Computer Science

Hackers could poison open-source code on the internet

Cornell Tech researchers have discovered a new type of online attack that can manipulate natural-language modeling systems and evade any known defense. The new online...

Scientists take key step toward next-generation brain-computer interfaces

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move or communicate. BCI systems depend...

Scientists find way to turn network traffic data into music

Cybersecurity analysts deal with an enormous amount of data, especially when monitoring network traffic. If one were to print the data in text form, a...

Scientists develop new method to help relieve back pain

Back problems are among the most common causes of sick leave. Every year as many as one in 15 adults in Norway sees a...

Scientists invent new information storage and processing device

Scientists have developed a means to create a new type of memory, marking a notable breakthrough in the increasingly sophisticated field of artificial intelligence. “Quantum...

Is Facebook ‘killing us’? New study investigates

Following the Surgeon General's July 15 advisory on health misinformation and social media, President Joe Biden remarked that Facebook and other social media platforms...

78 million batteries will be discarded every day by 2025, researchers warn

About 78 million batteries powering Internet of Things (IoT) devices will be dumped globally every day by 2025 if nothing is done to improve...

Gaming graphics card or GPU could help run prototype fusion reactor, shows study

Nuclear fusion offers the potential for a safe, clean and abundant energy source. This process, which also occurs in the sun, involves plasmas, fluids composed...

Algorithm beats human pilots in drone race for the first time

For the first time, an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race, researchers report. The success is based on a...

Scientists develop more robust memory device for artificial intelligence systems

A research team at Northwestern University and the University of Messina in Italy has developed a new magnetic memory device that could lead to...