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Mulling over a computer program is not like thinking in everyday language—but it's not pure logic either

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In Intel and IBM's effort to battle international competitors, joint undertaking marks unlikely duo

Multi-contact locomotion helps humans get around tricky environments, and it’s a skill robots are starting to learn

Cold clouds of atoms—Bose-Einstein Condensates—will test quantum gravity, enable atom-scale lithography and prospect for minerals from afar

Far less of it is traded long distance than fossil fuels, but the market is definitely growing

Yet another way that China–US tensions are threatening technological progress

Michael I. Jordan explains why today’s artificial-intelligence systems aren’t actually intelligent

An engineer channels Galileo to describe a new approach to computing: p-bits

Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Kirsch urges the FDA to quickly approve Fluvoxamine to prevent severe illness from Covid

Joseph Goebbels commissioned a stylish, mass-producible radio to channel Nazi propaganda into German homes

Many apps try to trick us into doing things we didn't mean to, but a new tool could help take back control

Artificial placentas could better the survival odds of premature infants

Computational modeling of thousands of genetic samples taken from city centers yield new information about COVID-19

Can nation-states defend themselves from hackers and one another?

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The flexible dressing includes strain and temperature sensors and near-field communication tags

Know when you’ve had enough sun before you get burned

Innovating Next in mmWave Communications

Univ. of Toronto Researcher: “I did not realize quite how bad [the lack of reproducibility and poor quality in research papers] was.”

Tianwen-1 is expected to attempt a difficult Martian landing in May; if it survives, expect to hear much more

The innovative firm behind Spot and Atlas releases a robot for the logistics chain—made to move boxes in trucks and on pallets

Pulling on common threads is the key to success across multiple careers

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The trend toward all-electric is accelerating

Jeff Hawkins, the Palm Pilot's creator, thinks AI needs much more neuroscience in the mix

Fast as lightning, stable when wet

The biggest challenge for a multi-mission robotic lift-off from an alien planet: It must work right the first time

Lots of EV magic, for less than a Tesla

New algorithm could help robots and autonomous cars negotiate the real world

A little smaller than the X, and a lot less pricey

It tells you when the river’s too deep to ford

The fastest of its breed, and batteries are included

Outstanding Young Professional Kartik Kulkarni helped found the IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology

How much tech can $20K buy? Plenty

A new compound semiconductor could surpass gallium nitride in RF and power electronics

SolarWinds, the Florida water treatment hack, even Texas's grid outage: These are what threats to a nation's cybersecurity look like

The satellite company has adapted the popular IoT technology for use in its constellation

Engineers developing drones or similar robotic helpers need to focus on mitigating the dangers

5G network slicing security in user equipment

This Croatian car outruns any other EV–for €2 million

Teaching a 3D printer to construct a sandwich, fold clothes, build a toy car, and more

Volvo’s new EV brand goes full Android

Looking ahead to 6G

Your speech becomes your computer’s commands

And how the CTA is aiming to change it

Spurred on by continued anomalous nuclear results, multiple labs now working to get to bottom of story

Study verifies kelp-originated petroleum substitute could scale back demand for traditional fuels

The Top of Mind Ethics framework’s criteria analyzes how a client is using AI