Computer Science

New shortcut for quantum simulations could unlock new doors for technology

From water boiling into steam to ice cubes melting in a glass, we’ve all seen the phenomenon known as a phase transition in our...

Scientists find how to accurately predict diabetes and pre-diabetes

In a study from Innotomy Consulting in India, scientists found that an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, derived from the features of individual heartbeats recorded...

Scientists train AI to generate medicines and vaccines

Scientists from the University of Washington and Harvard have developed artificial intelligence software that can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer...

These wireless earbuds offer better sound with machine learning

As meetings shifted online during the COVID-19 lockdown, many people found that chattering roommates, garbage trucks and other loud sounds disrupted important conversations. This experience...

Should we be concerned about Google AI being sentient?

From virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa, to robotic vacuums and self-driving cars, to automated investment portfolio managers and marketing bots, artificial...

Scientists find the way to help robots see their environments

Just like us, robots can’t see through walls. Sometimes they need a little help to get where they’re going. Engineers at Rice University have developed a...

MIT engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip

Imagine a more sustainable future, where cellphones, smartwatches, and other wearable devices don’t have to be shelved or discarded for a newer model. Instead, they...

MIT researchers find a new hardware vulnerability in the Apple M1 chip

William Shakespeare might have been talking about Apple’s recently released M1 chip via his prose in “A Midnight Summer’s Dream”: “And though she be...

This chip can classify nearly two billion images per second

Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in many systems, from predictive text to medical diagnoses. Inspired by the human brain, many AI systems are...

Bluetooth signals can help track smartphones

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time that the Bluetooth signals emitted constantly by our mobile phones...