When given a target functionality, usually a particular pattern of heat conductivity, this algorithm can slowly hone in on the best possible design. The researchers refer to this as "inverse design," ...

John Martinis has already revolutionised quantum computing twice. Now, he is working on another radical rethink of the ...

Academia Sinica develops a 20-qubit superconducting quantum computer, advancing Taiwan’s quantum fabrication capabilities.

Urschel involved the crowd in his explanation of linear systems. He used an example problem of finding the ages of two ...

As deepfakes blur the line between truth and fiction, we’ll need a new class of forensic experts to determine what’s real, ...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Science and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) are prioritizing collaboration over competition to advance quantum computer development ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

MADISON, Wis. - Two dominant victories have helped Wisconsin start to boost its sagging computer numbers Winning a pair of games last week over power-conference schools by a combined 32 points, the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ahead of the problem and keep our data secure. When you purchase through ...

Super Micro Computer missed expectations by a wide margin in the latest quarter, supposedly because its customers were waiting for newer hardware. The stock trades at an attractive valuation, assuming ...

We’re racing towards a future in which devices will be able to read our thoughts. You see signs of it everywhere, from brain-computer interfaces to algorithms that detect emotions from facial scans.