Amazon’s first quantum computing chip makes its debut
Amazon Web Services today announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum computing chip. While the chip has…
Studying the uninvited guests
Microbes that gobble up or break down environmental toxins can clean up oil spills, waste…
The poetry of data
Jane Muschenetz’s poems don’t look like the sonnets you remember studying in high school English.…
The man who reinvented the hammer
A trip to Walmart. An aging German shepherd. A cheap disposable camera. These are just…
An environmentally friendly alternative to plastic microbeads
The tiny beads added to some cleansers and cosmetics are one source of the long-lasting…
Tiny tubes wrap around brain cells
Wearable devices like smart watches and fitness trackers help us measure and learn from physical…
The AI Hype Index: Falling in love with chatbots, understanding babies, and the Pentagon’s “kill list”
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI…
From climate-warming pollutant to useful material
Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming.…
Technology shapes relationships. Relationships shape technology.
Greetings from a cold winter day. As I write this letter, we are in the…
Welcome to robot city
Tourists to Odense, Denmark, come for the city’s rich history and culture: It’s where King…