Light can evolve in up to seven dimensions on new optical chips

A new design of optical chips enables light to experience multiple dimensions. This could underpin versatile platforms for advanced communications and ultra-fast artificial intelligence technologies. This...

Your car could be at risk for cyberattacks

There are cracks in smart car cybersecurity that leave them open to potential attack, according to new research that looks at the issue through...

This ‘lemon’ could help machine learning create better drugs

One of the challenges in using machine learning for drug development is to create a process for the computer to extract needed information from...

Scientists create new model that could beat Wall Street analysts

Knowing a company's true sales can help determine its value. Investors, for instance, often employ financial analysts to predict a company's upcoming earnings using various...

How vulnerable is your car to cyberattacks?

Even the smartest of smart cars have issues. The emergence of smart cars has opened the door to limitless possibilities for technology and innovation -...

Smart intersections could cut autonomous car congestion

In the not-so-distant future, city streets could be flooded with autonomous vehicles. Self-driving cars can move faster and travel closer together, allowing more of them...

Scientists point out the path toward brain-like computers

Since the advent of computing, people have lauded technology’s potential to act as a human brain. In truth, computers have worked nothing at all like...

Fingerprint login should be a secure defense for our data, but most of us...

While the data from a fingerprint is very hard to retrieve, cybercriminals can get around biometric technology in various ways. And having a weak...

Atomic-scale manufacturing method could enable ultra-efficient computers

As computers continue to infiltrate almost every aspect of modern life, their negative impact on the environment grows. According to recent estimates, the electricity required...

Scientists create record-setting mobility transistor

Many of the technologies we rely on, from smartphones to wearable devices and more, utilize fast wireless communications. What might we accomplish if those devices...