What is quantum computing, really? We explain qubits, superposition, and the quantum threat to encryption — in plain English, with no PhD required.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool in Estonian hospitals, aiding both stroke and radiation therapy treatment while saving doctors hours of valuable time. At the same time, ...

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

The systems that power our world—electricity grids, water treatment facilities, transportation networks, financial institutions—weren't built with quantum ...

Quantum Computing Inc. (NASDAQ: QUBT), an innovative, quantum optics and integrated photonics technology company, recently announced the completion of acquiring Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. ("LSI"), a ...

Quantum computing technology is complex, getting off the ground and maturing. There is promise of things to come. potentially ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. All of modern mathematics is built on the foundation of set theory, the study of how to organize abstract collections of objects. But in ...

Access to high school computer science courses has plateaued, and overall high school student participation in those classes has declined slightly, concludes Code.org’s annual report on the state of ...

Space and time aren’t just woven into the background fabric of the universe. To theoretical computer scientists, time and space (also known as memory) are the two fundamental resources of computation.

Descriptive set theorists study the niche mathematics of infinity. Now, they’ve shown that their problems can be rewritten in the concrete language of algorithms. All of modern mathematics is built on ...

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Hilton teach software engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. For decades, computer science students have been taught a central skill: using computers to solve problems. In ...