Computing

  1. Computing

    Supersmall device uses individual atoms to store data

    Scientists manipulate chlorine atoms to store data on a supersmall device.

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  2. Tech

    Monitoring online groups offers insight into ISIS attacks

    Targeting online groups may be key to limiting the digital reach of ISIS.

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  3. Life

    Biologists seek help to ‘see’ itty-bitty molecules in 3-D

    A new citizen science project called Microscopy Masters aims to improve how scientists build three-dimensional models of proteins.

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  4. Earth

    Spy satellites reveal early start to Antarctic ice shelf collapse

    Declassified spy satellite images reveal that Antarctica’s Larsen B ice shelf began destabilizing decades earlier than previously thought.

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  5. Computing

    New technique produces real randomness

    A new technique makes it easier for computers to roll the dice.

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  6. Earth

    New app puts an earthquake detector in your pocket

    Smartphone app MyShake uses motion-sensing accelerometers to detect nearby quakes. The app could provide early warnings of incoming tremors, its creators say.

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  7. Paleontology

    Plesiosaurs swam like penguins

    Computer simulations of plesiosaur swimming motion may resolve long-standing debate on how the marine reptile got around.

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  8. Math

    Year in review: New algorithm quickly spots identical networks

    In what may be a once-in-a-decade advance, a computer scientist claimed to have devised an algorithm that efficiently solves the notorious graph isomorphism problem.

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  9. Quantum Physics

    Google’s quantum computer speeds up, but practical use is unclear

    Google’s D-Wave quantum computer is getting faster, but it’s still unclear whether it will ever outperform regular computers at completing useful tasks.

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  10. Computing

    New algorithm cracks graph problem

    A new algorithm efficiently solves the graph isomorphism problem, which has puzzled computer scientists for decades.

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  11. Quantum Physics

    Future quantum computing could exploit old technology

    Silicon transistors have been modified and patched together to form logic gates that could perform calculations in future quantum computers.

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  12. Science & Society

    For the real hits of fashion week, look to computer science

    A machine learning algorithm that analyzes trends on the runway and those on the street could help designers and manufacturers better understand what fashion trends take off.

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