IBM researchers have created computers the size of a grain of rock salt that could someday be embedded in every product shipped and used to track it and maintain its authenticity. Within five ye...
How an innocuous-seeming announcement speaks volumes about Google’s shifting ambitions — and its efforts to remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. The future of Google revolves ...
This month, my Scientific American column tackles the new era of vertical video—videos shot and viewed as tall, thin rectangles, suitable for smartphone screens without having to turn them. It...
Reading between the (transmission) lines on Beijing’s global infrastructure projects Aerial view of a solar power plant over a fish pond in Cixi, China. Credit: Getty Images Over the past decade, ...
The ability to better track and distribute security software updates would help fortify insecure IoT devices, which have already contributed to major cyber disasters The following essay is re...
Interactions between people and artificially intelligent machines pose tricky questions about liability and accountability, according to a legal expert Artificial intelligence is already making signif...
But there are cheaper options out there — even from Anker Anker has a new line of wireless chargers that it’s calling the PowerWave series, viaMobileScout. The new chargers are designed to ...
It’ll go on sale in the second quarter of 2018. The new K900’s cabin looks to be a big step forward in terms of design. Kia’s second-generation K900 luxury sedan is nearly ready to ...
Google has released its annual report on Android security and the message is clear: The devices running the latest version of Android are among the safest you can buy. Through a combination of feat...
Gallenene has shown promise as an efficient metal contact in 2D electronic devices. Gallenene is to gallium what graphene is to carbon Gallenene joins graphene in the second dimension Gallenene wa...