Computer Science

AI is using your data to set personalized prices online—it could seriously backfire

You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It's $300. You leave your browser open. Two hours later, it's $320. Half a day...

Tiny 3D-printed antennas could power the next generation of flexible wireless devices

Scientists at Washington State University have developed a new kind of flexible wireless system that could change how communication devices are made. Their invention combines...

MIT’s ‘refashion’ software lets you rebuild your clothes into new outfits

The fast pace of fashion often leaves behind a trail of waste. Trends change quickly, and clothes that once felt stylish can seem outdated...

Scientists create time crystal that could transform quantum computing forever

A crystal’s beauty comes from how perfectly its atoms line up in space. In 2012, Nobel Prize–winning physicist Frank Wilczek wondered—what if something could form...

New open-source software revolutionizes 3D printing with multiple materials

A new open-source software tool is changing the way engineers design and print complex 3D objects. Developed at the University of Colorado Boulder, the program—called...

New molecular qubits could help build the future quantum internet

Scientists at the University of Chicago and their collaborators have developed a new kind of molecular qubit that could connect directly with today’s fiber-optic...

What could burst the AI bubble

Some of the world's biggest tech firms have soared in value over the last year. As AI evolves at pace, there are hopes that it...

How AI can help prevent cancer and heart disease

Deep inside the body, a silent and slow-growing problem can start. In about 1 in 5 older adults, a small group of mutated blood cells...

Scientists build tiny fluid chip that thinks like a brain

Scientists from Monash University in Australia have developed a groundbreaking chip that uses liquid, not electricity, to process information—just like the human brain. The invention...

AI and gene tools could treat heart disease much better

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the world, despite big improvements in medical care. One reason for this is that most...