Topic
Tech
Daniel Leonard • March 4, 2022
Quantum computing will break data encryption as we know it. These mathematicians are racing to find a solution
Delger Erdenesanaa • February 14, 2022
After taxi medallions plummeted in value, New York cabbies left with impossible loans have won debt relief from the city
Deborah Balthazar • January 27, 2022
Educators are taking advantage of Minecraft’s popularity to engage and teach students about modern farming and its impact on the environment
Deborah Balthazar • January 3, 2022
Rotting wood is not all that fungus is good for. When controlled, it has a creative side too
Kharishar Kahfi • November 17, 2021
A bendable memory chip that runs on low power is opening new possibilities
Rahul Rao • October 25, 2021
The broken signal that delayed your train might seem like a simple case of aging infrastructure — but its history is one of convoluted origins, past dreams and lost futures
Casey Crownhart • March 17, 2021
A squid robot is among the latest to take to the seas
Joanna Thompson • February 8, 2021
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common in conservation ecology. Should it be?
Casey Crownhart • February 4, 2021
Enzymatic recycling might offer a new method of recycling water bottles and other plastics, researchers say
Niko McCarty • January 13, 2021
For historians, recoloring an old photograph is meticulous, time-consuming work that computer programs can’t match
Niko McCarty • January 8, 2021
Computer programs can't yet create music that rivals the best musicians', but that isn't stopping some companies from trying
Abe Musselman • December 29, 2020
A newly approved reactor could carve out a new future for nuclear energy. Here’s how it works
Niko McCarty • December 22, 2020
An online workshop shows how easy it is to break into the software that controls these important devices
Curtis Segarra • June 5, 2020
Even across genres, there are a couple key elements that make songs sound appealing
Hannah Seo • May 29, 2020
Thwarting illegal fishing boats in the open ocean will take more than technology alone