Computing

Computing

Huijia Lin proved that a master tool of cryptography is possible

Cryptographer Huijia Lin showed that the long-sought “indistinguishability obfuscation” is secure from data attacks.

Neuroscience

An AI can decode speech from brain activity with surprising accuracy

Developed by Facebook’s parent company, Meta, the AI could eventually be used to help people who can’t communicate through speech, typing or gestures.

Computing

The world’s fastest supercomputer just broke the exascale barrier

The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee clocked in at more than 1.1 quintillion calculations per second.

Math

How the way we’re taught to round numbers in school falls short

A rounding technique taught in school doesn’t work well for machine learning or quantum computing, but an alternative approach does, researchers say.

Computing

Now that computers connect us all, for better and worse, what’s next?

The digital revolution has brought chess-playing robots, self-driving cars, curated newsfeeds — and new ethical challenges.

Computing

Core memory weavers and Navajo women made the Apollo missions possible

The stories of the women who assembled integrated circuits and wove core memory for the Apollo missions remain largely unknown.

Computing

Artificial intelligence challenges what it means to be creative

Computer programs can mimic famous artworks, but struggle with originality and lack self-awareness.

Artificial Intelligence

How AI can identify people even in anonymized datasets

A neural network identified a majority of anonymous mobile phone service subscribers using details about their weekly social interactions.

Astronomy

Watch this beautiful, high-resolution simulation of how stars are born

The STARFORGE simulation follows a giant gas cloud as it collapses into new stars, accounting for all the phenomena thought to influence the outcome.

Neuroscience

Brain implants turn imagined handwriting into text on a screen

A person who was paralyzed from the neck down was able to communicate, thanks to brain-to-text technology.

Tech

A new laser-based random number generator is the fastest of its kind

A new laser’s chaotic light beam lets the device generate multiple number sequences at once, similar to throwing multiple dice at a time.

Tech

A smartwatch app alerts users with hearing loss to nearby sounds

With a new smartwatch app, users who are deaf or hard of hearing can get alerts that an alarm is going off or someone is knocking at the door.