Imagine Jo: Everyone in Jo's life recognizes her as an outstanding problem solver. She's the type of person who seems capable ...

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

Quantum computing has entered a bit of an awkward period. There have been clear demonstrations that we can successfully run quantum algorithms, but the qubit counts ...

Researchers from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tokyo University of Science in Japan have developed what “a novel approach” to combinatorial optimisation problems (COPs). COPs are ...

It remains an open question when a commercial quantum computer will emerge that can outperform classical (non-quantum) ...

A May 2024 Reuters Institute and University of Oxford survey, which included more than 12,000 people from six countries, found that 21% of respondents on average have used ChatGPT professionally. This ...

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language—its structure and diversity, how it’s learned and understood, and how it shapes cultural practices. Linguistics majors study all aspects of human ...

"We need the next generation of computer scientists to help program a better society," argues Marcus Fontoura.

Northwestern Engineering’s Samir Khuller welcomed the presenters and guests of part two of the Undergraduate Research Showcase by discussing the importance of academic curiosity. “Knowledge is not a ...

A new study showed that despite advancements in computer technology, users still experience computer malfunctions, resulting in significant time wastage. The study, recently conducted by the ...

In this podcast we look at database as a service (DBaaS) with Tobias Ternström, who is vice-president and general manager of databases at hyper-converged infrastructure specialist Nutanix. We talk ...