Computer Science

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...

How A.I. helped Val Kilmer get his voice back for Top Gun Maverick

Spoiler alert: Do not read unless you have watched “Top Gun: Maverick.” The long-in-the-works sequel to the 1986 Tom Cruise blockbuster has been shattering expectations...

New 6G component provides speed, efficiency needed for next-gen network

Even though consumers won’t see it for years, researchers around the world are already laying the foundation for the next generation of wireless communications,...

This artificial skin could give robots sense of touch and beyond

We tend to take our sense of touch for granted in everyday settings, but it is vital for our ability to interact with our...

The future of 6G wireless could be closer than you think

While the U.S. rollout of 5G wireless service continues, eagle-eyed researchers at Northeastern University are already looking to the future of 6G networks––which might...

This soft rotini robot could navigate with a snap

Researchers at Penn Engineering have developed soft robots that can navigate complex environments, such as mazes, without input from humans or computer software. Though autonomy...