, coding and engineering thinking through stories and play
Could We Chat With Whales?
An ambitious project is attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with artificial intelligence, then talk back to them
How Artificial Intelligence Completed Beethoven's Unfinished Tenth Symphony
On October 9, the work will be performed in Bonn, Germany, and a recording will be released
From Supercomputers to Fire-Starting Drones, These Tools Help Fight Wildfires
As climate change worsens wildfires in the West, agencies are tapping into new technologies to keep up with the flames
'Super Mario 64' Is Now the World's Most Expensive Video Game
A pristine copy of the 1996 game sold at auction for $1.56 million, breaking a record set by "The Legend of Zelda" just two days prior
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
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