Getting started in computer science can feel like trying to learn a new language, but don’t worry, it’s totally doable. Think of this section as your friendly guide to the absolute must-knows. We’re ...

Quantum computers may solve problems beyond supercomputers. A new test helps confirm quantum answers for errors.

The optical fibers connecting two quantum research labs at the University of Michigan mark the first piece of a local quantum network and remote user ...

Researchers at UNSW have found a way to make atomic nuclei communicate through electrons, allowing them to achieve entanglement at scales used in today’s computer chips. This breakthrough brings ...

OpenAI executive Alexander Embiricos warns computer science students that ignoring AI could jeopardize their careers. As AI ...

Why do some players naturally pull in on a joystick to look up, like they’re flying a plane, whereas others press forward?

David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle ...

In the past few years, researchers have turned increasingly to data science techniques to aid problem-solving in organic synthesis. The software adapts key principles of Bayesian Optimization (BO) to ...

A decade ago, California schools introduced a new K-12 science curriculum that was hands-on, interactive and designed to ...

In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope team gave the world the first glimpse of what a black hole actually looks like. But the image of a glowing, ring-shaped object that the group unveiled wasn’t a ...

Only 20 percent of computer science and 22 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees in the U.S. go to women. Women are missing out on flexible, lucrative and high-status careers. Society is also ...

Allison Master receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the U. S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not ...