Water droplet computer can algorithmically manipulate physical matter
Researchers at Stanford have built a synchronous computer that operates using the unique physics of moving water droplets. The droplet…
Selfie shots used to monitor mental health
University of Rochester computer scientists have developed innovative software that turns smartphones into mental health monitoring devices. Describing the project…
Single-use computer memories may emerge as gold standard for secure transactions
Computer security systems may one day get a boost from quantum physics, as a result of recent research into a…
Hipster or Goth? Software algorithm identifies your urban tribe
Social networks like Facebook may soon be able to tell which urban tribe you belong to. University of California, San…
Computer scientists mull origins of evolvability
Over time, organisms appear to become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment, but computer boffins…
International team claim organic computing breakthrough
A research team from Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science and Michigan Technological University has replicated the problem-solving actions of…
Laptop fertility warning
Father’s Day has prompted one fertility expert to issue a fresh warning to men who use their laptop computers on,…
Invariance And Computer Vision
In work that could lead to much-improved computer vision systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) neuroscientists have tricked the visual…
Open The Pod Bay Doors… Please
Computers usually execute whatever task they are programmed to do without “thinking” about the consequences. A new software language, however,…