Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed a new computational approach to help identify two-dimensional ...

Quantum computers still face limits when it comes to storing information. Researchers at ETH Zurich are now turning to ...

Scientists in Switzerland have created a 0.3-inch quantum chip that stores information through tiny mechanical vibrations ...

Few people have invented an algorithm with the potential to spark a worldwide crisis, so why is quantum computing pioneer ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding for Bridges-3, the next-generation flagship supercomputer at the ...

For more than a century, pianists and music teachers have argued over whether a performer’s touch can actually change the tone color of a piano note — and now scientists say the answer is yes. Using a ...

Branching out: the team says it is the first demonstration of Voronoi diagrams in plant venation patterns. Left: a leaf of the Chinese money plant. Right: A computer model of a Voronoi diagram that ...

An audit of 2.5 million academic papers has identified nearly 3,000 biomedical-science papers that contain fake references — ones that could not be traced to known publications. The findings, ...

Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an instrument’s final sound. MIT engineers hope to streamline that ...

China’s science and technology awards system has been accused of being riddled with loopholes and misconduct, including serious exaggeration of achievements, cultivation of personal connections and ...

Summary: Capturing the complex coordination of the human hand—which involves 34 muscles and 22 degrees of freedom—has been a “holy grail” for robotics and VR. Engineers have developed a wearable ...

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools. MIT ...