Computing
- Science & Society
On Twitter, fake news has greater allure than truth does
In the Twittersphere, fake news gets more views than real stories, based on an analysis of more than 4.5 million tweets.
- Computing
Scientists Say: Ampere
An ampere is a unit of electric current. It’s a base unit, meaning it’s one on which all electrical calculations are based.
- Computing
Smartphones put your privacy at risk
Smartphones have become essential companions. But they can leak data about you. In fact, the potential for invading your privacy is higher than you might think.
- Computing
How to stop phone apps from spying on you
Many apps — especially free ones — collect data on a user and then sell them to advertisers. A new tool can help monitor that misuse of personal data and beef up privacy protection.
- Tech
AI can guide us — or just entertain
Advances in artificial intelligence are changing the worlds of medicine, education and the arts.
- Tech
Computers can translate languages, but first they have to learn
Translation programs are getting quite good at converting text from one language to another. Translating between three or more languages at once is trickier.
- Tech
Seeing the world through a robot’s eyes
Engineers in California have developed a new kind of camera that aims to give drones, self-driving cars and other robots better vision.
- Tech
Scientists Say: Radar
This is a system used to detect objects large and small. It works by sending out radio waves and waiting for them to bounce back.
- Computing
Video games level up life skills
A new study shows that playing video games can sharpen important life skills, including communication, adaptability and resourcefulness.
- Earth
Vinegar dissolves new electronics when they’re no longer needed
Now you see it, now you don't. A new lightweight, low-cost technology disintegrates in kitchen vinegar.
- Computing
Math + teens + practice = a winning competition
Training for an Olympics of math helps students stretch their creativity and learn problem solving skills. If you like puzzles, you might want to check out these events.
- Brain
When is an epileptic seizure about to strike?
Two high-school research projects suggest ways to identify early warnings of a coming epileptic seizure. This might give people time to free themselves from potentially dangerous activities.
